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A special or specialized journal to record sales of merchandise to customers. In a manual system this saves a significant amount of recording time. In today’s computerized environment, sales are recorded...

and amounts in a general journal. Example of a Special Journal One example of a special journal is the sales journal which is used exclusively for a company’s sales of merchandise to customers that are allowed to pay...

The record of journal entries appearing in order by date. Some refer to the journal as the book of original entry, since the entries are first recorded in a journal. From the journal the entries will be posted to the...

transactions were written in a journal prior to manually posting them to the accounts in the general ledger or subsidiary ledger. Examples of Journals in a Manual Accounting System Manual systems usually had a variety...

Journals other than the general journal. Special or specialized journals include the cash receipts journal, the cash disbursements journal, the purchases journal, and the sales journal.

Our Explanation of Debits and Credits describes the reasons why various accounts are debited and/or credited. For the examples we provide the logic, use T-accounts for a clearer understanding, and the appropriate general...

Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...

that have not been collected? Aging Of Accounts Receivable Right! Current Ratio Wrong. Sales Journal Wrong. Trial Balance Wrong. 20. Which of the following uses amounts from more than one financial statement? Current...

A journal entry with more than the minimum of one debit and one credit. Example: a debit to Cash of $500 and a credit to Sales of $475 and a credit to Sales Tax Payable of $25.

The entry made in a journal. It will contain the date, the account name and amount to be debited, and the account name and amount to be credited. Each journal entry must have the dollars of debits equal to the dollars of...

A special journal (or specialized journal) used to record money received. In a manual system this will allow one entry to the Cash account for the month (or shorter periods) instead of debiting the Cash account for every...

A book of original entry that requires that both the account being debited and the account being credited be listed along with the respective amounts. Because of accounting software and special journals there are...

. Computerized accounting systems will automatically record most of the business transactions into the general ledger accounts immediately after the software prepares the sales invoices, issues checks to creditors,...

journal? What is equity? What is the cost of sales? What is the three-way match? What is a journal? What does debit memo mean on a bank statement? What is a liability? What is the difference between product costs and...

A revenue account that reports the sales of merchandise. Sales are reported in the accounting period in which title to the merchandise was transferred from the seller to the buyer.

to a company that will resell the goods) and is typically a percentage of the selling prices. The seller must file a sales tax report and remit the sales taxes it had collected. Basically, the company making the sale...

What is a recurring journal entry? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Recurring Journal Entry A recurring journal entry is a journal entry that is recorded in every accounting period. Some recurring journal...

What are sales taxes? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA In the United States, most of its 50 States assess a sales tax, which is a tax on sales to the end user. For example, in the state of Wisconsin a retailer must...

Merchandise that was returned to the seller by a customer. This account is a contra sales account. When merchandise sold on credit is returned, this account is debited and Accounts Receivable is credited.

What is sales mix? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Sales Mix Sales mix is the relative proportion or ratio of a business’s products that are sold. Sales mix is important because a company’s products...

, etc. At the time of the sale, the seller will debit Accounts Receivable and will credit Sales. When the seller receives payment from the customer, the seller will debit Cash and will credit Accounts Receivable. Example...

The net amount of gross sales on credit minus the sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts which pertain to the sales on credit.

What are gross sales? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Gross Sales Gross sales are the amounts a company earned from selling its products. The amounts originate from the company’s sales invoices but the...

What is net sales? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Net Sales Under the accrual basis of accounting, net sales is the total amount of goods shipped/delivered to customers during a specified period of...

Why are sales a credit? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Sales In accounting, sales are revenues earned when a company transfers ownership of its goods to its customers. Under the accrual basis or method...

An allowance granted to a customer who had purchased merchandise with a pricing error or other problem not involving the return of goods. If the customer purchased on credit, a sales allowance will involve a debit to...

What is the cost of sales? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Cost of Sales Cost of sales is often a line shown on a manufacturer’s or retailer’s income statement instead of cost of goods sold. The cost...

Net sales is the gross amount of Sales minus Sales Returns and Allowances, and Sales Discounts for the time interval indicated on the income statement.

counters, company car, etc.), the amount received is not recorded as a sale. (Instead, the company will report this transaction on its income statement as a gain or loss on the disposal of an asset.) Example of Sales...

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