ACC 311 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Financial Statement, Accounts Receivable, Income Statement

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Chapter 6: reporting and interpreting sales revenue, receivables, and cash. Avoiding losses from fraudulent credit card sales. Credit card discount: fee charged by the credit card company for its services. Cash discount offered to encourage prompt payment of an account receivable. Customers take cash discount when interest rate associated with failing to take cash discount > bank"s interest rate. Sales returns and allowances: a reduction of sales revenues for return of or allowances for unsatisfactory goods. Net sales: the top line reported on the income statement. Net sales = sales revenue - (credit card discounts + sales discounts + sales. Account receivable (trade receivables, receivables): open accounts owed to the business by trade customers. Notes receivable: written promises that require another party to pay the business under specified conditions (amount, time, interest) Trade receivable: created when a sale of merchandise or services on credit occurs. Nontrade receivable: arises from transactions other than normal sale of merchandise or services.

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