No, Sales, as a Revenue Account of the Income Statement, is a temporary account, which should not appear on the post-closing trial balance.
Sales is not an asset, liability or equity account rather it is a revenue account and part of income statement rather balance sheet.
Income Sales
Sales returns and allowances reduces the actual sales value that;s why shown as deduction from Sales Revenue in Income Statement
Not right away. When you record unearned fees or revenue it only hits the balance sheet. Ex: Debit- Cash or AR (Asset Account) Credit- Unearned Revenue (Liability) It is a liability until the revenue is earned in which case you then Debit: Unearned Revenue Credit: Revenue/Sales Account (finally and income statement account!)
consulting revenue will go to income statement in case if the firms main business is consultancy then sales otherwise will go under other income.
No, Sales, as a Revenue Account of the Income Statement, is a temporary account, which should not appear on the post-closing trial balance.
Sales is not an asset, liability or equity account rather it is a revenue account and part of income statement rather balance sheet.
Income Sales
Sales returns and allowances reduces the actual sales value that;s why shown as deduction from Sales Revenue in Income Statement
sales are part of income statement and not shown in balance sheet.
Not right away. When you record unearned fees or revenue it only hits the balance sheet. Ex: Debit- Cash or AR (Asset Account) Credit- Unearned Revenue (Liability) It is a liability until the revenue is earned in which case you then Debit: Unearned Revenue Credit: Revenue/Sales Account (finally and income statement account!)
Answer:No. Retained earnings are the past earnings that have not been paid out as a dividend. It is part of equity, on the credit side of the balance sheet. The balance sheet is at a point in time (at a date) Sales revenue is measured over a period, and is shown on the income statement.
does discount allowed and discount received go into the income statement or balance sheet?
Sales commission payable is not part of income statement and it is shown in balance sheet as current liability in liability side of balance sheet.
Yes, sales discount is the reduction in value of sales that's why shows as deductions from sales revenue.
If I understand your question correctly, sales is revenue, which is part of owner's equity. So you would use that amount in your income statement, and your trial balance (if you use one).