Question

Brief Exercise 5-58 Sales Discounts (Appendix 5A) Harry Gardner provides tax services for small businesses. This year's tax season has proved especially lucrative for Harry; he earned $45,000 for providing his services. Harry uses terms of 1/10, n/30 in billing his customers. Required: 1. Prepare the necessary journal entry to record the sale, assuming Harry does not expect his customers to pay within the discount period.

Answer 1

Answer:

Accounts receivables 45,000 debit

             Fees revenue      45,000 credit

Explanation:

Harry will record based on previous expenrience using the gross method that is, to record according to the nominal value of the invoice Thus account receivables and the revenue recognize will be for the full amount. If latter the customer uses the discount then, it will use the sales discount account to later determinate net sales in the income statement.