On January 1, the company’s account receivable and accounts payable were P1,200,000 and P1,500,000, respectively. On December 31, account receivable and accounts payable are P1,350,000 and P1,850,000, respectively. During the current year, accounts written off amounted to P100,000. Sales returns totaled P250,000, of which P50,000 was paid to customers. Cash receipts from customers after P500,000 sales discount amounted to P8,000,000. Cash payments to trade creditors totaled P5,000,0000 after purchase discount of P200,000. Purchase returns amounted to P400,000, of which P100,000 was received from supplier. Under accrual, what amount should be reported as gross sales?
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At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
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The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
On January 1, the company’s account receivable and accounts payable were P1,200,000 and P1,500,000, respectively. On December 31, account receivable and accounts payable are P1,350,000 and P1,850,000, respectively. During the current year, accounts written off amounted to P100,000. Sales returns totaled P250,000, of which P50,000 was paid to customers. Cash receipts from customers after P500,000 sales discount amounted to P8,000,000. Cash payments to trade creditors totaled P5,000,0000 after purchase discount of P200,000. Purchase returns amounted to P400,000, of which P100,000 was received from supplier.
Under accrual, what amount should be reported as gross sales?
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