Journal Entry Distributions—Receipts
Receipts are posted to the General Ledger in the following manner:
Cash Receipts Journal
|
Transaction |
Debits |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Payment of invoice on account |
Cash |
Accounts Receivable* |
|
Sales discount applied to an invoice |
Sales Discount Income |
Cash |
|
Prepayment |
Cash |
Accounts Receivable* |
|
Apply prepayment to invoice |
Accounts Receivable* |
Cash
|
|
Cash sale of non-stock, labor, and service items |
Cash, Cost of Sales |
Sales Income, Salary and Wage Expense (or miscellaneous item expense), and Sales Tax Payable |
|
Cash sale of stock or assembly |
Cash, Cost of Sales |
Sales Income, Inventory, and Sales Tax Payable |
*For companies using the cash-basis accounting method, Accounts Receivable is replaced with <Cash Basis> and is not recorded in the General Ledger. Instead, income and cash are recorded when payment is received for the sale.