Accounting



Are sales discounts reported as an expense?


Sales discounts are not reported as an expense. Rather, sales discounts are reported as a reduction of gross sales. In other words, Sales or Gross Sales minus Sales Discounts and Sales Returns and Sales Allowances = Net Sales.

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