Saturday, September 10, 2011

Sales and Distribution Accounting Entries


Sales and Distribution Accounting Entries
INVOICE GENERATION:
Invoices will be generated at the Smelters  and stock points. The accounting entries for the sale of goods despatched will flow from the Sales invoice generated in SAP Sales and Distribution module. The following entries shall be passed  
    Customer Account                                Dr 
    Revenue                                                 Cr 
    Excise Duty Payable                             Cr 
    Sales Tax Payable (local or central)  Cr 

Note: As mentioned above in the FI document, which is created in the background, the SD invoice number shall be captured. However as per the current accounting procedure the accounting entry passed is as follows:- 
     Customer Account                                Dr 
     Revenue                                                 Cr 
     Excise Duty Billed                                 Cr 
     Sales Tax Payable (local or central)  Cr

     Excise duty paid a/c                              Dr 
     Excise duty payable a/c                        Cr 

EXPORT SALES:
There have been very few export transactions in the past. SAP system will be designed to handle export business. Exports are mainly from the mines and will be handled at the mines, however the documentation part will be taken care at the Head Office. The accounting entry is: 
     Customer Account                                  Dr  
     Revenue (Exports)                                  Cr 

The realisation of export sales will be directly credited to the bank.  The accounting entries will be as follow: 
     Bank                                                           Dr 
     Customer                                                 Cr 
     Exchange Fluctuation                            Dr/ Cr

The accounting entries will be: 
      Rebates/Discounts                              Dr 
      Customer                                               Cr
                                            
DEBIT MEMOS:

Debit Memos shall be issued in case of price difference, sale tax difference and interest on usance period and  overdue payments.
The accounting entries for two possible scenarios are as follows: 
      Price Undercharged: 
      Customer Account                                Dr. 
      Revenue                                                 Cr.
      Sales tax payable                                  Cr. 
      Sales tax undercharged 
      Customer Account                                Dr. 
      Sales tax adjustment                           Cr.


Interest on delayed payments/usance period and other charges 
      Customer Account                                  Dr. 
      Interest Others                                        Cr.

In case of HZL  a complete retirement or a partial retirement of asset is done. The system uses the asset retirement date to determine the amount to be charged off for each depreciation area. The existing accounting policy is to provide depreciation for the full quarter in which the asset is sold/discarded, recommended that the depreciation be provided from the date of acquisition on pro-rata basis.
Accounting entry for sale of Asset to customers:
        Customer Account                                Dr 
        Asset Sale                                              Cr 
        Accumulated Depreciation                  Dr 
        Loss on Sale (if applicable)                Dr 
        Asset Sale account                               Dr 
        Asset account                                        Cr 
         Profit on sale (if applicable)               Cr

Note: In case of any Sales Tax /Excise duty applicable for this transaction, SAP will calculate the Sales Tax/Excise Duty based on the Tax Code selected the entry is posted to the GL Account (Sales Tax Payable)
Accounting entry for sale without a customer: 
          Accumulated Depreciation                Dr 
          Loss on Sale (if applicable)              Dr 
          Asset Sale account                             Dr 
          Asset account                                      Cr 
           Profit on sale (if applicable)             Cr

Accounting entry for scrap
           Accumulated Depreciation              Dr 
           Loss on Sale of Assets                    Dr 
           Asset account                                     Cr

SALE OF SCRAP:
The sale of scrap (non-stock) shall be mapped as a direct manual FI entry. The customer will be created as a FI customer. No Logistics module will be involved in the process.
A FI Invoice will be prepared for the sale of scrap with the following entries: 
              Customer                                          Dr 
              Sale of Scrap                                    Cr 
              Excise Duty Payable                        Cr

ADVANCES FROM CUSTOMERS:
Advances are received from the customers against delivery. These advances will be recorded in a special general ledger account. The accounting entry for the same will be:   
              Bank Account                                          Dr 
              Advance Customer Payments            Cr

These advances will be later on adjusted against the invoices raised on the customers. Advances can be adjusted against more than one invoice at the time of clearing of the invoices against advances.
              Adjustment of Advances 
              Customer Account                             Cr 
              Advance Customer Payments         Dr

A financial document would be created for each Bank Guarantee received and this document number will be referred to in the Sales Order which would then monitor the value and the validity of the of the Bank Guarantee instrument wise while doing the billing.The letter of credit /Bank guarantee given will be recorded as a noted item.
Accounting Entry for Goods receipt 
                Stock/Inventory account                   Dr 
                GR/IR account                                   Cr 
                Freight clearing account                  Cr

Accounting Entry on invoice verification of supplier 
                GR/IR                                                    Dr 
                Vendor account                                  Cr

Accounting Entry on invoice verification of freight vendor
                Freight clearing account                     Dr 
                Freight Vendor account                       Cr 

GOODS RECEIPT:
Based on the Purchase order and the Quantity actually received Goods Receipts (GR) will be done. Based on the GR done the following accounting entry will be passed in the Financial Accounts 
                  RM/PM Stock Account                     Dr 
                  GR/IR Account                                 Cr 
                  Freight Clearing Account               Cr

EXCISE INVOICE VERIFICATION:
On receipt of the excise invoice cum gate pass the following entry will be passed 
                   RG 23 A / RG 23 C Part 2 Account              Dr  
                   Cenvat Clearing Account                              Cr


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