【英语翻译TransportationCostsandSalesTaxesMerchandisebusinessesincurtransportationcostsinsellingandpurchasingmerchandise.Inaddition,aretailermustalsocollectsalestaxesinmoststates.Inthissection,webrieflydiscusstheunique】
英语翻译
TransportationCostsandSalesTaxes
Merchandisebusinessesincurtransportationcostsinsellingandpurchasingmerchandise.Inaddition,aretailermustalsocollectsalestaxesinmoststates.Inthissection,webrieflydiscusstheuniqueaspectsofaccountingfortransportationcostsandsalestaxes.
Transportationcosts
Doesthebuyerorthesellerpaytransportationcosts?Itdependsuponwhentheownership(title)ofthemerchandisepassesfromthesellertothebuyer.7Thetermsasaleshouldindicatewhentheownership(title)oftheaccountingfortransportationcostsandsalestaxes.
Theownershipofthemerchandisecouldpasstothebuyerwhenthesellerdeliversthemerchandisetothetransportationcompanyorfreightcarrier.Forexample,DaimlerChryslerrecordsthesaleandthetransferofownershipofitsvehiclestodealerswhenthevehiclesareshipped.Inthiscase,thetermsaresaidtobeFOB(freeonboard)shippingpoint.ThistermmeansthatDaimlerChryslerisresponsibleforthetransportationchargestotheshipping,whichiswheretheshipmentoriginates.Thedealerthenpaysthetransportationcoststothefinaldestination.Suchcostsarepartofthedealer’stotalcostofpurchasinginventoryandshouldbeaddedtothecostoftheinventorybydebitingMerchandiseInventory.
Toillustrate,assumethatonJanuary19,OnlineSolutionsbuysmerchandisefromDataMaxonaccount,$2,900,termsFOBshippingpoint,andprepaysthetransportationcostof$150.Theeffectsontheaccountsandfinancialstatementsofthepurchaseareasfollows:
OnJanuary19purchased$2,900ofmerchandise,FOBshippingpoint.Paidtransportationchargesof$150.
Theownershipofthemerchandisecouldpasstothebuyerwhenthebuyerreceivesthemerchandise.Inthiscase,thetermsaresaidtobeFOB(freeonboard)destination.Thistermmeansthatthesellerdeliversthemerchandisetothebuyer’sfinaldestination,freeoftransportationcoststothefinaldestination.ThesellerincreasesTransportationOutorDeliveryExpense,whichisreportedontheseller’sincomestatementasanexpense.
SometimesFOBshippingpointandFOBdestinationareexpressedintermsofthelocationatwhichthetitletotheme