Q. What do you mean by Net sales?

We demonstrate a condensed income statement to emphasize its major divisions. Next, we explain the more complete income statement actually prepared by accountants. The merchandising company that we use to exemplify the income statement is Hanlon Retail Food Store. This section describes how to record sales revenues including the effect of trade discounts. Then we describe how to record two deductions from sales revenues-sales discounts and sales returns and allowances. The amount that leftovers is net sales. The formula for formative net sales is

In a sales transaction the seller transport the legal ownership (title) of the goods to the buyer.

Habitually the physical delivery of the goods takes place at the same time as the sale of the goods. A business document called as an invoice a sales invoice for the seller and a purchase invoice for the buyer becomes the basis for recording the sale.