Question
Inventory costing $5,000 was bought on terms 2/10, n/30 (gross method, perpetual system). The invoice is paid within the discount period. The cash paid and the credit to Inventory are:
Scoring
- 40% Account naming / line matching
- 40% Amount correctness
- 20% Structure / section placement
IAS 2 — Inventories; IFRS 15 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Work each transaction from the perspective stated in the question: the same shipment is a purchase to one party and a sale to the other, and the entries are not mirror images because only the seller recognises revenue and cost of sales. Read the credit terms and the freight terms before writing anything.
Common mistakes
- Ignoring the shipping terms — they decide who owns goods in transit and who bears the freight.
- Applying a settlement discount to the gross invoice when returns have already reduced the amount owed.
- Confusing a trade discount, which never enters the records, with a settlement discount, which does.
Further readingIAS 2: costing methods and NRV