By Steven M. Bragg
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The initial amount of light-saber revenues that would otherwise have been recognized in the first month of shipments was $1,750,000. RIGHT-OF-RETURN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Profits should not be initially overstated by the amount of any potential returns, so an accounting policy should state that a sales return allowance shall be maintained for all goods sold with the right of return. Also, if there is a possibility that the sales department will engage in “channel stuffing” by selling more than a distribution channel can reasonably resell, another policy should state that the company shall not allow extended rights of return.
Realized gross profit Cash collections from the previous years’ installment sales = × Previous years’ gross profit rate 6. Defer the current year’s unrealized gross profit to future years. The deferred gross profit to carry forward to future years is computed as follows: Deferred gross profit (2007) = Ending balance installment account receivable (2007) × Gross profit rate (2007) Example of the installment method of accounting Sales on installment Cost of installment sales Gross profit on sales 2007 $400,000 (280,000) $120,000 2008 $450,000 (337,500) $112,500 2009 $600,000 (400,000) $200,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $ 75,000 $125,000 $300,000 Cash collections: 2007 sales 2008 sales 2009 sales Chapter 2 / Revenue Recognition When Collection Is Uncertain 31 Accounting entries are made for steps 1 and 2 above using this data; the following computations are required for steps 3 through 6: Step 3: Compute the current year’s gross profit rate.
By ensuring that customers have agreed in advance to be billed for items to be kept in the company’s warehouse, one can be assured of being in compliance with the strict GAAP rules applying to these transactions. Also, a continual verification of this paperwork (shown earlier in Exhibit 1-2) will keep managers from incorrectly inflating revenues by issuing false bill-and-hold transactions. Confirm signed Acknowledgment of Bill-and-Hold Transactions with customers. If a company begins to match bill-and-hold acknowledgment letters to invoices issued to customers (see last control), the logical reaction of any person who wants to fraudulently continue issuing bill-and-hold invoices is to create dummy acknowledgments.