July 13, 2022

New SUV—Retail Lease

Sales and Cost of Sales

NEW SUV RETAIL SALES ACCOUNT
SALES  3008-3596
COST OF SALES  4008-4596


ACCOUNT EXPLANATION
Sales: Value of lease contracts, less any discounts or overallowances, of new cars leased to retail customers..Cost of Sales: Inventory value of units sold. Note that inventory value is cost less vehicle holdback.

*NOTE: A separate series of numbers has been assigned for retail leases. The lease numbers are paired with the retail sales numbers by changing the last digit of the sales number to 1:

Expedition—Retail Sales/Cost of Sales 3400, 4400
Expedition—Retail Leases/COS 3401, 4401
*Refer to Chart of Accounts for current applicable Sales/Cost of Sales account numbers
TRANSACTIONS
Jrnl. Dr. Cr.
Sale of vehicle and assignment of Red Carpet Lease Plan to F.M.C.C. VS
Accounts Receivable—F.M.C.C. Lease Plan 1135
Accounts Receivable—F.M.C.C. Deferred Gross 1836
New SUV—Retail Leases 3401,
etc
Cost of sale of vehicle sold to F.M.C.C. VS
Cost of Sales—Retail Leases 4401,
etc
Inventory—New SUV—Ford Motor Company 1310
COMMENTS
  • Retail lease data should be entered on the subsidiary vehicle inventory record.
  • SUVs placed in leasing or rental service within the dealership operation should be recorded as inventory transfers at dealer cost, not as retail leases. New vehicle sales to a separate leasing organization, independent or dealer-owned, should be recorded in Account 3470, Fleet Light Trucks.
  • Information regarding sales to dealers with an associate sales agreement is contained in instructions issued by Ford Motor Company.