October 30, 2016

Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Retail

Sales and Cost of Sales

REMARKETED SUV/TRUCKS—RETAIL ACCOUNT
SALES  3950
COST OF SALES  4950


ACCOUNT EXPLANATION
Remarketed SUV/Trucks are used Ford Motor Company SUV/Trucks sold to Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers at closed auction. (i.e. Fleet repurchase vehicles, Ford Company Sales Vehicles, etc.).

Sales: Selling price, less overallowance, of remarketed SUV/Trucks sold to retail customers.

Cost of Sales: Inventory value, excluding reconditioning costs, of units sold.

*Refer to Chart of Accounts for current applicable Sales/Cost of Sales account numbers

TRANSACTIONS
Jrnl. Dr. Cr.
Sale of remarketed SUV/Truck to retail customer for cash plus finance contract for balance UV
Cash Sales—Clearing 1010
Finance Contracts 1030
Sales—Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Retail 3950
Costing of sale of remarketed SUV/Truck to retail customer UV
Cost of Sales—Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Retail 4950
Cost of Sales—Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Reconditioning—Retail 4951
Inventory—Remarketed AUV/Trucks 1365
COMMENTS
  • The cost of each vehicle and reconditioning costs should be obtained from the subsidiary vehicle inventory record. Sales data should be entered on the vehicle inventory record.
  • When remarketed SUV/Trucks are retailed, the inventory value, excluding reconditioning costs, of the units should be charged to Account 4950, Cost of Sales—Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Retail. Accumulated reconditioning costs should be charged to Account 4951, Cost of Sales—Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Reconditioning—Retail.
  • Dealers who need to maintain records of gross sales and/or overallowances on used SUV/Truck sales may use one of two methods:
    1. Record gross sales and/or overallowances as memo items in the Vehicle Sales Journal, without regard to vehicle line, or:
    2. Establish a separate account, using Account 3951, Sales—Remarketed SUV/Trucks—Retail—Overallowances, to which overallowances should be debited. Gross sales amounts should be credited to Account 3950.