Sales and Distribution Accounting Entries


INVOICE GENERATION

Invoices will be generated at the Smelters  and stock points. The accounting entries for the sale of goods despatched will flow from the Sales invoice generated in SAP Sales and Distribution module. The following entries shall be passed 

    Customer Account      Dr

    Revenue                                            Cr

    Excise Duty Payable                             Cr

    Sales Tax Payable (local or central)        Cr 


Note: As mentioned above in the FI document, which is created in the background, the SD invoice number shall be captured. However as per the current accounting procedure the accounting entry passed is as follows :-

     Customer Account      Dr

     Revenue                                            Cr

     Excise Duty Billed                                Cr

     Sales Tax Payable (local or central)        Cr


     Excise duty paid a/c     Dr

     Excise duty payable a/c                        Cr 


EXPORT SALES

There have been very few export transactions in the past. SAP system will be designed to handle export business. Exports are mainly from the mines and will be handled at the mines, however the documentation part will be taken care at the Head Office. The accounting entry is:

     Customer Account        Dr 

     Revenue (Exports)                                 Cr 


The realisation of export sales will be directly credited to the bank.  The accounting entries will be as follow:

     Bank                            Dr

     Customer                                             Cr

     Exchange Fluctuation    Dr/ Cr


The accounting entries will be:

      Rebates/Discounts        Dr

      Customer                                            Cr

                                           

DEBIT MEMOS

Debit Memos shall be issued in case of price difference, sale tax difference and interest on usance period and  overdue payments.


The accounting entries for two possible scenarios are as follows:

      Price Undercharged:

      Customer Account        Dr.

      Revenue                                                 Cr.

      Sales tax payable                                    Cr.

      Sales tax undercharged

      Customer Account         Dr.

      Sales tax adjustment                                Cr.


Interest on delayed payments/usance period and other charges

      Customer Account         Dr.

      Interest Others                                        Cr.


In case of HZL  a complete retirement or a partial retirement of asset is done. The system uses the asset retirement date to determine the amount to be charged off for each depreciation area. The existing accounting policy is to provide depreciation for the full quarter in which the asset is sold/discarded, recommended that the depreciation be provided from the date of acquisition on prorata basis .


Accounting entry for sale of Asset to customers:

        Customer Account               Dr

        Asset Sale                                              Cr

        Accumulated Depreciation   Dr

        Loss on Sale (if applicable)  Dr

        Asset Sale account            Dr

        Asset account                                         Cr

         Profit on sale (if applicable)                       Cr


Note: In case of any Sales Tax /Excise duty applicable for this transaction, SAP will calculate the Sales Tax/Excise Duty based on the Tax Code selected  the entry is posted to the GL Account (Sales Tax Payable)


Accounting entry for sale without a customer:

          Accumulated Depreciation    Dr

          Loss on Sale (if applicable)   Dr

          Asset Sale account             Dr

          Asset account                                      Cr

           Profit on sale (if applicable)                    Cr


Accounting entry for scrap

           Accumulated Depreciation    Dr

           Loss on Sale of Assets         Dr

           Asset account                                      Cr


SALE OF SCRAP

The sale of scrap (non-stock) shall be mapped as a direct manual FI entry. The customer will be created as a FI customer. No Logistics module will be involved in the process.


A FI Invoice will be prepared for the sale of scrap with the following entries:

              Customer                           Dr

              Sale of Scrap                                    Cr

              Excise Duty Payable                         Cr


ADVANCES FROM CUSTOMERS

Advances are received from the customers against delivery. These advances will be recorded in a special general ledger account. The accounting entry for the same will be:  

              Bank Account                      Dr

              Advance Customer Payments            Cr


These advances will be later on adjusted against the invoices raised on the customers. Advances can be adjusted against more than one invoice at the time of clearing of the invoices against advances.


              Adjustment of Advances

              Customer Account                             Cr

              Advance Customer Payments  Dr


A financial document would be created for each Bank Guarantee received and this document number will be referred to in the Sales Order which would then monitor the value and the validity of the of the Bank Guarantee instrument wise while doing the billing.The letter of credit /Bank guarantee given will be recorded as a noted item.


Accounting Entry for Goods receipt

                Stock/Inventory account         Dr

                GR/IR account                                   Cr

                Freight clearing account                      Cr


Accounting Entry on invoice verification of supplier

                GR/IR                                    Dr

                Vendor account                                  Cr


Accounting Entry on invoice verification of freight vendor

                Freight clearing account          Dr

                Freight Vendor account                       Cr 


GOODS RECEIPT

Based on the Purchase order and the Quantity actually received Goods Receipts (GR) will be done. Based on the GR done the following accounting entry will be passed in the Financial Accounts

                  RM/PM Stock Account       Dr

                  GR/IR Account                                 Cr

                  Freight Clearing Account                   Cr


EXCISE INVOICE VERIFICATION

On receipt of the excise invoice cum gate pass the following entry will be passed

                   RG 23 A / RG 23 C Part 2 Account    Dr 

                   Cenvat Clearing Account                              Cr