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A company sells goods on credit valued at £25 000 to a customer. At what point in the sales cycle should this sale be recognized in the accounts?

a. When the customer’s order is received. b. When the goods are ready for dispatch to the customer. c. When the goods are sent, accepted and invoiced. d. When the customer pays.

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Date Posted: 2013/08/22
Mohamed Abdul
by Mohamed Abdul , Senior accountant. , Almarai.

it can be the three choices starting from B with C and D , could be just one of them or more than one or even the three together, depending on how the accounting cycle going in this company and what kind of goods they dealing with.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

C,

When good are already dispatched and out of control of the seller.

Saleem Ahmad
by Saleem Ahmad , Co- Founder & Project Manager , Ambyaventure

Ans is C. for this ques

NILA REJESH ACA
by NILA REJESH ACA , Auditor , SAJEEV & AJITH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

B

Hesham ElMosallamy
by Hesham ElMosallamy , Senior Treasurer , Telecom Egypt

When the goods are ready for dispatch to the customer

Nagoorammal Abdul Rahman
by Nagoorammal Abdul Rahman , Finance Manager , Vox Spectrum Limited

I can say both c & D as the revenue recognision plays a major role to record the revenue into the books.
Some companies recognise the revenue as soon as they deliver the goods and some companies recongnise the revenue as soon as they receive money.
The revenue recongnition policy or point of recognision vary from company to company and industry to industry.
project based companies recognise the revenue even prior to bill it to the customer.
When the accounting period ended, we calculate the work completion upto what level and the cost involved upto the level based on that, we recognise the revenue and Dr.
accrued Income.
so we cant confrm and say as soon as invoiced, delivered it can be even prior or after depends on the company policy in line with Accountng standards.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Option b

Musheer Syed
by Musheer Syed , Accountant , Kadhema Scientific Consultancy & Services

Ans (c) .
When the goods are sent, accepted and invoiced.

هشام عبدالله خليفه محمد
by هشام عبدالله خليفه محمد , Senior Accountant , Al Watania Paper Product Co

b.
When the goods are ready for dispatch to the customer

Naveed Ahmad
by Naveed Ahmad , Head of Accounting and Finance and Head of Internal Audit positions , Al Fardan group

Revenue should be recognised based on criteria set by IAS-18 (Revenue Recognition) whiich is detailed below:

 Revenue is recognised when all the following conditions have been satisfied:

(a) The seller has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods to the buyer.(b) The seller does not retain control over the goods or managerial involvement with them to the degree usually associated with ownership.(c) The amount of revenue can be measured reliably.(d) It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the seller(e) The costs incurred or to be incurred by the seller in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

I hope this will be helpful for others as well.

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