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Accountancy · Ch 6 — Subsidiary Books – I

Sales Book

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Sales Book

The Sales Book records only credit sales of goods dealt in by the business — never a cash sale (Cash Book) and never the credit sale of a fixed asset the business no longer needs (Journal Proper), since such an asset is not 'goods' for this business.

The source document is the sales invoice issued to the customer.

DateParticulars (Customer's Name)Invoice No.L.F.Amount (₹)

Exactly as with the Purchases Book, any trade discount shown on the invoice is deducted before the figure is entered — only the net amount appears in the Sales Book. …

Definition 1Sales Book

A subsidiary book that records only credit sales of goods dealt in by the business, at the net (post-trade-discount) invoice value; its periodic total is posted to th …