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Chapter 15
Term | Definition |
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Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger | A separate ledger that contains accounts for all creditors; it is summarized in the Accounts Payable controlling account in the general ledger. |
Bankcard Fee | A fee charged for handling bankcard sales slip; usually based on the total amounts recorded on the sales slip processed. |
Cost of Merchandise | The actual cost to the business of the merchandise sold to customers. |
Debit Memorandum | The form a business uses to notify its suppliers (creditors) of a return or to request an allowance. |
Discount Period | The period of time within which an invoice must be paid if a discount is to be taken. |
Due Date | The date by which an invoice must be paid. |
FOB Destination | Shipping term specifying that the supplier pays the shipping cost to the buyer's destination. |
FOB Shipping Point | Shipping term specifying that the buyer pays the shipping charge from the supplier's shipping point. |
Packing Slip | A form that lists the items included in the shipment. |
Premium | The amount paid for insurance. |
Processing Stamp | A stamp placed on a creditor's invoice that outlines the steps to be followed in processing the invoice for payment. |
Purchase Order | A written offer to a supplier to buy specified item or items to be ordered. |
Purchase Requisition | A written request that a specified item or items be ordered. |
Purchases Account | The account used to record the cost of merchandise purchased during a period. |
Purchases Allowance | A price reduction given when a business keeps unsatisfactory merchandise it has bought. |
Purchases Discount | The buyer's cash discount for early payment of an invoice on account. |
Purchases Return | The return of merchandise bought on account to the supplier for full credit. |
Tickler File | A file that contains a folder for each day of the month into which invoices are placed according to their due dates. |