Example: Accounting Entries for Credit Reimbursements
For this example, use this information:
You issue a credit in the amount of 50 to a customer for damaged goods, and then post the transaction. The system:
Debits the sales (revenue) account.
Credits the A/R trade account.
You generate a credit for reimbursement. The system:
Debits the A/R trade account for the credit amount and assigns a document type of NO.
Credits the suspense account.
The system also:
Creates a voucher (NO) in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Accounts Payable system (credit to the A/P trade account) to reimburse the customer for the credit amount. Then you post the voucher.
Debits the suspense account of the voucher to zero out the credit amount.
You create a payment (PK or PN) in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Accounts Payable system to reimburse the customer for the credit amount and then post the payment. The system:
Debits the A/P trade account.
Credits the cash account.
This graphic shows the accounting entries associated with each of the preceding steps:
![Example of credit reimbursement accounting entries](images/ex_crdt_reimbrs_actng_ent90.gif)