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Disbursement- motor dealer


Hi,

I've started doing the books for a motor dealer. Was wondering, how should I account for items such as 'road tax', cherished transfers etc.

 

On the sales invoice we charge a line for Road fund licence, cherished transfers etc. These are charged at cost to the customer. Should I include those in my sales figures? And the corresponding costs in my cost of sales? Or do they just contra each other?

 

Thanks in advance.

TC

 



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So hows about an intro before we start. We always ask newbies!

Usual stuff - what prof body do you belong to, do you work for yourself or in a practice/ firm, are you a bookkeeper or accountant, what qualifications,who is your MLR with, how long in role, where up to in your studies-what exams passed/with what body/who your MLR is with/in midst of doing, where based, what you did before this role? That sort of thing. Helps get to know you but also how best to pitch answers.

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New here, so just to introduce myself.


I'm Tom, been a qualified accountant for over 10years. I've worked in various places, preparing mainly management accounts information and reviewing procedures & controls- perhaps not the usual tax/accounts type stuff you associate with an accountant.

Lifestyle choices has led me to change direction slightly, now started working part time bookkeeping/accounts of a small franchised motor dealer. However, despite years of experience working with numbers, bookkeeping starts to throw up some things I've never come across, particularly in the motor trade.


So I found this forum and thought it would be a good place to bounce questions off. Hopefully you wont mind.


Tom

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Its neither income nor an expense of the business, so direct it through an account called disbursements on the SPF. Useful as a control account to ensure all costs passed on this way as well.

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Thanks Joanne,

I'd considered putting all entries through cost of sale on SPL as there would be additional costs for registering our own vehicles, demos etc left over.

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TopCat50 wrote:

Thanks Joanne,

I'd considered putting all entries through cost of sale on SPL as there would be additional costs for registering our own vehicles, demos etc left over.


 I would just keep the company's own costs on the SPL, for reasons already mentioned.

 

Consistency is key.

 



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You should check out answers with reference to the legal position

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