Basic Bank Services• Bank account• Bank deposits and cheques• Electronic funds transfer• Bank credit card transactions• Debit card transactions
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LO 5
• Many companies allow customers to use bank credit cards for their purchases.
• The risk of bad debts is transferred to the credit card company.
• The company collects cash from the sale quickly.
• The credit card companies charge a fee to the vendor.
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LO 5
TechCom has $100 of credit card sales with a 4% fee and cash is received immediately (assume cost of sales is $40).
GENERAL JOURNAL Page 8Description PR Debit Credit
Aug. 15 Cash 96.00
Credit Card Expense 4.00
Sales 100.00
To record credit card expense less 4% fee
15 Cost of Goods Sold 40.00 Merchandise Inventory 40.00
To record cost of sales
Date
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Illustration-Credit Card Illustration-Credit Card TransactionTransaction
LO 5
• Many companies allow customers to use debit cards for their purchases.
• The bank transfers funds from the customer’s account to the vendor’s bank account.
• The bank charges a fee to the vendor.• The entries are identical to a bank credit
card sale.
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