Explain why purchase returns are credited directly to the Merchandise Inventory account but sales returns are not

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Explain why purchase returns are credited directly to the Merchandise Inventory account but sales returns are not debited directly to the Sales account.

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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1118644942

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine

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