Why is using the Purchases Returns and Allowances account preferred to crediting these transactions to Purchases?

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Why is using the Purchases Returns and Allowances account preferred to crediting these transactions to Purchases?

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College Accounting A Contemporary Approach

ISBN: 978-0077639730

3rd edition

Authors: David Haddock, John Price, Michael Farina

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