Sales Deductions: debit or credit?

Sales Deductions increases on the debit side and decreases on the credit side: its normal balance is a debit.

A contra-revenue account reduces revenue, such as sales returns or discounts allowed. It increases with a debit.

Name in each convention

Account names and codes follow each convention; an account that does not exist in a convention is not offered there.

ConventionAccount
United States (US textbooks)—
Spain (PGC 2007)—
France (PCG 2025)—
Germany (generic accounts)Erlösberichtigungen

Practice entries that use this account