Manufacturing

Provision for Product Recall

Estimating and recording the cost of a future product recall based on a known defect.

Account NameTypeDebit ($)Credit ($)
Product Recall ExpenseExpense (+)25,000.00-
Provision for RecallsLiability (+)-25,000.00

💡 Accountant's Note

Following the Prudence principle, if you know a batch is bad, you must record the estimated cost of retrieving and fixing it immediately.

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