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    Feb 16, 2010, 03:26 PM
    When calculating cost of sales percent do you use sales before discounts or after?
    When calculating cost of sales on a financial statement do you use sales before discounts of after discounts?
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    Feb 19, 2010, 05:22 PM

    After. You're looking at net sales, not gross sales. Any discounts and returns would have to come out first.

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