What is the difference between a gross sale and a net sale?
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Taxes; gross sale indicate total amount received before any applicable tax is taken out. Net sale is the total of gross sale minus taxes, before tax payments, royalties, etc. You pay your income tax based on gross


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The difference between gross sales and net sales can come from two sources.
1. Sales returns
2. Customer discounts or allowances

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