Insurance, journal entry

A company sells goods to buyer in another country and goods rejected by buyer later after arriving the shipment . Seller has insurance coverage and insurance company compensates the invoice value of goods rejected. 

The seller has an agreement with insurance that he will resell goods to some other country on behalf of insurance company pay them salvage value to insurance.

Please advise journal entries.

Thanks in advance 

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Quick Summary
This discussion covers the accounting treatment for goods rejected by an overseas buyer after shipment. It details the journal entries required to claim compensation from the insurance company, cancel the original sales entry using a credit note, and record the resale of the goods on behalf of the insurer. Finally, it explains how to account for the salvage payment made to the insurance company.

First entry claim receivable from Insurance Company.

Insurance Company A/c Dr
To Insurance Claim A/c Cr
( Being Insurance claim receivable of goods rejected)

When you received amount of Insurance claim

Bank A/c Dr
To Insurance Company A/c Cr
( Being claim received from Insurance Company)

Thank you for the reply. How to cancel the effect of sales made. And also how to pass journal entries while reselling goods and paying salvage to insurance company

1) To Cancel sales of goods return you have to pass Credit Note . and credit note entry

sales return ( export) A/c Dr
To Overseas debtors A/c Cr
( Goods rejected)

2) resale entry and salvage payable

Overseas Debtors A/c Dr
To Export sales A/c Cr
( resale and salvage payable to Insurance Company)

3)  Salvage payment to Insurance Company

      Salvage payable    A/c  Dr 

     To  Insurance Company   A/c  Cr 

(  payable  entry ) 

 

 Insurance Company A/c Dr
 To Bank. A/c Cr
 ( salvage payment)

please  check  modified entry  as above . 

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