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Use the following steps as a guide to account for warranty expenses: Find the total number of products sold. ... Determine the percentage of defective products. ... Calculate the number of products needing replacement. ... Evaluate the cost of product replacement. ... Estimate the total warranty expense.

EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTIES, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ...

A warranty disclaimer is a statement or written document that informs a buyer that the seller is not bound by any warranty guarantees or promises regarding the product.

Disclaimer of Warranty. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES TO BE PURCHASED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE FURNISHED AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Under current GAAP, a warranty is accounted for as a deliverable?a concept similar to a performance obligation? only if it is a ?separately priced extended warranty? or a ?product maintenance? contract. A warranty is considered separately priced if a customer may purchase the product with or without the warranty.

Accrue the warranty expense with a debit to the warranty expense account and a credit to the warranty liability account. As actual warranty claims are received, debit the warranty liability account and credit the inventory account for the cost of the replacement parts and products sent to customers.

"[The author] assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this site. The information contained in this site is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness..."

Clarify what the warranty does and does not cover. Be specific when writing out exactly what the warranty does and does not cover. For example, if your product malfunctions, write out whether you will pay for new parts, as well as labor. Do customers have to go to you for repairs, or can they use outside vendors?

Typically, purchased assets have some type of standard warranty (frequently, one year). Extended warranties (two to five years) are not included in the capitalization process. Therefore, the warranty cost should be charged to another appropriate expense account.

The costs associated with a manufacturer's product warranty are part of its selling expenses and therefore part of its SG&A expenses.