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Overview of Warranty Accounting The accrual should take place in the same reporting period in which the related product sales are recorded. By doing so, the financial statements most accurately represent all costs associated with product sales, and therefore indicate the true profitability associated with those sales.

Warranty as a percentage of sales may vary from 0.5% to 5% of sales for different industries. This metric will help companies easily define the impact of warranty on the company's bottom line.

This is How to Calculate Warranty Liability Costs Number Of Units (or Service Contracts Sold) Produced Per Period. Cost Per Unit. Expected Number of Warranty Claims in a Period. Use number as a percentage, i.e., 2% is 2. Cost Per Warranty Claim.

Warranty expense is an actual or expected cost that a business incurs to repair or replace the goods sold. The total amount associated is limited to the warranty period permitted by the business. Once this period has lapsed, businesses no longer incur a warranty liability.

To estimate the warranty expense for a company, we need to know three main things: Number of units sold during a particular accounting period. Percentage of the sold products that will probably need a repair or a replacement based on previous experiences. Average cost of repairing or replacing products under warranty.

By my calculations, a product with a 1 year warranty will be covered for 1 year. 1=1. Or 1 year=12 months=365 days=8760 hours. One with a 90 day warranty will be covered for 90 days.

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.