Q. Describe about adjunct account?
The Transportation-In account files the inward freight costs of acquiring merchandise. Transportation-In is an adjunct account in that it is added to net purchases to appear at net cost of purchases. An adjunct account is closely interrelated to another account (Purchases in this example) as well as its balance is added to the balance of the related account in the financial statements. Recall that a contra account is immediately the opposite of an adjunct account. Buyers deduct a contra account such like accumulated depreciation from the related fixed asset account in the financial statements.