Audit finding 9b: store-credit refunds and credit memos posted nothing to the GL
on issue (only a CreditMemo + Customer.CreditBalance), so outstanding store credit
was invisible on the balance sheet and the contra-revenue was recognized only on
apply. Introduces a 2350 "Customer Credits" liability so the credit is on the books
from issue to apply.
Model (chosen): lifecycle-equivalent to before, plus the liability is tracked.
- Issue (credit memos, goodwill, and store-credit refunds): DR Sales Discounts
(4950) / CR Customer Credits (2350).
- Apply: DR Customer Credits / CR AR (was DR Sales Discounts / CR AR).
- Void unapplied remainder: DR Customer Credits / CR Sales Discounts.
Posting updated in all 8 sites: CreditMemosController Create/Apply/Void and
InvoicesController IssueCreditMemo/IssueRefund(store credit)/ApplyCredit/
VoidCreditMemo/CancelRefund. New 2350 account (seed + self-heal).
Reporting moved in lockstep so the books still balance: the 4950 contra-revenue
shifts from applied -> issued (active memos in full + applied portion of voided),
the 2350 liability = unapplied balance on active memos, AR still credited by
applications. Updated in FinancialReportService (balance sheet retained earnings,
trial balance, P&L) and LedgerService (per-account + prior-balance 2350 section).
Verified the balance-sheet identity for active and voided memos by hand; new
ledger test covers the 2350 lifecycle. Build clean; 284 unit tests pass.
Note: pre-existing quirks left untouched (out of 9b scope) — account 2300 is
seeded as "Payroll Liabilities" but resolved as Customer Deposits in code, and
LedgerService doesn't recompute 4950 so RecalculateBalances understates it; both
predate this change.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
spouliot
9ce361235f