# Why do the costs on a journal entry show in the net sales column?

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**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/why-do-the-costs-on-a-journal-entry-show-in-the-net-sales-column/22938 "2019-07-04T21:27:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/why-do-the-costs-on-a-journal-entry-show-in-the-net-sales-column/22938/44 "2019-07-16T07:41:19Z")

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Under current implementation… yes. But once journal entries, receipts and payments can be linked to customers or suppliers, then Manager will be able to correctly tell whether transaction relates to a sale or a purchase (regardless of debit/credit).

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