As discussed previously in this chapter, sales discounts and allowances are contra-revenue accounts. Sales discounts and allowances reduce gross sales. As such, net income will be incorrect if discounts and allowances are not properly recorded. In 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought an enforcement action against Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico (Pepsi PR) alleging that Pepsi PR understated its sales discounts and allowances. Pepsi PRproduces, distributes, and markets PepsiCo beverages throughout Puerto Rico. Pepsi PR is a separate company and its stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange at the time of the SEC enforcement action.