The Sales Returns and Allowances account and the Sales Discounts account are both classified as expense accounts.

Sales Returns And Allowances

Sales returns and allowances account for the reduction in sales revenues due to returned or defective products allowed by a company to its customers.

Sales Discounts

Reductions in the price of goods or services offered to customers, typically in exchange for early payment.

Expense Accounts

Accounts used to track the costs incurred in a business's operational activities, not directly tied to the production of goods or services.