"Parts returns and customer refunds: reconcile both sides of a canceled body-shop line"
"Source","https://bluefinchadvisors.com/blog/body-shop-parts-return-credit-customer-refund"
"Basis","This planning scenario uses the values entered. It is not an industry benchmark or a quote."

"Inputs","Value","Unit"
"Supplier purchase cost","650","currency"
"Agreed supplier restocking rate","10","percent"
"Other agreed supplier deductions","35","currency"
"Supplier credit actually posted","520","currency"
"Supplier recovery usable in this cash window","520","currency"
"Authorized customer line refund","900","currency"
"Correctly determined tax refund","72","currency"

"Results","Value","Unit"
"Expected supplier credit","550","currency"
"Expected minus posted credit","30","currency"
"Authorized customer refund","972","currency"
"Immediate refund funding difference","452","currency"

"Calculation detail","Value","Unit"
"Supplier restocking amount","65","currency"
"Supplier credit posted","520","currency"
"Supplier recovery usable now","520","currency"
"Customer refund before tax","900","currency"

"Assumptions"
"All defaults are illustrative. The 10% supplier deduction is not a stated LKQ policy."
"Customer refund and supplier recovery are independently authorized amounts."
"Usable recovery can differ from posted credit because a credit memo is not necessarily immediate cash."

"Result notes"
"A negative expected credit or recovery exceeding the relevant return needs review; signed results remain visible."
"Verify refund entitlement, tax, payer allocation, provider rules, and credit availability separately."

"Sources"
"LKQ: Product return policy","https://lkqcorp.com/blog/2023/01/18/how-do-i-return-a-product-purchased-from-lkq/"
"FTC: Auto Repair Basics","https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/auto-repair-basics"
"California BAR: Write It Right","https://www.bar.ca.gov/wir"
"Stripe: Refund and cancel payments","https://docs.stripe.com/refunds"
"Visa: U.S. merchant surcharge questions and answers","https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/global/support-legal/documents/merchant-surcharging-qa-for-web.pdf"