Choosing a Principle for Posting Purchase Discounts
When you post a purchase invoice that includes one or more
discounts, you can choose between two principles for posting
discount amounts. You can post discounts separately or you can
subtract discounts from invoice discounts.
You must have already set up the necessary accounts for posting
discount amounts in the chart of accounts. Check also that the
correct account numbers have been entered in the general posting
setup in the Purch. Line Disc.
Account and Purch. Inv. Disc.
Account fields.
To Choose a Principle for Posting Purchase Discounts:
On the General tab, in the
Discount Posting field, choose
the principle for posting discounts.
The table below shows which principle you should choose,
depending on whether you want invoice discounts and/or line
discounts (quantity discounts) to be posted separately or
subtracted from the invoice amount.
Purchases & Payables
Setup window.