Post a purchase discount
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If you receive discounts from your suppliers you can record this when posting supplier payments.

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Post a Purchase Discount

  1. Click Suppliers, then Supplier payment.
  2. Select the relevant bank account and supplier.
  3. Enter the date.
  4. Against the relevant invoice, in the discount column, enter the discount amount.
  5. If the discount includes VAT, select the Discount inc. VAT? check box.
  6. Press Tab.
  • The remaining outstanding value of the invoice appears in the Payment column. For example, if the invoice is £100 and you enter £10 in the Discount column. When you press Tab, the Payment column automatically updates to £90
  1. If required, amend the value in the Payment column.
  2. Check the Analysis Total is the full amount paid.
  3. Click Save.

The Purchase Payment (PP) and Purchase Discount (PD) transactions post to the supplier's account and allocate to the relevant Purchase Invoice (PI).

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