A/R Miscellaneous Adjustment Entry Screen
Use the this field to specify the document detail you want to adjust.
An adjustment number is assigned automatically when you click the Save button after entering adjustment details.
The program displays the total amount of any adjustments you enter in the A/R Miscellaneous Adjustment Entry screen.
This field displays the vendor number you specified on the A/R Receipt Entry screen.
Additionally, the Customer Name field displays the associated name or description as selected in the A/R Receipt Entry screen.
Enter a debit to decrease the balance of an invoice or debit note or to increase the balance of a credit note. Enter a credit to increase the balance of an invoice or debit note, or to decrease the balance of a credit note.
Adjusted totals will display in the Total Debits and Total Credits fields, as well as the Payables Adjustment Total field.
You can enter an optional description of up to 30 characters for each adjustment entry.
The description appears on the G/L Transactions report and in the General Ledger batch if you select Detail Description for the G/L Detail Description option for miscellaneous adjustment details on the A/R Options screen, and you do not consolidate G/L batches.
You can select a distribution code or enter the account number directly in the next column.
You can distribute the adjustment to as many accounts as you want.
The program displays the document number and type assigned to the transaction you are adjusting, as well as the payment number.
Enter the general ledger account number for the distribution if you did not enter a distribution code.
The program displays the transaction balance minus any amount you applied to the transaction total in the A/R Receipt Entry screen.
You can enter an optional reference of up to 22 characters for each adjustment entry.
The reference appears with the entry on the batch listing and posting journal. It also appears on the G/L Transactions report and in the General Ledger batch if you selected Reference for the G/L Detail Reference option for miscellaneous adjustments on the A/R Options screen, and you do not consolidate G/L batches.
Overview
The main purpose for this screen is to let you write off differences between the amount your customer paid for an invoice and the amount the customer owed.
Note: To use this screen, you must select the Allow Adjustments In Receipt Batches option on the A/R Options screen. For more information, see A/R Options Screen.