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Recording the Purchase Discount “Received Discount” in a Separate Account

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If you need to record the value of a purchase discount received from a supplier (received discount) in a separate account—without treating it as part of the purchases—you’ll need to disable the setting “Deduct discounts from cost of purchase”.

Recording the Purchase Discount “Received Discount” in a Separate Account

This can be done in two main steps:

1- Ensuring the Warehouse is Linked to a Received Discount Account

  • Go to Data.
  • Open the “Warehouse Interface” page.
  • Select the “warehouse”.
  • Make sure the "Received Discount Account" is added in the "Purchase Discount Account" field
  • Click on “Save”.
1- Ensuring the Warehouse is Linked to a Received Discount Account — Click on “Save”.

2- Disabling the Setting

  • Go to Settings.
  • Open the “Module Settings” page.
  • Select the “Purchase” module.
  • Ensure that the "Deduct discounts from cost of purchase" setting is disabled.

Note: If this setting is enabled, the received discount will not be recorded in a separate account; instead, it will be considered as part of the stock cost account.

  • Click on “Save”.
2- Disabling the Setting — Click on “Save”.

After completing these steps, the journal entry will be structured accordingly:

2- Disabling the Setting — After completing these steps, the journal entry will be structured accordingly:

If you encounter any challenges or have questions during these processes, you can contact our technical support team, who are ready to assist you at any time.

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