the Setoff In accounting practice, it refers to the offsetting of a claim with a liability owed to the same partner: both parties reduce their amounts, leaving only the difference amount intact.
Examples from practice
A company supplies goods to a construction company for 20,000 euros. At the same time, it owes the construction company a balance from the construction of a warehouse. Both parties agree to credit the goods delivery with the debt. This reduces the debt to the construction company by 20,000 euros. The reconciliation also occurs in the payroll calculation: When the period of a salary advance has expired, the employer calculates its claim against the employee’s salary claim. In the consolidated financial statements, the debt consolidation compares such claims and liabilities. The reason: An entity cannot have any claims or liabilities towards itself.
In SAP Business One
SAP Business One maintains receivables and liabilities on separate reconciliation accounts. If a company maintains customer and supplier relationships with a business partner, the „Linked Supplier/Customer“ field connects the two business partners. The open incoming and outgoing invoices can then be reconciled with each other. Additionally, the payment assistant can take into account the expected balances from suppliers and the outstanding balances from customers.
Link to the post
The article describes the addition at the end of the month as one of the most common sources of unclear balances. According to the article, this results in erroneous reconciliations and discussions with the tax advisor. His example: 12,000 EUR in the debit side, 9,000 EUR in the credit side, difference 3,000 EUR. According to the article, a clean bookkeeping trail is crucial instead of a tacit re-transfer. The tax advisor should find structured OP lists and not have to manually reconstruct what was accumulated internally.
Demarcation
According to the article, the prohibition on netting applies to the balance sheet statement, not the operational payment settlement. Related entries: Netting (Versino Financial Suite), prohibition on netting, debtor creditor.
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