Purchase down payment calculation (SAP Business One)

the purchase deposit invoice is a document type in SAP Business Onewhich is Recording and posting advance payments to suppliers before a delivery or service is provided. It is the purchasing-side equivalent of the sales down payment invoice.

Purpose and function:

Used for Posting of supplier prepaymentsbefore a delivery or service has taken place.
Often used on the basis of a an order created.
Must later final settlement i.e. with a incoming invoice be offset.

Distinction from the down payment request:

Feature	Down payment request	purchase deposit invoice
Booking in FiBu	No	Yes
Document type	Pro forma (not legally binding)	Binding document with journal entry
Payment relevance	With payment	Immediately

Booking behaviour:

It takes place book immediately to a Down payment clearing account (Interim account down payment).
No influence on Stock, Incoming goods or Inventory management.
VAT is taken into account directly.

Settlement / final account:

Must be included in a incoming invoice be transferred.
Settled down payment amounts appear in the field "Total down payment" on the incoming invoice.
The down payment invoice is only fully completed with the final incoming invoice and is no longer recorded as open.

Account determination / settings:

The account used for advance payments is shown in the G/L account determination - Purchasing tab defined.
The used reconciliation account can be derived from the Business partner master data or adjusted manually (depending on the system settings).

Document abbreviation:

Standard document abbreviation: DT
(Identical to the down payment invoice - context differs)

Note on localisations:

The linking of down payment requests/invoices is possible in the localisations Brazil and India not available.

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