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Use this tab to specify the required sales information.

To access this tab, choose   Administration   Setup   Financials   G/L Account Determination   Sales  .

General Subtab
Accounts Receivable

Opens the Control Accounts – Accounts Receivable window, in which you define default G/L accounts for customers.

Permit Change of Control Accts

Select if you want to assign different control accounts to different customers.

Assigning control accounts to each customer is done in the Business Partner Master Data window. If this option is not selected, the control accounts defined in the Control Accounts – Accounts Receivable window are used for all customers.

Domestic Accounts Receivable, Foreign Accounts Receivable, EU Accounts Receivable

Define the respective collective accounts for posting sales to domestic, EU, or other foreign customers.

SAP Business One posts all sales to customers to this collective account, making your current total sales available at any time. All transactions are also posted to the specific customer accounts.

Checks Received, Cash on Hand

Define the accounts for posting customer payments with checks or in cash. You will usually specify the check register and cash register.

Default Customer for A/R Invoice + Payment

If you perform one-time sales (that is, the payment is made at the same time that the A/R invoice is generated), enter the code of the one-time customer, to which you will generate the A/R invoice + payment document whenever a one-time sale is made.

Overpayment A/R Account, Underpayment A/R Account

Define these accounts if you want SAP Business One to handle cases in which the incoming payment amount is slightly different from the A/R invoice(s) amount paid. SAP Business One compares the amount paid to the amount due, and if the difference is less than the amount defined in the Incoming Amt Diff. Allowed or Incoming % Diff. Allowed field of the Currencies - Setup window under   Administration   Setup   Financials   Currencies  , the application automatically creates the appropriate transaction.

Down Payment Clearing Account

Define a default clearing account to be used when adding A/R down payment invoices. G/L accounts defined as control accounts cannot be selected.

Realized Exchange Diff. Gain, Realized Exchange Diff. Loss

Select accounts to be used as default accounts for journal entries created to reflect loss and gain caused by exchange rate differences.

Realized Conversion Diff. Gain, Realized Conversion Diff. Loss

Select accounts to use as default accounts for journal entries created to reflect gain and loss caused by conversion differences in sales transactions.

Note Note

The fields are available only if the system currency is different from the local currency.

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Cash Discount

Define an account to be used as the default when a cash discount is used.

Revenue Account

Select a control account to be used as the default when a transaction of revenues is posted, for example, an A/R invoice.

Revenue Account – Foreign

Select a control account to be used as the default when a transaction of revenues is created for a foreign customer.

Note Note

A customer is indicated as foreign if the country in the bill-to address is different from the country in which the company is located.

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Revenue Account - EU

Select a control account to be used as the default when a transaction of revenue is created for a customer from a country within the European Union (but not the country in which the company is located).

Note Note

A customer is indicated as an EU customer according to the country defined in the ship-to address.

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Sales Credit Account

Select a control account to be used as the default when a credit transaction of revenue is created, for example, an A/R credit memo.

Sales Credit Account - Foreign

Select a control account to be used as the default when a credit transaction of revenue is created for a foreign customer.

Note Note

A customer is indicated as foreign if the country in the bill-to address is different from the country in which the company is located.

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Sales Credit Account - EU

Select a control account to be used as the default when a credit transaction of revenue is created for a customer from a country within the European Union (but not the country in which the company is located).

Note Note

A customer is indicated as an EU customer according to the country defined in the ship-to address.

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Dunning Interest

Define the account for posting interest on overdue amounts included in a dunning letter.

Dunning Fee

Define the account for posting fees that are charged in a dunning letter.

Country-Specific Field: Japan & Korea
Other Receivable

Optionally, specify other receivable accounts.

Country-Specific Field: Chile & Mexico
Default Tax Code (New Customers)

Select a tax code to be used as the default tax code when creating a new customer. Only valid A/R tax codes are available in this field.

Country-Specific Field: Canada, USA & Brazil
Payment Advances

Specify an account to be used by default for posting A/R down payment invoices. You cannot select G/L accounts marked as Control Account in the chart of accounts.

Note Note

In Brazil localization, you do not need to specify the CFOP field for down payment invoices.

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Tax Subtab
Withholding Tax

The company maintains withholding tax in sales transactions.

Once you select this option, the following fields appear:

  • Default Withholding Tax Code – Specify the withholding tax code to be used as default for new customers.

  • NI Number – Specify the national insurance number.

  • Expiration Date – Specify the expiration date of the tax certificate that your company holds.

  • Certificate No. – Specify the tax certificate number.

Default WT Code

Specify the default withholding tax code for new business partners.

Note Note

This field is not available for Brazil.

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Expiration Date

Specify the expiration date of the tax certificate that your company holds.

Note Note

This field is not available for Brazil.

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Certificate No.

Specify the tax certificate number.

Note Note

This field is not available for Brazil.

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Down Payment Tax Offset Acct

Select the G/L account to use when creating an incoming payment based on an A/R down payment request.

Sales Tax Group (Items), Sales Tax Group (Service)

Define a default tax group to use when creating sales transactions for items and services.

Country-Specific Fields: Chile & Mexico
Default VATW Code

Select the withholding tax code to use as the default withholding VAT tax code for new customers.

Default ITW Code

Select the withholding income tax code to use as default for new customers who are marked as liable to withholding tax.