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Calculation of Value for Purchase Account

In this step, you define for each valuation area whether the purchase account should be posted with the same amount as the stock account (stock value) or with the same amount as the GR/IR clearing account (receipt value).

You can also specify that delivery costs are also posted to the price difference account instead of only to the purchasing freight account when purchase account management is active. The offsetting account for this additional posting is the purchase offsetting account.

You can use this additional posting to ensure that an active material ledger takes into account the freight costs when prices are adjusted. If you set the indicator Delivery costs to PDA when purchase account active, this takes effect immediately. If you also enter a fiscal year in the indicator Valid from date, you specify when the validity period starts.

Simplifed example that does not take delivery costs into account

Goods receipt for purchase order:
Purchase order price: 10 USD
Purchase order quantity: 10PCs à 10 USD = 100 USD
Standard price: 8 USD

Posting method at stock account amount:

Stock account: 80 +
GR/IR clearing account: 100 -
Purchase account: 80 +
Purchase offsetting account: 80 -
Price difference account: 20 +

Posting method at clearing account amount:

Stock account: 80 +
GR/IR clearing account: 100 -
Purchase account: 100 +
Purchase offsetting account: 100 -
Price difference account: 20 +

Standard Settings

In the standard system, the purchase account is posted with the stock value. The delivery costs are only posted to the purchasing freight account.

Further Notes

If you want to work with the

Separate Accounting Document for Purchase Account Postings function, you have to post the purchase account with the receipt value.