In this step, you define the number of a cash discount clearing account for the net procedure. For this procedure, the amount which is posted to the expense or balance sheet accounts, is reduced by this cash discount amount. A similar amount is posted for clearing the document in this cash discount clearing account. This posting takes place at the time of posting the invoice.
In Germany, this procedure is used when posting vendor invoices against assets. As a result, the exact acquisition amount minus the cash discount taken is posted to the asset accounts.