Account for vendor invoice variance due to charges
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
If the charges for an invoice differ from the charges for the purchase orders, you can change the charges for the unposted invoice.
Charges are copied to an unposted invoice from the applicable purchase orders when the invoice is created. During this process, the charges on the invoice are automatically connected to the charges on the purchase order. Purchase order charge transactions that are copied to an invoice are not copied to subsequent invoices for the same purchase orders, if Fixed is selected in the Category field in the Charges transactions form. If Pcs., Percent, or Intercompany percent is selected, the purchase order charge transactions are also copied to subsequent invoices.
You can add charges to the invoice header or the invoice lines by using the Charges transactions form. If you add charges to the invoice header, the charges can be allocated to invoice lines. You can also manually connect the charges on the invoice with the corresponding charges on the purchase order. Only connected charges are included in the charges matching process.
Note
You can view expected and actual values for Customer/Vendor type charges codes in the Compare charges values - Invoice: %1 form. For more information, see Charges totals details/Compare charges values (form).
When an invoice is posted, the charge transactions from the invoice are posted. The corresponding charge transactions are removed from the purchase order if Fixed is selected in the Category field in the Charges transactions form. If Pcs., Percent, or Intercompany percent is selected, the purchase order charge transactions are also copied to subsequent invoices.
Note
If you are working with an invoice for an intercompany purchase order, you cannot change charges on the invoice. The charges for the intercompany purchase order must match the charges for the corresponding intercompany sales order, and any changes to charges for the invoice for the purchase order will cause posting to fail.
Enter or correct charge transactions for vendor invoices
If the charges on an invoice differ from the expected charges on the corresponding purchase order, you can change the charge transaction for the invoice before you post the invoice. For example, a charge transaction for a handling fee might be 10.00 on the purchase order, but when the invoice arrives, the handling fee could have increased to 20.00. For information about how to enter invoice information, see Record the receipt of vendor invoices and match against received quantities.
Click Accounts payable > Common > Vendor invoices > Pending vendor invoices.
Double-click a pending invoice that has a corresponding purchase order. The Vendor invoice form opens.
Select which charge transactions to add, change, or delete:
To add, change, or delete charge transactions for the invoice header or consolidated invoice header, on the Action Pane, click the Financials tab, and then click Maintain charges.
To add, change, or delete charge transactions for an invoice line, select an invoice line in the Lines grid. Then click Financials > Maintain charges.
To add, change, or delete charges for an invoice header that is included on a consolidated invoice, click Header view on the Action Pane. On the Purchase orders FastTab, click Charges.
In the Charges transactions form, select a charges code.
Enter the amount of the charges as listed on the invoice that you received from the vendor.
If necessary, you can click Connect and connect the selected charge transaction for an invoice header or line to the corresponding purchase order header or line. Close the form.
Close the Charges transactions form.
In the Vendor invoice form, on the Action Pane, click the Review tab, and then click Matching details.
If your legal entity is set up to use charges matching, in the Invoice matching details form, click the Compared charges … button.
In the Compare charges values - Invoice: %1 form, you can compare information about Customer/Vendor type charges for the purchase order and invoice. The comparison includes only charges codes that have the Compare purchase order and invoice values check box selected in the Charges code form. You can also view matching discrepancies.
Allocate charges for vendor invoices
If a charge transaction was allocated to purchase order lines and the charge amount is different on the invoice, you can complete one of the following tasks:
Adjust the charge amounts for each invoice line.
Enter a new charge transaction for the difference, and then allocate it to the invoice lines.
Note
If you are working with an invoice that has been consolidated and you add a charge to the consolidated invoice header (in the Vendor invoice form), allocation affects all invoice lines that are included on the consolidated invoice. If you add a charge to one of the individual invoice headers (on the Purchase orders FastTab), allocation affects only the invoice lines that are associated with the selected invoice header.
For example, assume that a charge for freight was expected to be 20.00 and was allocated equally to four purchase order lines. If the freight charge on the invoice is 30.00, you can enter an additional charge transaction for 10.00 for the invoice header and allocate it to the four invoice lines. The additional charge amount is allocated only to the invoice lines. The purchase order lines are not affected.
Click Accounts payable > Common > Vendor invoices > Pending vendor invoices.
Double-click a pending invoice that has a corresponding purchase order. The Vendor invoice form opens.
To add charge transactions to the invoice header, on the Action Pane, click the Financials tab, and then click Maintain charges.
In the Charges transactions form, enter the amount of the charges from the invoice that you received from the vendor. In this example, enter 10.00, because that is the difference between the purchase order charges and the invoice charges.
Close the Charges transactions form.
In the Vendor invoice form, on the Action Pane, click the Financials tab, and then click Allocate charges.
Select how to allocate the charges to the lines. For this example, select Per line to allocate the charges equally to all four lines on the invoice.
See also
Set up Accounts payable invoice matching
Record the receipt of vendor invoices and match against received quantities
Resolve net unit price invoice matching discrepancies
Charges totals details/Compare charges values (form)