INTRODUCTION
Standard charges for Purchases can be used when creating a PO or posting an invoice.
Standard charges can be added in agility on both purchases and sales.
ADDING STANDARD CHARGES
Purchases
To
access this go to Purchases>Ledger Maintenance>Standard Charges
This
screen allows you to set up standing charges that may be entered when creating
a Purchase Order or an Invoice. Examples of charges are Delivery Charges and
Postage
Click the drop down box to display
existing charges. To enter a new charge amend the description and press TAB. The system will prompt you ‘Add
New Code’. Click OK and then enter
the Default Nominal for the charge
and the VAT Rate to be applied Example above is for postage but a user may want to add one for delivery:
Click the drop down box to display
existing charges.
To enter a new charge amend the description and press TAB. The system will prompt you ‘Add
New Code’. Click OK and then enter
the Default Nominal for the charge
and the VAT Rate to be applied
Enter a description: e.g. Delivery
Select a nominal account: e.g. P75300(Freight Charges)
This
needs to be created in agility if it does not exist
Select VAT Rate: e.g. R23
SUPPLIER OVERALL DISCOUNT
There may be times when a supplier gives an overall discount and this is possible by creating a charge but calling SUPPDISC or anything that helps the user identify the charge as a discount.
When this gets posted the user would enter a negative value.
Add a Charge
If you know that the supplier will add a charge when invoicing this can be added at this time by clicking on the Add Charge button. This will open up the charges screen
Select the
appropriate charge from the drop down list. This list is compiled from standard
charges that have been created as described in Chapter One / Standard Charges
page 17. Enter the amount and click OK.
The details will down appear in
the charges grid at the bottom left of the main screen