Entering Freight on Invoices
You can record freight charges by manually entering freight distributions, by prorating freight accross invoice distributions or by having Payables automatically create a freight distribution based on a freight amount you enter.
If you usually want to have Payables automatically create a freight distribution, you can enable the Automatically Create Freight Distribution Payables option and enter a default Freight Account in the Payables Options window.
Entering a Single Freight Distribution
To enter a single freight distribution for an invoice:
1. In the Invoices window enter all basic invoice information (see Entering Basic Invoices), but do not enter the distributions yet.
2. Enter the Freight Amount.
If you have enabled the Automatically Create Freight Distribution Payables option and have entered a default Freight Account, Payables checks the Create Freight Distribution check box and displays the freight account in the Freight window. In this window, you can optionally override the freight account, assign a tax name to the freight distribution and add a description for the freight distribution. Based on this information, Payables automatically creates a freight distribution for the invoice.
If you have not enabled the Automatically Create Freight Distribution Payables option you can check the Create Freight Distribution check box and enter the freight account in the Freight window Payables displays after you check the check box. Based on this information, Payables automatically creates a freight distribution for the invoice. Alternatively, you can manually enter a freight distribution directly in the Distributions window.
3. Complete invoice entry and save your work.
See Also
Prorating Freight and Miscellaneous Charges
Payables Options
