Understanding Rebate Adjustments

Businesses use rebates to encourage customers to purchase a greater volume of goods or services over a period. When their purchases reach a certain threshold level, you can issue a rebate to them.

You calculate rebates based on the total amount, total quantity, or total weight of multiple orders that accumulates in a volume history file. You also accumulate a rebate amount in the general ledger to recognize the liability.

When a customer's total sales activity reaches a rebate threshold, the system calculates the rebate amount. At this point, you can generate a credit order to the beneficiary of the rebate amount.

You define the rebate adjustment to specify how much of each eligible sales order accrues to the general ledger.

See Entering Sales Order Header and Detail Information.