Automatic Offset Method B

When you use offset method B, the system creates a cumulative automatic entry that does not include separate debit and credit totals.

Note: (FRA) If offset method B is used to post transactions in France, procedures should be established to control the entry of different types of transactions, such as invoices and debit notes, in the same batch for posting.Although it is a common business practice, businesses in France are not legally required to provide a detailed journal to justify the offset to the bank account for each payment or receipt. If multiple payments and receipts are made on the same bank account, printing one cumulative entry for the bank account is acceptable.

If you use offset method B, you can use the Transaction Journal to justify the centralized automatic entries that the system creates when you run the General Journal Report.

In this example, the batch includes an invoice with two items: one for 10,000, and one for 5,000. The batch also includes a credit memo with two items: one for 3,000, and one for 1,000. The posting process created one automatic entry: a debit of 11,000 to offset all items. The system uses the batch number as the document number of the automatic offset.

Description	Document	Debit	Credit
Invoice	RI 3042 - Item 001		10,000–
Invoice	RI 3042 - Item 002		5,000–
Credit Memo	RM 504 - Item 001	3,000
Credit Memo	RM 504 - Item 002	1,000
Offset	AE 4360	11,000
Totals		15,000	15,000–