Example: Multi-Site Payment Posting
Three sites exist for Entity XYZ. Site A is designated as the centralized collection site where all customer payments are collected. If Site A receives a $300 payment from a customer to pay 3 invoices, each from a different site, these journal entries must occur:
- Invoice customer - $100 from each entity, as shown in this table:
Debit Credit Site A transactions: A/R $100 Sales $100 Site B transactions: A/R $100 Sales $100 Site C transactions: A/R $100 Sales $100 - Post payment of $300 - distribute $100 to each entity, as shown
in this table:
Debit Credit Site A Transactions: Cash $300 A/R $100 Inter-Site Liab (Entity B) $100 InterEntity Liab (Entity C) $100 Site B transactions: InterEntity Asset $100 A/R $100 Site C transactions: InterEntity Asset $100 A/R $100
Note: To reverse
the inter-site transactions; each site will create a manual entry when
corporate pays cash to the sites.
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