How to do it
Open the bill you want to accrue.
Click (...) and select Accrue.
Enter the following details:
Period start – the first accounting period the accrual starts in.
Number of months – how many accounting periods the expense is spread across.
Category – the category that determines the expense account the accrual is posted to.
Check the following before you save:
The amount excluding VAT matches the bill's posted cost.
The number of months matches the number of periods you want.
The amount is split evenly between the periods. Any øre rounding differences are automatically included in the last period.
Click Save accrual.
Note
When the accrual is created, Accrued amount is 0, because no periods have been posted yet.
Remaining amount equals the total amount excluding VAT. As the periods are posted, Accrued amount increases while Remaining amount decreases. When all periods have been posted, Remaining amount is 0.
Important: When a bill is accrued, the following fields are locked: category, VAT codes and invoice amount. This keeps the posting correct.
If an accrual is reversed, the fields are unlocked and can then be changed.
Example
A bill of DKK 12,000 excl. VAT is to be spread across 12 months.
When the accrual is created, the expense is automatically spread at DKK 1,000 per month. Any øre rounding differences are included in the last period.
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