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Manual Receiving records a vendor invoice that isn’t tied to inventory and posts its cost directly to an expense account.

Business Value

  • Records vendor invoices that never enter your inventory.
  • Increases vendor liability so the invoice is paid normally.
  • Posts costs straight to the correct expense account.
  • Applies VAT and trade-tax deductions on the whole invoice or per line.
  • Creates a balanced journal voucher automatically from one screen.

Use Cases

  • Accountant records a vendor’s transportation invoice that never enters inventory.
  • Purchasing clerk books general items consumed right away, such as cement or wood.
  • Finance manager splits one invoice across several expense accounts in a single entry.

How It Works

  • Go to Back Office → Accounts Payable → Manual Receiving and click Add New.
  • Select the Vendor using autocomplete or the magnifying glass.
  • Optional: choose a trade-tax (purveyor) deduction rate — such as Trade Tax 1% or Trade Tax 3% — to apply to the whole invoice.
  • Select the invoice Date, and optionally enter the vendor’s invoice number in the Receiving number field.
  • Select the JV code for payable transactions.
  • Optional: if the invoice has VAT, add the tax amount and choose the purchasing tax department — applied to the whole invoice or to specific lines.
  • For each line, enter the amount and select the Expense account. You can add a description and a per-line tax deduction.
  • Click Save and edit, then Submit to create the Journal Voucher.

Posting the Journal Voucher

  • After submitting, the JV button appears — click it to open the journal voucher.
  • Review the record. The amount is already balanced — vendor liability on the credit side, the expense account on the debit side.
  • Click Post to finalize.