Allocate Purchase Discount, Tax, Cost, and Location

How to Allocate Purchase Discount, Tax, Cost, and Location in Muhasib ERP
Overview
This guide will help you distribute purchase values and locations so line totals and inventory costs reflect the source document.
Allocated values feed document totals and may affect inventory valuation and tax/accounting entries.
Who can do this
You need access to Purchase entry and any price, discount, tax, cost, or location override rights.
Before you start
Know the approved allocation basis for freight and other landed costs, tax recoverability, discount type, and receiving destinations.
Before saving, check that the correct company is open and that you have permission to complete this task.
Where to find it
Within Purchase, use the line and total allocation controls.
Allocate Purchase Discount, Tax, Cost, and Location
Step 1: Confirm line quantities and base costs
Step 2: Enter line discounts where the supplier invoice identifies them
Step 3: Apply header discount using the approved allocation basis
Step 4: Select correct line/header taxes
Step 5: Allocate freight or other costs according to policy
Step 6: Assign each quantity to the correct location
Step 7: Recalculate and compare line sum, tax, additions, and total with
Recalculate and compare line sum, tax, additions, and total with the invoice.
Check your work
Compare and Confirm allocated totals, unit landed cost, location quantities, taxes, rounding, and general ledger.
Take a moment to check your work before closing the window. This small check can save time later.
If something goes wrong
Do not use discounts to conceal allocation differences.
Investigate rounding at line and document level before posting.
Related guides
Find and Add Purchase Items
Create a Taxed Purchase
Review Inventory Movement and Valuation
What to do next
Find and Add Purchase Items.