Issue/Symptom/Question

On my Inventory Purchase Order the tax was accrued on the Purchase Order receipt, however, no payable was recorded when the invoice was entered without tax, why?

Environment

PENTA for Windows

Accounts Payable > Invoices > AP Invoice and Credit Memo Entry

Option 154

Resolution/Fix/Answer

Lower the amount for the Option 154 variance to be a more reasonable number, like $.05 or $.25.

When the calculated/anticipated Tax amount on the PO is greater than the variance, PENTA will accrue and book the payable.

Example when variance is large leaving the tax amount in the PO Receipt Account:

1 unit at $100 per unit, no tax on the AP Invoice and Tax Rate is 5.5%

Example when the variance is $.25 and PENTA booking the tax accrual for the payable:

Same set of data, 1 unit at $100 per unit, no tax on the AP Invoice and Tax Rate is 5.5%

Cause 

Option 154 variance amount for when PENTA should Accrue tax was a large variance.  The tax amount anticipated from the PO was less than the variance, so when the AP Invoice had no tax, PENTA did not accrue.