How to change the account AP Discounts Earned/Lost are applied to.


How to change the account AP Discounts Earned/Lost are applied to.

Issue/Symptom/Question

We need Penta to apply all AP discounts to Account XXXX instead of "Jobbing" them; how can we do that?

How can we change the account that Discounts get applied to?

Is there a way to set the account which AP discounts get applied to?

Applies To

System Management
System Management> System Rules> System Configuration

Accounts Payable

Discounts Taken

Discounts Earned

Discounts Lost

Resolution/Fix/Answer


By default PENTA applies discounts as a Credit to a pre-determined account when a User completes the AP Check process 


To set which account Discounts get applied to:


  1. Navigate to the "System Configuration" Screen
    System Management> System Rules> System Configuration
  2. Press the Red Query button twice (I.e. perform an open query)
  3. Navigate to the "AP" Tab
  4. Choose the relevant account in the "Discounts Earned/Lost Account field"