Freight Options

The freight charges attributed to a purchase can be entered in four different ways in Accounts Payable. First, freight can be entered on the Invoice screen during invoice entry and then be optionally prorated over the line items of the invoice. The prorated is optional on each line item must accept the freight amount.

Secondly, the freight amount can be entered as a separate line item on the invoice and will be posted to the expense account entered on that line item.

The third freight option, Estimated Freight, requires Inventory Control as part of your accounting system. In this case, each inventory item that is purchased can be given an estimated freight percentage. Before inventory cost records are updated, the percentage is applied to each invoice line item containing the inventory item or product. The added cost is posted to the estimated freight account identified on the inventory item's Product Class record. Inventory costs will also reflect the estimated freight amount.

Additionally, a separate freight invoice can be entered.