Entry is posted to price difference account if IR is processed before GR

Hi Experts,
The user is facing the following issue " whenever the Invoice Receipt is recorded before the Goods Receipt, the total amount is booked on price difference account. This is in case of inter company transactions.
Please share your thoughts
Warm regards,
Murukan Arunachalam

Hi
Please, see SAP Note 308008 - FAQ: Posting logic: GR/IR clearing account,
It says in question 1.
"Remark: Invoice receipt before goods receipt
If no goods receipt has occurred yet, the entire invoice value is posted to
the GR/IR clearing account.
GR/IR clearing value = GR value/GR quantity * IR quantity."
I hope this helps you
Regards
Eduardo

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