Vendor Trade Discounts in SAP

Question

We are using a scenario where Purchase Orders are getting created by Vehicle Management System. The material being purchased is split valuated & Batch managed ( i.e Valuation Category X ). The Purchase Order is created for a gross amount. say 100 USD. During Goods Receipt, there are deductions carried out i.e to the extent of 50% ( via MM Discount Condition type ). However we need the Stock to be valuated @ 100 USD which we can achieve by making the Condition type as statistical. However, we need the Vendor Invoice to be posted @ 50 USD ( based upon 50% deduction ). The difference could be posted to Purchase Price Variance. Could you please advise how to carry out this configuration.

Answer 1

Hi,
Cash discount is given when the vendor is paid according to the payment terms. If the vendor is not paid within the date mentioned in the payment term, the cash discount is lost. This is not reflected on the invoice.
Trade discount is given based on the deal finalised. This discount is given on the price of the material and the net payable is reduced in the bill itself.
Based on the above explanation - normally cash discount is calculated at the time of payment and based on the payment terms while trade discount being a component of invoice, is calculted based on the pricing procedure.
If there is a discount calculated based on the pricing procedure, the accounting entry will be passed based on the GL account assigned to the account key which is linked to the condition type for discount.
please revert for further clarification.
Thanks and Regards,
Anit