Accounts Payable > Other Reports on AP Transactions > Discount Reports > Discount Lost on Outstandng AP Invoices Report

The Discount Lost on Outstanding AP Invoices Report function allows you to print or preview a list of invoices and the associated prompt payment discounts that your company failed to take advantage of. The report however, is limited to fully paid AP invoices.

This report has the following uses:

•To review the discount amounts your company could have saved from fully paid AP invoices if payments were made within the discount period.

•To help assess your overall effectiveness in taking advantage of early-payment discounts if used together with the Discount Taken Report.

To generate the Discount Lost on Outstanding AP Invoices Report, follow these steps:

1.Access the Discount Lost on Outstanding AP Invoices Report function from the Discount group in the Reports main menu.

2.Click the List box button next to the Configuration field; then, select the report configuration that you want to use.

3.Select the report sorting option by clicking on the List box button next to the Sort By field.

4.In the Layout field, click the List box button to select the report layout you want to use in generating the report.

To show multi-currencies in the report, select the option with 'multi-currency' in the layout name. Note that this layout option is only available if the multi-currency feature is activated.

5.In the Report Configuration area, define the report filters. Depending on the Sort By option you choose, you may mark the Individual checkbox if you want to generate the report for a single record and enter the appropriate value in the adjacent field; otherwise, select in the Filters area the preferred criteria in generating the report.

6.In the Report Date field, enter a date that will serve as a cut-off date for the report. Alternatively, you may click the Calendar button to display a calendar where you can select an appropriate date.

7.Click the Preview or Print button to preview or print the report. Click the Configure tab to return to the report configuration page.

The Discount Lost on Outstanding AP Invoices Report function also provides you with flexibility to perform the following:

•Set up user-defined sort option

•Set up user-defined report layout

•Include notes in the printed report

•Export the report to various supported file formats

•Send the report as attachment to an email

•Drill-down on certain fields in the report:

oVendor #

AccountMate displays the Vendor Profile when you click the Vendor # in the report.

Discount Lost on Outstandng AP Invoices Report

Discount Lost on Outstandng AP Invoices Report

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