I purchase multiple inventory items from a supplier and would like to use automatic freight-in distribution to distribute the shipping cost proportionally across all line items as described in the guide.
The problem is that I pay this supplier immediately, so the transaction is done as a Payment and not a Purchase Invoice. According to the guide, automatic distribution cannot be done for cash payments. I’m wondering if there is any workaround for this, besides using a Purchase Invoice? I’d like to avoid doing that if possible because it makes it appear that I have a credit arrangement with the supplier.
Are there any plans to add automatic freight-in distribution to cash payments?
I don’t believe you should worry about that. A purchase invoice in an accounting system only indicates you received a sales invoice from the supplier. Presumably that is true, even if you pay immediately—or even in advance. If you want to apportion freight charges into cost of inventory, you have to take action in some way. Doing so through a purchase invoice is as convenient as any other method. Subsequently creating a payment from the purchase invoice involves trivial extra effort.
I’m glad to help. As a final thought, a purchase invoice is not strictly necessary when paying immediately, even though you received a sales invoice. It is the price you pay for the convenience of automatic freight charge allocation. In terms of effort required, it is a small price.