Direct payment from a Fleet Company

I have a company that pays our invoices via a direct Fleet Management Company (ARI). The money is directly deposited in the account. To record when payment is received, I go into the receipt as usual and apply the payment, however, the Fleet Management Company "holds back" a fee for the payment. Example: Total Invoice amount charged to Company A is $300.00, however, ARI sends a payment total of $280, so I record the payment received as $280, but how do I let Sage know that the $20 remaining is an expense to My company?

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    For this typ of situation I have a clearing account set up as a bank. I pay the A/P invoice through the clearing account for the full amount. Then I use the General Journal to move the funds to the bank and the expense account. 

    Debit Clearing Account     $300.00

    Credit A/P Account                           $300.00

    Debit Bank account          $280.00

    Debit ARI Fees                 $  20.00

    Credit Clearing Account                   $300.00

    Vendor A/P account is cleared, Clearing account balance should be Zero, Fees are Expensed, and Bank will reconcile.