How can I post inter-branch transactions in SAP 9.3

[natalief-t]

I am looking to post a Journal entry to show movement of money from one GL account to another, but this money should also transfer from one branch to another, and show correctly on the individual branches' Trial Balance sheets.

I have a numbering series set up per branch for Journal Entries, which means I am unable to post a JE with more than one branch in, even if it balances. Also, if I posted to an intermediary/clearing account this would remain unbalanced, unless the financial reports are run for all branches.

I also can't replicate the posting in each Branch as that would just double the movement amount.

I am currently making the transaction under 1 branch, then making subsequent transactions from the GL account under the 2nd branch, but I was hoping there was a neater way to do it that completely separates the movements and moves the amount definitively from one branch to another.

[Abdul · Accepted solution]

What ever way you follow debit and credit should be under one branch other wise individual trial balance of branch will not be reconciled so as per accounting rules and trial balance accuracy you need to use intermediary account because if you don't use intermediary account there will be issue in trial balance see example below

Cash A/C branch 2 -----Debit

Cash A/C branch 1------- Credit

If you run trial balance of branch 2 or 1 individually its debit and credit will be equal because it will take only one side of entry

[natalief-t]

Hi Abdul - thanks for this. I thought I would get the same issue with an intermediary account, but this may be a cleaner way to do it.