Which Value will be updated with Reconciliation Account

[Former Member]

Dear All,

We have maintained "Reconciliation Account" in the customer master.

Also, account keys are maintained for the required condition types and seperate G/L accounts are assigned.

So all the condition values will be posted directly to those G/L accounts.

Then, which value will be updated to "Reconciliation Account"?

Why it is called as "Sub Ledger"?

Regards,

Mullairaja

[Former Member]

Answered

[Former Member]

Hi

You use this field to indicate G/L accounts as being reconciliation accounts. For each sub ledger account, you must keep at least one reconciliation account in the general ledger. When you post to an account in the sub ledger, the system automatically posts to the corresponding reconciliation account.

Using the reconciliation account procedure, it is possible to create a balance sheet and a profit and loss statement at any time, since the amounts posted to sub ledger accounts are also posted automatically in the general ledger.

You define reconciliation accounts by specifying in the G/L account master record the account type (such as fixed assets, vendor or customer) for which the account is to be used. In this way, the account can only be assigned to accounts in the corresponding sub ledger. You set the assignment of the sub ledger account to a reconciliation account in the master record of the sub ledger account. You cannot post to reconciliation accounts manually.

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SAP SD

[jpfriends079]

As per SAP, Reconciliation Accounts is a procedure for ensuring the reliability of accounting records by comparing the balances of the business transactions posted. The account balances of current accounts are compared to the balances of the reconciliation accounts and the posted business transactions.

Reconciliation Accounts are G/L accounts that receive postings from a subsidiary ledgers. Meaning, transactions data are not posted directly to recon accounts. Example of recon accounts are Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets G/L. For accounts receivable G/L the subsidiary ledger is the customer account. All transactions with the customers are posted directly to the customer account and the recon account is automatically updated. How this thing happen? Well, when you create a customer account you specify under the Company Code data the reconciliation account.

So, all normal transactions to the customer e.g. sale of goods are posted to the recon account defined in the customer master data. Next question would be, what G/L account should be updated for postings of customer down payment (advance collection)? For proper accounting, downpayment should not be posted to Accounts Receivable u2013 trade. It should be posted to different G/L account e.g. Advances from customer. Well, how would the said transaction be posted to Advances accounts.

So, with the use of special G/L indicator you can specify in the set-up what G/L account advances transactions be posted. Standard posting key of customer transaction with special G/L indicator are 09 (dr) and 19 (cr). The system will always require you to indicate the special G/L indicator when you use the said posting keys.

I hope this can assist you in understanding.

Thanks & Regards

JP

[Former Member]

Hi J Prakash,

Thanks for your reply. I am almost clear about this.

So my assummption is, all the condition which is assigned with the account key are comes under "Customer Accounts", those values will be passed to "Reconciliation Accounts".

Is my undersanding correct? Kindly confirm.

Regards,

Mullairaja

[jpfriends079]

Right...

Regards

JP