Use this tab to select the start date of the fiscal year for your company and specify the accounting policy concerning the discounts.
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If according to the accounting policy in your company discounts should be posted to General Ledger, select the Create GL Entries for Trade Discounts option. This option is available only if any of either the Enable Discounts and Markups in Sales Documents or Enable Automatic Discounts and Markups option or both are selected on the Administration > Settings > Sales form.
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