Depending on what Cost Treatment you are using for a "Landed Cost Type" there are different setup requirements to ensure that Clever Landed Costs posts costs in a way that ensures financial integrity.
Default Cost Treatment
The expected landed cost is posted directly to a Transfer Variance Account (P&L) at receipt time - not to Inventory. This is because Business Central’s transfer posting does not support expected costs, so the cost is treated as an actual expense immediately.
A separate LC Accrual Account holds the liability until the stevedore invoice arrives. Any difference between expected and actual is posted as additional variance.
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Landed Cost Type requires a Transfer Variance Account
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The Landed Cost Type Accrual Account holds the liability
Charge Item Cost Treatment
For Charge Item treatment on transfers, the expected stevedore cost is posted as an actual Item Charge Value Entry against the transfer receipt Item Ledger Entry. This adds the cost directly to the item’s inventory value. A G/L correction then creates an accrual so the cost can be matched against the stevedore invoice when it arrives.
At invoice time, the accrual is reversed and a variance Item Charge Value Entry is posted for any difference between expected and actual.
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Each "Landed Cost Type" requires a Charge Item No. and Gen. Bus. Posting Group
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The "General Posting Setup" associated to the Charge Item (through the posting group combination) must have Invt. Accrual Acc. (Interim) and Direct Cost Applied accounts configured
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Automatic Cost Posting and Expected Cost Posting to G/L must be enabled on the "Inventory Setup" screen