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mathieu.weyers@gmail.com

Here is the case I'd like to get some help on


I've customized the product category food with an account newly created 607000 - Purchase Price Variance.


I create a product with a standard cost of 1 EUR.

I then create a price list for a vendor with a purchasing price of 1,2 EUR

I then book the goods receipt and the following postings take place. 

Finally, I book the vendor invoice and I don't see the Price Difference Account being impacted at all. 

Can you please let me know what I miss ? 

Thanks a lot !



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Chris TRINGHAM

Are you using "Anglo-Saxon" or "Continental" accounting?

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Hi Chris, I'm using "Continental" accounting

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Thanks a lot Chris for your answer. Interesting though that the price different account is visible even if continental is selected (which is the default). I'd imagine that it is not very difficult to make the field visible only if anglo-saxon is activated. This would avoid confusion ;-)

Chris TRINGHAM

Yes, and it would also be good if there was full documentation!

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My understanding was that the Price Difference account was mainly used in so-called Anglo-Saxon accounting with real costing when the price on the Purchase Order (at the time the goods are received) is different from the price on the Vendor Bill.  

It is needed to clear the balance on the stock interim account (if the prices are the same, the postings to the stock interim account for goods receiving and the vendor bill are equal and opposite so net to zero).

It's also used with the standard costing method if the price on the Vendor Bill is different from the Standard Cost for the product (your use case), but again I believe that is only in "Anglo-Saxon" accounting.

Odoo took the Price Difference account out for Odoo 16 and then put it back (see here and here) and this seems to confirm that it only applies to the "Anglo-Saxon" accounting method. 

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