In the beverage, food, and catering industries, products are sold in reusable packaging. A deposit is charged on these products. If a company deals in these products, it must pay the deposit to the supplier and also pass this deposit on to the customer.
We have developed a solution that calculates the corresponding deposit for one or more products and automatically includes it in the outgoing invoice. Similarly, when an order is placed, the corresponding deposit is calculated and automatically added to the order form. Based on these calculations, the SAP Business One system can provide information at any time about the amount of deposit money currently in stock.
For the deposit slip in sales and purchase documents, the type of reusable packaging is stored in the item master data. For example, a case of water consists of one reusable crate and twelve reusable bottles. Separate items are created in SAP Business One for different reusable packaging types, and the corresponding deposit amount is defined.
Furthermore, a separate product group is created for reusable packaging, which allows for the correct tax code, the correct general ledger account for deposit proceeds, and the deposit balance to be specified during purchasing and sales. This information is important because deposits are tax-exempt.
