How do I deal with used unit funding?
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The following article explains how to deal with used unit funding from a finance company.
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 | Units: Unit is a general term used to cover all types of vehicle and machinery, including items such as motorcycles, scooters, cars, trucks, vans, caravans, motorhomes, boats, tractors, ATVs, agricultural equipment, wholegoods and construction equipment. |
Finance companies may offer funding for used unit purchases or part exchanges to help with cash flow under some circumstances.
When you purchase a used unit
- When you purchase a used unit from a customer, or take one in in part exchange, you can apply for funding.
- When you are notified of payment into your bank account from your finance company, you need to do a simple journal in Platinum to reflect this.
- Go to " Nominal Ledger Journal Entries Cashbook Entry".
- Enter your bank nominal code into "Centre:" and press <Enter>.
- The "Money In/Out:" should be set to 'I'.
- Enter the date you see the payment from the finance company.
- Enter the centre for your used unit funding or press <Ctrl+F1> to search for it. If one does not exist, see here to create one.
| This should be a balance sheet code flagged as an asset/liability if you wish to have the ability to reconcile it. |
- Enter the amount received from the finance company.
- In the "Comment", type in the stock number of the unit to which the payment relates.
- Once complete, press <Esc> and <Accept> to accept the posting.
When you sell the used unit
- Once you have sold the used unit, you will need to pay back the finance company. Once again this is done by doing a simple journal.
- Go to " Nominal Ledger Journal Entries Cashbook Entry"
- Enter your bank nominal code into "Centre:" and press <Enter>.
- The "Money In/Out:" should be set to 'O'.
- Enter the date you pay the funds back to the finance company.
- Enter the centre for your used unit funding or press <Ctrl+F1> to search for it.
- Enter the amount you are paying the finance company.
- In the "Comment", type the stock number to which the payment relates.
- Once complete, press <Esc> and <Accept> to accept the posting.
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