1881844 - 97 - Currency exchange differences Posted to Original Expense Account

You have created an expense report or a supplier invoice accounted to a specific G/L account.
You create a separate payment with a value below the original expense report/invoice value for the employee/supplier.
In the following clearing you define the difference between invoice and payment as a discount of type 97-Currency exchange differences.
You expect that the currency exchange difference is posted to a separate exchange rate difference account which you have maintained in fine tuning.
Instead, the discount is posted to the original expense account that you have maintained for accounts payable.

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