> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Buydown Reconciliation

> What you funded at the register versus what the manufacturers actually paid back.

**Rebates & Compliance → Buydown Reconciliation** is the receivables book for
manufacturer-funded discounts.

| Card | Meaning |
| - | - |
| **Discounts Given** | Funded by manufacturers at your register |
| **Reimbursements Received** | What has come back, and what share that is |
| **Outstanding Receivable** | Still owed to this store |

Two tables: **Balance by Manufacturer** (given, paid back, outstanding, status)
and **Payment History** (period, manufacturer, estimated, **actually paid**,
difference, notes).

## Record a payment

**1. Choose Record Payment Received**

**2. Pick the manufacturer and period**

The period is the month, as `YYYY-MM`.

**3. Enter the amount received**

What actually landed, not what you expected.

**4. Add notes**

Especially when the amount differs from the estimate — the note is what lets
you query it later.

## Reading the difference column

Estimated against actually paid is the point of this page. A small gap is
normal. A consistent shortfall from one manufacturer is worth raising with
them — and the payment history is the evidence.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Accruals cannot double-count: if a weekly run is repeated, the same sale is
> not booked twice.


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