Question 670
An accounting team resolves the following issue: A batch vendor payment run selects a bank account not authorized for that currency. Which observed record or result is decisive?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The generated payment file uses the approved bank and currency while the other bank remains excluded. This directly tests the intended correction: Configure the correct vendor payment method and company bank account currency/payment settings. The underlying failure or control mechanism is: Vendor payment methods determine eligible payment instruments and bank account selection.
Incorrect Answers
The posted invoice includes the freight fee and reconciles to the expected expense account and tax. That would verify a different case: A vendor charges an agreed freight fee, but the AP invoice amount differs from the purchase order because the charge code is missing. It does not verify the required corrective action: Configure the correct vendor payment method and company bank account currency/payment settings.
A test payment settles subsidiary vendor invoices and creates reconciling intercompany entries. That would verify a different case: Central finance pays invoices for subsidiary companies, but the central payment journal does not create intercompany due-to/due-from balances. It does not verify the required corrective action: Configure the correct vendor payment method and company bank account currency/payment settings.
The vendor liability records the intended currency and correct accounting currency equivalent. That would verify a different case: A vendor invoice is received in EUR but its liability is initially valued in USD at the wrong exchange rate. It does not verify the required corrective action: Configure the correct vendor payment method and company bank account currency/payment settings.