How to clear stuck intercompany balances in NetSuite?
NetSuite blocks simple manual journals from reversing original intercompany entries because the mandatory elimination flag cannot be unticked. This forces reliance on Advanced IC Journals that auto-post in a single currency, making it nearly impossible to independently clear balances when original funding flows involve mixed currencies.
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How to clear stuck intercompany balances in NetSuite?
- 1booking manual entries to clear or reclass intercompany balancesDid this help you?
- 2waiting for the elimination step during the consolidated close processDid this help you?
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“Conceptually, I'm having trouble understanding why a subsidiary would indefinitely carry both an intercompany receivable and an intercompany payable related to the same funding flow.”source ↗
“Problem is we can't post simple journals against these accounts to reverse original entries. NetSuite blocks it because of the elimination flag (cannot be unticked).”source ↗
“So only Advanced IC Journals can touch these accounts. But those auto-post to both subs in one currency, which makes clearing each side independently tricky, especially when the original balances are in mixed currencies per pair.”source ↗
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