When Apply advanced rounding rules has been selected a check will be made on the un-rounded and rounded totals of each Director within each DLA account code.
Where a difference occurs the rounding amount will be allocated to the first Director with a balance within the same account code.
For Example (Illustration only):
Account Code
|
Amount
|
Rounded
|
After Rounding
|
Directors Loan Account - B/F (5400)
|
|
|
|
Director 1
|
(200.55)
|
(201)
|
(200)
|
Director 2
|
(150.00)
|
(150)
|
(150)
|
Director 3
|
(315.75)
|
(316)
|
(316)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
(666.30)
|
(667)
|
(666)
|
|
|
|
|
Rounded Total
|
(666)
|
(667)
|
(666)
|
ROUNDING DIFFERENCE
|
|
1
|
-
|
Account Code
|
Amount
|
Rounded
|
After Rounding
|
Directors Loan Account – Capital Introduced (5401)
|
|
|
|
Director 2
|
(50.55)
|
(51)
|
(50)
|
Director 3
|
(80.65)
|
(81)
|
(81)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
(131.20)
|
(132)
|
(131)
|
|
|
|
|
Rounded Total
|
(131)
|
(132)
|
(131)
|
ROUNDING DIFFERENCE
|
|
1
|
-
|
Director
|
B/F
|
Introduced
|
Total
|
Director 1
|
(200)
|
-
|
(200)
|
Director 2
|
(150)
|
(50)
|
(200)
|
Director 3
|
(316)
|
(81)
|
(397)
|
Total
|
(666)
|
(131)
|
(797)
|
The same rule is applied to DLA under current liabilities (account codes 5400, 5401 & 5402) and long-term liabilities (account code 5800). Where
The Director to which the rounding difference is allocated can NOT be changed.
See KB3094 - What are Advanced Rounding Rules? for more information.