Error: 'The Foreign Currency on the account does not match the Foreign Currency on the transaction.'

How to clear the error 'The Foreign Currency on the account does not match the Foreign Currency on the transaction.' from an invoice.

Written by Oliver Cook

Updated over a year ago

Symptom

You are receiving the below error message when trying to publish an invoice.

The Foreign Currency on the account does not match the Foreign Currency on the transaction.

Applies To

Sage 50 UK&I users.

Cause

This error message is typically due to a foreign currency not being set up in Sage that matches the currency on the invoice you are attempting to publish.

Resolution

To clear this error, please do the following:

Ensure that multi-currency is enabled in Sage for the corresponding company.
Check that the foreign currency on the invoice is also set up in Sage.
Re-sync your company data on AutoEntry, and wait around 5-10 minutes for the new setting to apply.
Republish the affected invoice(s).