Detail billing by time and expenses

From the
Time & Expense
tab of the
Detail Billing
screen you can bill WIP entries either at the time and expense entry level, or summarized by 1 or more components. Right-click in the time and expense entry grid to do the following:
  • Select or deselect all entries.
  • Edit or delete entries.
  • Add adjustment entries and progress entries.
  • Relieve progress bills.
  • Unbill entries.
  • Smart Bill or Standard Bill selected entries.
  • Allocate adjustments to different staff.
  • Print the time and expense entry grid.
Follow these steps to detail bill your clients by time and expenses.
  1. Select
    Actions
    , then
    Billing
    .
  2. Mark the checkboxes for the clients or client engagements you want to bill, then select
    Detail Bill Selected
    .
  3. Select the
    Time & Expense
    tab.
    tip
    You can select the
    Time & Expense
    tab to display each time you open Detail Billing. Select
    Setup
    ,
    User Preferences
    , the
    Billing
    tab, then your preference from the
    Start-up tab
    field.

Billing summarized entries

  1. If you want to summarize the entries by any of the components in the entry grid, use the
    Summarize By
    checkboxes. You can summarize WIP by client, engagement, project, staff, activity, type, or date, or any combination of these.
    note
    • When you select related clients for detail billing, the Billing Selection list includes only the parent client so that you can create a single invoice for the client family. However, the sheet entries for both parent and subsidiary clients are available for billing.
      In the
      Detail Billing
      screen, the Billing Selection list displays all the selected client IDs and sort names, and a
      Billed
      checkbox to indicate which clients you have billed. When you finish billing a client and save their invoice, the application marks the
      Billed
      checkbox to indicate that the client has been billed. If you need to return to the main
      Billing
      screen to select or deselect clients, select
      Edit Selection
      . After you make your selections, you can return to Detail Billing or select another billing method.
    • The
      Project
      checkbox is available only if you're licensed for the Project Management module.
  2. Enter an amount in the
    Billed
    field for a summarized row to indicate how much you want to bill all of the entries represented by the summarized row. The application distributes this amount proportionately to all entries represented by the row based on their amounts. If you select Expandto expand the summarized rows and enter bill amounts at the individual entry level, the amount in the
    Billed
    field for the summary row is the sum of all of the individual entries.
    note
    The amount you enter on time and expense entries must be 0 or greater. You can only enter negative amounts in the
    Billed
    field for progress bill entries.
  3. When finished entering the bill amounts, select
    Save
    save the invoice, or
    Save and Print
    to save the invoice and print it.
note
If you select
Save and Print
, the Print windows opens. If you then decide to cancel printing, the invoice is still saved.

Billing at the entry level

When the time and expenses grid isn't summarized, it displays the client, engagement, staff, activity, type (time or expense), date, hours (for time) or units (for expenses), rate, WIP amount, and a
Note
field for each time and expense entry.
note
If you're licensed for the Project Management module, the grid also shows any project and due date associated with each entry.
  1. For each entry, enter an amount in the
    Billed
    field. The application will complete the
    Adjusted
    field automatically.
    note
    If the billed amount is less than the amount of the entry, and the adjusted amount is 0.00, the remainder will display in the
    Carryover
    field. The carryover amount will be available for billing the next time you bill this client’s engagement.
  2. When finished entering the bill amounts, select
    Save
    to save the invoice, or
    Save and Print
    to save the invoice and print it.
note
If you select
Save and Print
, the Print window opens. If you then decide to cancel printing, the invoice is still saved.

Entering amounts in the Totals section

Another way to bill is to enter an amount in the Totals section. The Totals section displays the total amount of all entries displayed in the grid. When you enter an amount in the Totals
Billed
field, the amount is distributed proportionately among all entries (except for progress bill entries) based on their amounts.

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