Greetings!
I am having an issue with any "No Charge" time entries that we have showing up on a bill. The amounts from the N/C entries get added onto the "proper" total and create a bill in the system that is higher than it should be.
We want these to be shown because many clients like to see the additional time that we have spent on a matter with zero charges to them. Should I make these a $0.00 rate on the billing items before sending them to the final bill for the client?
Rich Smith
William L. Ferrigan, P.C.
Grand Ledge, MI
Time & Billing Matters 5.0
<Rich Smith> wrote in message news:302@pmforums.lexisnexis.com... Greetings! I am having an issue with any "No Charge" time entries that we have showing up on a bill. The amounts from the N/C entries get added onto the "proper" total and create a bill in the system that is higher than it should be. We want these to be shown because many clients like to see the additional time that we have spent on a matter with zero charges to them. Should I make these a $0.00 rate on the billing items before sending them to the final bill for the client? Rich Smith William L. Ferrigan, P.C. Grand Ledge, MI Time & Billing Matters 5.0 http://pmforums.lexisnexis.com/forums/thread/302.aspx
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Hello Kelly,
The bill itself is not "no charge", there are billable items on the bill and we also want to show the client the "no charge" entries that are for work done that is not being charged to the client. The trouble is that these amounts on the "no charge" billing items get added to the total of the bill after it is posted. So when the client pays the bill there is still an unpaid amount which reflects the "no charge" items, but it is not really due from the client so we have to credit it off the account.
And I have checked the status of these items and they are set to "No Charge", so I cannot figure out why they get added into the bill total.
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
Open a Billing Item record that is a No Charge record. Just below the Charge Status field, there is a No Charge Hours field. This field should have, e.g. 1.00 in it if the Total Duration is 1.00. If the No Charge Hours is zero, the client will be charged for the time despite the fact that the Charge Status in No Charge. I believe this scenario is specific to Billing Matters 5.0 and that in later versions the 1.00 is automatically copied from Duration to No Charge Hours when No Charge is selected.
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