Billing Detail Tab
Use this tab to enter information for the header of the bill.
You can enter the customer, invoice due date, purchase order number, invoice date, and customer terms. You can also select the status of the invoice in this tab. You should set the status of the bill to Unselected while you are entering and adjusting the bill. Change the status to Selected after the bill is ready to print and post.
Use this tab before you enter the line detail of the invoice. You can change the data in this tab at any time. You must use the Recalculate button after you have made changes in this tab to ensure that all changes display on the bill.
Contents
Field | Description |
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Customer |
Enter, or click to select, the customer being invoiced. A customer is required for all project invoices. The customer name displays in the field to the right. |
Status |
Select the status of the invoice. A status of Selected indicates that this invoice is ready to be posted. Unselected invoices are not posted. |
Purchase Order No |
Enter the purchase order related to this invoice. This is the purchase order from the customer being invoiced. This is an optional field. |
Invoice |
Enter the invoice number for this invoice. The combination of project and invoice must be unique. |
Invoice Date |
Enter the invoice date. The system date defaults into this field. |
Terms |
Select the terms of the invoice. The terms displayed in the drop-down list were initialized on the Manage Customer Terms screen. The terms selected determine the due date of the invoice. |
Due Date |
Enter the due date for this invoice. Receivables are aged based on due date. The due date defaults in based on the terms selected. |
Bill Currency |
The currency used to bill this invoice displays in this field. To modify this billing currency, use the Exchange Rates subtask. |
Default Tax Information
The tax code that is used on the lines of the invoice displays in this group box. The tax code defaults from the Manage Customers screen when the customer is entered.
Field | Description |
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Tax Code |
Enter the sales tax code you want to default in on invoice lines. If you enter a code in this field, Y (Yes) defaults into the Taxable field. This sales tax code defaults into the Tax Code field. The rate in the sales tax table for this code defaults into the Tax Rate field. The Tax Amt is calculated based on the Tax Rate multiplied by the total unit amount less discounts. |
Tax Exempt ID |
If applicable, enter the tax exempt ID for this tax code. |
iRAPT Information
Field | Description |
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Included in iRAPT File |
If this check box is selected, this indicates that the bill has been included in a iRAPT file. You can edit this check box, but you should exercise caution when doing so because it may cause the bill to be included in more than one iRAPT file. |
Alt File Name |
If the bill has been included in a iRAPT file, this field displays the file name. |
Alt File Location |
If the bill has been included in a iRAPT file, this field displays the output path used when the file was created. If the Included in iRAPT File check box is selected and this field is blank, you must enter the output path used when the file was created. |
Document Location
Use this field to attach a file to your project product bill. You can use this feature to attach a copy of this bill, the section of the contract that defines the billing requirements, documentation for the bill such as timesheets or vouchers, or other information regarding contract funding. You should attach documents before you post the bills.
Enter the location of the file that you want to attach to your bill. You can also click the Browse for file button to the right of this field to open a dialog and navigate your network to locate the file that you want to attach to your bill.
Use the Open file button to view the attached file. Costpoint displays an error message if no document location was entered.
Totals
These fields display running invoice totals for all invoice lines.
Field | Description |
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Ln/Item Amt |
This field displays a running invoice total of item cost amounts for all invoice lines. |
Disc Amount |
This field displays a running invoice total of discount amounts for all invoice lines. |
Tax Amount |
This field displays a running invoice total of sales or value added tax amounts for all invoice lines. |
Oth/Chgs |
This field displays a running invoice total of the other charges for all invoice lines. |
Invoice Amount Due |
This field displays the total amount of the invoice net of discounts, sales tax, and shipping charges. This amount is posted as the billed receivable and invoice amount. |
Net Invoice Amount |
This non-editable field displays the net invoice amount. |
Liq Amount |
This field displays the reduction to the invoice price for the progress bills that the customer has already paid. Progress payment bills are calculated and printed in other processes. Use this screen when you bill the customer for shipment of a finished good, which means the bill is a Delivery invoice. In the table window, the individual lines contain the items and prices that you are billing. Use this field only if the project uses progress payment bills. Progress payment billing is used on projects that require a long lead time before deliveries are made or when substantial amounts of money must be expended before the contractor becomes eligible for partial payments on deliveries. Under this arrangement, you can submit interim bills that cover a percentage of your expenditures, even though deliveries may not have been made. Costpoint calculates this field as the lower of the following two values:
When you post this invoice, the entry that is made depends on the posting method you selected in the 1443 Postings group box on the Configure Billing Settings screen. For more information, see the "Progress Payment Bills" topic. |
Invoice Type |
This non-editable field displays the type of invoice for this project. For projects that bill using progress payment bills, the invoice type is Delivery; for all other projects, the invoice type is Standard. Projects that have a billing formula of Progress Payment are the only projects allowed to have delivery invoices. |