Accrual, Balance Forward Configuration Checklist

Establish the accounting configuration. From the A/R Configuration window, select the Accrual and Balance Forward options.

Define your organization's charges and fees using the Charges Definition/Charges Detail Entry window.

Define any miscellaneous charges and associated fee codes using the Miscellaneous Charge Codes Entry window.

Set up the subsidiary and assign the receipting priority on the Subsidiary Definition for A/R window.

Establish receipt entry details using the Receipt Entry Detail window.

  • To distribute the receipt amount (cash tendered) across all the subsidiaries displayed, select the AutoGenerate Rows from Subsidiary Master? checkbox and click the Generate Detail Rows button. This distributes the receipt amount to the student's subsidiary balances based on the receipting priority defined on the Subsidiary Definition for A/R window. For example: a student has a $100 balance in the AR subsidiary and a $200 balance in the BD subsidiary. The AR subsidiary is priority 1 and the BD subsidiary is priority 5. When the student makes a $200 payment, two detail lines are created in the Receipt Entry Details window; the first $100 pays off the AR balance and an additional transaction for $100 is applied to the BD balance.

  • To enter individual receipts and manually apply the payment to a particular subsidiary, do not select the AutoGenerate Rows from Subsidiary Master? checkbox.

Establish remaining A/R configurations such as third party and receipt options, online configurations, and if course registration refunds are based on transaction or billing status.