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Revenue Deferral
Defer part or all of revenue for one or more Estimate(s) or Client invoice(s)
Create deferred revenue
There are multiple options to create Deferred Revenue transactions within Accountability. To create an Accrued Revenue transaction, navigate to Accounting>Revenue Tools>Deferred Revenue and click Create a New Deferred Revenue.
The Deferred Revenue Wizard walks you through creating a deferred revenue transaction with one of the following methods:
Add Invoice
This method allows you to defer revenue on a production invoice. You need to select a Job No. when using this method.
For details, see Deferred Revenue - How to create via Add Invoice
Add Multiple Invoices
This method allows you to create deferred revenue transactions for multiple invoices within a selected office at one time.
For details, see Deferred Revenue - How to create for multiple invoices
Add Batch
This method gives you control of the amount of revenue to defer for multiple jobs and task types at a time.
For detailed steps, see Deferred Revenue - How to create via Batch method
Tip
Note that deferred revenue transactions do not have an accounting impact until they're approved. Click here for details on approving deferred revenue transactions.
Reverse deferred revenue
If you did not set a release schedule, you can manually reverse a deferred revenue entry. For details, see Deferred Revenue - How to reverse
Automate Revenue Recognition Workflow
Accountability allows for automated revenue recognition through one of 2 methods:
- Based on actual time
- Based on revenue tracker schedule
The system calculates the balance to accrue or defer based on the selected method and will create the transactions for the jobs you have selected. To learn more, see Revenue Recognition Function and Revenue Recognition based on Revenue Tracker