Charging Work Orders

 

If you haven't already marked the Work Order as Closed & Billed then find the Work Order and use the Status field to set it as Closed & Billed or click Bill Received.

 

Once marked as Closed & Bill the Bill Received screen is displayed which enables the payment of the Work. Typically the Landlord will pay the Invoice / Bill, however the Bill Received screen provides the flexibility to manage how this will be split e.g. between Tenant and Landlord.

 

1. Where a Contact(s) is paying the bill

2. Where a Company is paying the bill

 

1. Where a Contact(s) is paying the bill

 

Bill Details tab

Which Contractor is the Bill from? The Contractor should be pre-filled otherwise can be changed
What is the date of the Bill? Specify date the Bill was received
What is the reference of the Bill ? Add a reference
What Product are you being Billed for? This defaults to Maintenance Product
Is VAT included on the Bill? This defaults to Standard VAT, if VAT is not included change the VAT rate
What is the total amount of the Bill? Enter the Amount (inclusive of VAT if it's included)
What Site/Branch is this Bill Assigned to? Select the Branch the Bill is for
Would you like to attach a copy of the Bill?

Click the drop down arrow if you want to attach a copy of the bill, this will be stored in the Correspondence screen against the Work Order

Click Next to move to the Payment Details

 

Payment Details tab

Who is paying for the Bill?

Choose Contact if the Tenant/Landlord is paying the Bill

Which Contact is paying for the Bill? This will default to the owner of the Property
Contact Account Balance This will display the Contact's balance
What Tax Rate is applied to the Bill charges? Indicates which Tax Rate will be applied
Statement Notes? The Subject line of the Work order will appear with the Contractor's name. This can be amended as required
Would you like to split the Bill payment between two Contacts?

If the bill isn't being split just click Next to proceed to the Additional Payment details screen.

 

Select Yes if the bill is being split between Contacts.

When you click Yes options to manage how the bill will be split will be displayed.

 

Which Contact is paying for the Bill? Select the Contact that the bill is being split with by clicking on the drop-down arrow.
Contact Account Balance The Contact's Balance will be displayed
How much will the Contact pay? Enter the amount they are paying including VAT
When is the Bill due

This defaults to today but amend as required

 

What Bank Account will be Bill be paid from?

 

 

Select the Bank Account as required

 

Click Next to proceed to the Bill Commission tab

 

 

Bill Commission tab

 

How would you like to charge Commission?

Choose from

- No Commission Charged

- Charge a Fee to the Contractor

- Charge a Fee to the Contact paying the Bill

- Markup Charge to Contact Paying the Bill

How much is the Commission? Specify the commission amount as a Percentage or Fixed fee
Check Payment Summary

A summary showing the payments will be made including any fees

Click Save

 

 

In all cases the Commission earned is written as a Credit to the Company Account

 

 

2. Where a Company is paying the bill

 

Bill Details tab

Which Contractor is the Bill from? Select the Contractor
What is the date of the Bill? Specify date the Bill was received
What is the reference of the Bill ? Add a reference
What Product are you being Billed for? This defaults to Maintenance Product
Is VAT included on the Bill? This defaults to Standard VAT, if VAT is not included change the VAT rate
What is the total amount of the Bill? Enter the Amount (inclusive of VAT if it's included)
What Site/Branch is this Bill Assigned to? Select the Branch the Bill is for
Would you like to attach a copy of the Bill? A copy will be stored in the Correspondence screen of the Work Order

 

Payment Details tab

Who is paying for the Bill?

 

Select Company i.e. the Bill is being paid by your company

 

When is the Bill due? Specify the date the Bill is due
What Bank Account will the Bill be paid from? This allows you to choose which Bank Account the bill will be paid from

 

Landlord Fee tab

Are you charging a Fee to the landlord?

 

Selecting No will let you move to the next step

What are you charging the Landlord Choose a Product for the charge
When is this due? Specify the due date
Statement Notes Statement Notes can be added

 

Bill Commission tab

 

How would you like to charge Commission?

Choose from either:

- No Commission Charged

- Charge a Fee to the Contractor

How much is the Commission? If Commission is being charged enter the amount. This can be done as a Fixed Fee or percentage
Check Payment Summary

A summary will show the payments which will be made including any fees

 

Click Save

 

 

Fathead information

 

Bill Markups

 

 

Default Commission charges

 

If you have a policy for charging commission it may be easier to store default Commission charges, these can be stored against a Contractor or Utility Supplier and/or a system wide branch setting.

 

A Work Order Commission field on the More Details section of Contractors and Utility Suppliers permit a commission amount to be specified. When closing and billing a work order for this Contact Acquaint will default to charging them the commission specified against their contact record.

 

If no commission is specified against the Contractor / Utility Supplier's record Acquaint will default the commission fields to the Default Work Order Commission (%) and Default Work Order Commission Type configuration options located in System Configuration > Property Management ->Default Work Order Commission.

 

 

 

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