Enter Customer Receipts Screen Field Reference

This screen field reference describes the following:

Header

Field

Description

Payment Amount

If the Payment Type is Cash, Check, Credit Card, or Electronic Funds Transfer, enter the total amount of the receipt.

If the payment type is By Credit Memo or On Account Amount, displays total amount of the credit memo or the on account amount.

Remaining To Distribute

Displays the portion of the payment amount that hasn't been distributed yet.

General tab

Field

Description

Posting Date

Enter the posting date for the receipt or click to select the date from a Date Picker. The posting date is the date the receipt affects the general ledger.

Posting Group

Enter the code of the Cash Receipt Posting Group screen for the receipt or click to select the posting group from a Lookup List.

Transaction Date

Enter the transaction date for the receipt or click to select the date from a Date Picker.

Memo

Enter any comments or notes about the receipt.

Calculate Discounts Through Date

Enter the date to be used to calculate discounts or click to select the date from a Date Picker.

Deposit Information

Date of Deposit

Enter the deposit date for the receipt or click to select the date from a Date Picker.

Deposit ID

Enter the deposit identifier for the receipt.

Cash Account

Enter the Chart of Accounts screen into which the receipt will be deposited or click to select the cash account from a Lookup List.

Customer Balances

Open Invoices

Displays the total amount of open invoices for the customer.

Open Retainages

Displays the total amount of open retainages for all invoices and credit memos for the customer.

Open Credits

Displays the total amount of open credits for the customer.

An open credit may be the result of a credit memo that you issued to a customer in lieu of something else. For example, a customer may have paid for a particular an item, however the item delivered was a different brand but the same quality. A credit memo is basically a customer invoice with a negative value.

On Account Amount

Displays the total on-account amount for the customer.

An on-account amount can occur when a customer remits an amount greater than the invoices due for that customer. Note that the customer receipt must be posted in order for the on-account amount to be available.

Total Balance

Displays the total balance for the customer.

Check Distribution tab

Field

Description

Show Retainage

Select the checkbox to show retainage for each invoice in the Invoice grid.

Starting Invoice

If you want to apply payments automatically, enter the code of the first invoice to which the receipt will be automatically applied.

Apply Payments Automatically

Click the button to apply the payment amount to this customer's invoices. Payment for the receipt is automatically applied to the line items containing billing amounts and tax amounts (but not for retainage amounts) in all invoices beginning with the invoice in the Starting Invoice field. When determining how to apply payments automatically, ProContractor considers payment terms and discount due dates.

Invoice grid - Each row in the grid is an open invoice for this customer. Click to the left of a row to display details for an invoice.

Invoice Company

Displays the company for the invoice. This is the asset company for the customer receipt transaction.

Note: If the asset company is different than the company selected in the header, an Intercompany Setup screen posting will be generated when the entry is saved.

Invoice Company Name

Displays the name of the company for the invoice.

Invoice

Displays the code of the customer invoice. Contract invoices created for the customer use the project number plus the application number as the invoice number.

Invoice Date

Displays the invoice date for the customer invoice.

Invoice Due Date

Displays the date the customer invoice is due.

Discount Due Date

Displays the date the discounted payment is due for the customer invoice.

Project

Displays projects for the customer invoice. Values are separated by commas.

Cost Code

Displays cost codes of the customer invoice. Values are separated by commas.

Type

Displays the type for the sub-row, either Invoice + Tax or Retainage. The Retainage sub-row appears when the Show Retainage checkbox is selected.

Open Amount

Displays the total invoice amount of the customer invoice. The total invoice amount includes the billing amount and the tax amount. The retainage amount is shown separately.

Pay

Select the checkbox to select the invoice or retainage for payment. Select the checkbox in the column header to select all listed invoices and retainages for payment.

Note: For invoices related to a contract schedule of values, a payment can be applied to retainage only if the entire contract amount is invoiced in full.

Payment

When the Pay checkbox is selected, defaults to the invoice or retainage open amount. If you want to override this value, enter the payment amount. The payment amount must be equal to or less than the invoice or retainage open amount. If a discount amount is taken, enter an amount that is less than the invoice open amount minus the discount amount.

Discount

When the Pay checkbox is selected, defaults to the discount amount available. If you want to override this value, enter the discount amount taken.

Allowance

Enter the amount of any allowance given to the customer toward the invoice or retainage amount. An allowance is typically a write-off of an amount that the customer is not going to pay. If you enter an allowance amount, you must specify a GL account in the Allowance Account field.

Allowance Account

If you enter an invoice allowance amount or a retainage allowance account, enter the GL account for allowances or click to select a GL account from a Lookup List.

Detail grid - Click to the left of an invoice row to display the Detail grid. Each row in the grid is a line item for the selected invoice.

Distribution Company

Displays the code for the distribution company for the line item.

Project

If the revenue type is project-related, displays the project for the line item.

Owner CO

If the revenue type is project-related and there is an owner change order for the customer invoice, displays the owner change order for the line item.

Cost Code

If the revenue type is project-related, displays the cost code on for the line item.

Division

Displays the code of the division associated with the project or line item.

Type

Displays the type for the sub-row, either Invoice, Tax, or Retainage. The Retainage sub-row appears when the Show Retainage checkbox is selected.

Open Amount

Displays the remaining unpaid amount for each sub-row of the line item.

Pay

Select the checkbox to select the sub-row of the line item for payment.

Payment

When the Pay checkbox is selected, defaults to the open amount for the sub-row. If you want to override this value, enter the payment amount. The payment amount must be equal to or less than the open amount for the sub-row. If a discount amount is taken, enter an amount in the Invoice sub-row that is equal to or less than the invoice open amount minus the discount amount.

Discount

When the Pay checkbox is selected, defaults to the discount amount available for the sub-row. If you want to override this value, enter the discount amount taken.

Allowance

Enter the amount of any allowance given to the customer toward the retainage amount. An allowance is typically a write-off of an amount that the customer is not going to pay. If you enter a retainage allowance amount, you must specify a GL account in the Other Allowance Account field in the Invoice Information grid above.

Tax grid - Click to the left of a row in the Detail grid to display the Tax grid. Each row in the grid is a tax authority for the line item. ProContractor calculates the tax payment amount based on the invoice payment amount and the tax authority (or tax authorities) associated with the line item. If multiple tax authorities are associated with the line item, ProContractor allocates the tax payment accordingly. In this grid, you can modify the tax payment amount, modify the allocation of the tax payment amount, or enter a tax allowance amount.

Tax Authority

Displays the code for the tax authority for the line item.

Tax Authority Name

Displays the name of the tax authority for the line item.

Tax Open Amount

Displays the balance of the total tax amount of the line item for the tax authority.

Pay

Select the checkbox to select the tax authority for payment.

Tax Payment

If the Pay checkbox is selected, defaults to the amount of the receipt to be applied to the tax amount of the line item for the tax authority. ProContractor calculates this amount based on the invoice payment amount and the tax authority (or tax authorities) associated with the line item. If multiple tax authorities are associated with the line item, ProContractor allocates the tax payment accordingly. If you want to override this amount, enter the amount of the receipt to be applied to the tax amount of the line item for this tax authority.

Tax Allowance

Enter the amount of any allowance given to the customer toward the tax amount for this tax authority. An allowance is typically a write-off of an amount that the customer is not going to pay. If you enter a tax allowance amount, you must specify a GL account in the Other Allowance Account field in the Invoice grid above.

Payment Taxable Amount

Displays the total amount of the receipt subject to tax by this tax authority.

Transaction tab

If the payment type is Electronic Funds Transfer, you must enter details on the customer's bank account. If the payment type is Credit Card, you can optionally enter details on the customer credit card used for the receipt.

Field

Description

Credit Card Number

Enter the number of the customer credit card. Do not enter dashes or spaces.

Credit Card Expiration Date

Enter the expiration date of the customer credit card or click to select the date from a Date Picker.

Credit Card CVV Number

Enter the Card Verification Value (CVV) of the customer credit card. The CVV is also known as the Card Security Code. It is typically a three-digit number printed to the right of the signature line on the back of the credit card. On some credit cards, the CVV is printed (not embossed) on the front of the credit card.

Credit Card Billing Information

Enter any billing information that might be required for the credit card. This may be the ZIP code or postal code of the credit card billing address.

Name as it appears on the card

Enter the name that appears on the customer credit card.

Bank Routing Number

Enter the 9-digit customer bank routing number for the EFT. This is also known as the ABA number. Do not enter dashes or spaces.

Bank Account Number

Enter the customer bank account number.

Transaction Type

Enter the transaction type for the EFT.

  • Checking

  • Savings

Lien Releases tab

Use the Lien Release tab to indicate for which lien notices ProContractor will create a lien release record when the customer receipt is posted and what type of release to create. Each row in the grid is a lien notice associated with the customer.

Note: If no lien notices are associated with the customer, you cannot create a lien release.
Tip: Use the View Customer Lien Document Logs screen to manage your lien documents, including printing documents or attaching documents to an e-mail.

Field

Description

Lien Notice Number

Displays the lien notice number.

Project

Displays the project for the lien notice if applicable.

Billing Format

Displays the billing format for the lien notice if applicable.

Owner CO

Displays the owner change order for the lien notice if applicable.

Cost Code

Displays the cost code for the lien notice if applicable.

Remaining Balance

Displays the remaining balance for the lien notice.

Action

By default, displays the action selected on the Lien Management Settings screen. If needed, click to select the type of lien release record to create for the lien notice.

  • Do Not Create - A lien release record will not be created for this notice.

  • Create Conditional Progress Release - A conditional progress release record will be created for this lien notice.

  • Create Conditional Final Release - A conditional final release record will be created for this lien notice.

  • Create Unconditional Progress Release - An unconditional progress release record will be created for this lien notice.

  • Create Unconditional Final Release - An unconditional final release record will be created for this lien notice.

Release Sent Date

Enter the date the lien release was sent or click to select the date from a Date Picker.

Release Through Date

Enter the date the lien was released through or click to select the date from a Date Picker.

Release Amount

By default, displays the amount of the customer receipt. If needed, enter the amount of the lien being released. If the release amount is equal to the remaining balance, the action will default to a final release.

Release Description

By default, displays Release created for Invoice [invoice number] during Enter Cash Receipt [check number], date [check date]. If needed, enter a description for the lien notice.

Create Lien Release Notice Form

Select the checkbox to indicate that ProContractor will create the lien notice document when the receipt is posted based on the form selected on the Enter Customer Lien Notice & Release screen for the release type and attach it to the lien notice record.

On Account Payment tab

The On Account Payment tab is enabled when the amount in the Remaining To Distribute field is greater than 0. When you enter a customer receipt without distributing the entire payment amount, you must enter data to the fields on the On Account Payment tab before you can save it.

Field

Description

Distribution Company

Enter the Company screen to which the on-account amount is to be posted or click to select a distribution company from a Lookup List.

Division

Enter the code of the Division screen to which the on-account amount is to be posted or click to select the division from a Lookup List. If there is only one valid division, ProContractor enters that division automatically.

AR Revenue Type

Enter the Accounts Receivable Revenue Type screen for the line item or click to select a revenue type from a Lookup List.