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Page Revision: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:08
General Information
Default Menu Location: Transaction>> Accounts Receivable>> Generate Finance Charges
Screen Name: GENFC
Function: This screen will allow users to generate finance charges on outstanding AR invoices based off the
Annual Rate entered on the Customer's
BillTo attribute.
 Finance Charges - Click here for larger image |
Daily Rate
Interest is calculated each day according to your
Calculate Interest From choice. To calculate the daily interest rate (R), the program divides the interest rate (I) by the number of days (D).
For example, an annual rate of 18% is calculated as a .049315068% monthly rate (R = 18/365).
Remember to enter the ANNUAL RATE on the Bill To screen.
Finance Charge Calculation
The Daily Rate is used to calculate the interest on each outstanding invoice.
For our example, we will assume that today is 09/01/13 and that the Annual Rate is 18%.
The following invoices will be included in the finance charge:
| Invoice Number | Invoice Date | Balance | Days Outstanding |
|---|
| 1001 | 06/25/13 | $4200 | 68 |
| 1052 | 06/30/13 | $1250 | 63 |
| 1185 | 07/12/13 | $500 | 51 |
If calculating interest from the Invoice Date, then the charges are calculated as:
(annual rate ÷ 365) * (today - invoice date).
The invoices listed above will have interest charges of:
| Invoice Number | Interest | |
|---|
| 1001 | $140.84 |
| 1052 | $41.92 |
| 1185 | $16.77 |
The
Fields/Filters
Due Date Cutoff: This date determines which invoices will be included in the calculation. Any invoice with a due date
after this cutoff will not be included in the finance charges.
Invoice date: The invoice date of the Finance Charge invoice you will be generating.
Bill Cycle: Enter the billing cycle (typically month and year) if you normally use this field. It will default to the month and year of the Invoice Date.
Include Old Finance Charges: This option allows you to charge interest on top of interest already charged (aka compound interest or capitalizing interest).
Interest is usually not charged on interest. On some occasions banks may roll interest on a note and thus charge interest on the interest, but this is not advisable and is only done in certain situations that demand that it be done.
Minimum Charge: Set a minimum charge per invoice. Any finance charges (sum total) not meeting this minimum will be rounded up to the number entered here.
Calculate Interest From: Choose whether to calculate interest from the Invoice Date or Due Date.
Generated Invoices Tab
To see the invoices that have been used to create finance charges please see the line items of the invoices created.
Custno: Customer ID
Company: Customer Name
INV#: Invoice number
Invoice Amount: Generated invoiced total amount
