Third Party Payments
  • 20 Feb 2024
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Third Party Payments


Article Summary

Third Party payments are made on the Payments > Deposit screen, then must be allocated to specific students in the system from the Payments > Third Party Journal screen.


How to Make a Third Party Payment

  1. Click Payments, then select Deposit.
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  2. Add the Control Total by double clicking the 0.00 in the Control Total column. This amount must match the amount of the payment being entered.
  3. To add a payment, click +Add Payment.
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  4. Complete the Payment popup
    1. Payment Date - select the date of the payment from the calendar
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    2. Payment Type - choose the Third Party Payment type
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    3. Agency - select the third party agency that made the payment from the drop-down menu
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    4. Center - select the center from the drop-down menu
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    5. Payer - the payer field will auto-fill based on what was selected in the Agency field. This field is read-only
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    6. Payment Amount - enter the payment amount
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    7. Authorization # - enter the check number or authorization number, if applicable
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    8. Notes - enter any additional notes. Please Note: information entered in this field will display on the family's statement
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    9. From Month - select the starting month the payment will be applied to
    10. From Year - select the starting year the payment will be applied to
    11. To Month - select the ending month the payment will be applied to
    12. To Year - select the ending year the payment will be applied to
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  5. Click Save. Please Note: once saved, a blank payment screen will open for the next payment to be receipted
  6. All added payments will display in the Payments section
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    1. Edit Payment - click the edit/modify icon to the left of the Payer name to edit the payment details
    2. Hourglass icon - this icon means the payment is pending
    3. Delete Payment - click the red X to delete the payment from the batch
    4. Print Receipt - click the PDF icon to pull a receipt for the payment
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  7. Click Post once all deposits have been entered. Please Note: The Control Total and Running total must match in order to post the payment.
  8. A confirmation screen will appear: Are you sure you want to post the deposit? Click OK
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  9. Another confirmation message will appear: Deposit has been posted. Click OK
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