Estimate Recovery calculates a tenant's proportionate
share of operating expenses to determine a tenant's new recurring charge
amount. In addition, as part of this process Statements can also be printed
for those tenants whose rents were affected. The primary function for
running this process is to update the tenant's recurring charges to reflect
the newly calculated amounts.
Although all options within this function affect the
end result, two significantly impact how the system handles the estimate
calculations: Retroactive Billing
and Calculate Estimates based on Remaining Months.
Note
An asterisk (*) indicates
a required field.
Preliminary
This field defaults to checked, which is the recommended
choice. Accept the default to run a preliminary update that allows you
to review and audit estimate recovery amounts and complete any edits necessary
prior to running the final update. Or, uncheck to run a final update that
bills estimate recovery amounts and prints the associated recovery statements.
Beginning * (MM/YYYY)
This field shows two date fields. In the first
field, enter the first period of the recovery year to consider when calculating
estimated recovery amounts using the format MM/YYYY. The second field,
populates with the same date entry when it is tabbed through and cannot
be edited.
For the Recovery Year Ending *
(MM/YYYY)
This field shows two date fields. In the first
field, enter the date the recovery year ended using the format MM/YYYY.
The second field, populates with the same date entry when it is tabbed
through and cannot be edited.
As of date
This date defaults to the date entered in the
previous field, For the Recovery Year Ending.
Accept the default or enter another date to indicate the date the estimated
recoveries should be run as, using the format MM/YYYY.
Rebilling group code
Select the rebilling group code to include from
the drop-down list. Rebilling groups are established on the Rebilling
Groups Tab.
Transaction Description *
Enter a description for the recovery. When the
process is run in final mode, i.e., Preliminary
is not checked, the description prints in the header of the Invoice report
that prints at the end of the Recovery report series; it will also become
the transaction description for the charges that are created during the
recovery process, shown in the Resident History Report. Note that if Preliminary is checked this field does not display.
Retroactive billing
If no recurring charge updates occurred after
the first day of the recovery year, then this field is not displayed.
This field defaults to checked. Accept the default
to calculate retroactive adjustment billings for any billing period after
the first day of the recovery year. When retroactive
adjustment billings are calculated, the system automatically updates future
charges with the newly calculated amounts. Or, uncheck to indicate retroactive
adjustment billings should not be calculated.
Note
For more information, refer to Retroactive
vs. Remaining Months.
Calculate Estimates based on Remaining Months
This field defaults to checked. Accept the default
to calculate estimates based on a full year or adjust during the remaining
months of the recovery year. Or, uncheck to indicated estimate calculations
should not be based on remaining months.
Note
For more information, refer to Retroactive
vs. Remaining Months.
Statement
Print Recovery Statements
This field defaults to checked. Accept the default
to print recovery statements when the data is saved. Or, uncheck to indicate
recovery statements should not print.
Document
Select a document to use for printing the recovery
statements from the drop-down list.
Message
Open text field used for adding comments or text
to print on the recovery statements.
Button
Reset
Use the Reset button
to return the fields on the tab to their default values.
Process
Select the Process button to execute the Estimate
Recovery function and display a report.
Cancel
Use the Cancel
button to escape from a page without saving changes.
If both options are unchecked
The system processes the calculation based on
the specified criteria, updates the tenant’s recurring charges as of the
next Current Accounting Period.
If Retroactive Billing is checked
The system process the calculation based on the
specified criteria, updates the tenant's recurring charges with those
amounts and retroactively bills those amounts back to the tenant if the
estimate calculations are run for any period after the first period of
the Recovery Year.
For instance, if the Recovery period is 01/01/2005
through 12/31/2005 and Actuals are run on 03/07/2006 the system retroactively
bills those amounts back to the tenant for periods: 01/2006, 02/2006 and
03/2006. This amount is billed as one lump sum on the last day of that
period, 03/31/2006. When the system bills for the next full period, 04/01/2006
it bills the estimated recurring charges for the remaining periods of
that Recovery Year.
Use this option to immediately update the tenant's
recurring charges and to collect all retroactive billings at once. Tenants
are billed the new amounts as part of this process.
If Calculate Estimates based on Remaining Months is
checked
The system processes the calculation based on
the specified criteria, bills the final adjusted amounts back to the tenant
and updates the tenant's recurring charges. However, unlike the Retroactive
option, it bills the final adjusted amounts back to the tenant and updates
the recurring charges based on the remaining months of the Recovery Year.
Use this option to update tenant's recurring charges,
recoup prior month's billings over the course of the year vs. retroactively
billing one lump sum. Tenants are billed the new amounts as of the next
Current Accounting Period.