Method of Payment & Payment Date

Method of Payment (Account = Account Payable)

With the help of Methods of Payment dates/events can be defined for the first invoicing. From this date/event on the expenses/earnings get payed in regular intervals. With an expense of for example EUR 24'000 per year, the first invoicing in 03 / 2016 and a Payment Frequency of 3 months, the EUR 24'000 will be divided in 12/3 = 4 payments of the same size.

Payment Date (Account = Pre Payment)

When Pre Payment is selected as account, a date has to be set with the help of a Date Choice Box. On this date the expense of the whole Project Lifetime is payed. With an expense of EUR 18'000 per year and a Project Lifetime of 20 years, the capital drain on the defined date, in this case 01 / 2016, is EUR 18'000 x 20 years = EUR 360'000. When the defined date is before Transaction, the capital drain will occur at Transaction.

Payment Date (Account = Provision)

When Provision is selected as account, a date has to be set with the help of a Date Choice Box. On this date the expense of the whole Project Lifetime is payed. With a expense of EUR 18'000 per year and a Project Lifetime of 20 years, the capital drain on the defined date, in this case 12 / 2036, is EUR 18'000 x 20 years = EUR 360'000.