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In ContactsLaw, disbursement types are used to assist in the process of posting cash and non-cash disbursements to files. Each type represents a common disbursement (bank cheque fees, titles searches, courier costs, etc) and provides the necessary accounting information to allow fee-earners to post disbursements without requiring this knowledge.

 

The user can select a disbursement type when posting a non-cash disbursement, when creating a cost estimate (or cost estimate template) or when completing the anticipated disbursements section of a bill.

 

For each disbursement type, you can specify a description (which is copied into the transaction description field) and a default charge.

 

Non-cash disbursements can be credited to the Creditors controlled account if they are incurred on credit terms, or to an arbitrary general ledger account if they are paid on some other basis.

 

The GST policy for the type of disbursement may differ from that of the account it is posted to, so this can be configured for the disbursement type.

 

Once disbursements have been recorded using a particular disbursement type, the type cannot be deleted from the system. When no longer required, it can be disabled and will be suppressed from most displays.