ContactsLaw provides a split billing wizard that can be used to reticulate the unbilled activities on a particular file across a number of other files. It is then possible to print a cover page for each of the files, and a single itemisation that spans all of the files.
In this respect, a split bill can be thought of as the opposite of a compound bill.
You can start the wizard from the Debtors view of the Ledgers tab on a file tab.
Drafting the bill
In the first step of the wizard, you need to create or select a draft bill that contains all of the activities you want to reticulate over the other files. It is important that this bill is not yet finalised, as this will occur later in the wizard.
If a suitable draft bill exists, select it from the last; otherwise, click the New Bill button and compose a new one.
Choosing the files and amounts
The second and final step in the wizard is to add the other files. By default, the total of the draft bill is split evenly across all files. You can override the amounts if desired. The file on which the draft bill was created is included by default; if you remove it from the list, the amount will be written down to zero on that file and split evenly among the other files in the list. You can also elect not to print some of the itemisation sections.
When you finish the wizard, bills will be created (and then finalised) on all of the files. You will then be prompted to choose print/export options. Note that regardless of the report format you select, an itemisation will always be printed. ContactsLaw will then print the cover page and itemisation for the original bill, and then the cover pages for the other bills.