The preferred method to request final payment for retention is to print a progress bill report.
Important! Because retention has been included in the previous progress billing applications, you must credit the retention amount before you can create a separate retention invoice. Follow the six parts of this procedure to release retention, create a retention credit, apply the credit, and create your retention invoice.
| 1 | Open 3-7 Progress Billing. | 
| 2 | Open the last application with a Status 3-Posted for the job, and click Next. | 
| 3 | At the message, Reminder: A new record will be created and this one will become Closed. Do you want to continue? click Yes. | 
| 4 | Note the amount in the Retention box. | 
| 5 | From the Update menu, select Release Retention. | 
| 6 | At the message, This will reset all retentionrates to zero and recalculate the application. Do you want to continue? click Yes. | 
| 7 | On the Calculate grid, select a method to calculate the Progress Billing, and then click Calculate. | 
| 8 | The Retention amount becomes the Invoice Amount. | 
| 9 | From the File menu, select Save. | 
| 10 | From the File menu, select Recall. | 
| 11 | From the Options menu, select Submit Application. | 
| 12 | From the File menu, select Print. | 
| 13 | Print the appropriate Progress Billing report, reports 21—42 and send this report to your customer to show the retention amount is now due. | 
| 14 | Close the 3-7 Report Printing window. | 
Note: The final application remains in Submitted status because there is not an invoice amount to post.
| 1 | Open 3-5 Jobs (Accounts Receivable), and then display the job. | 
| 2 | In the Terms section of the window, clear the Retention Rate. | 
| 3 | From the Update menu, select Recalculate Retention. | 
| 4 | On the Recalculate Retention window, enter the New Due Date for Invoices, and then select the appropriate Recalculation option. | 
| 5 | Click OK. | 
| 6 | To the message to confirm the number of open invoices found, click OK. | 
| 7 | From the File menu, select Save. | 
| 8 | On 3-5 Jobs (Accounts Receivable), click Invoices, and then review the Net Due amount to verify that the retention has been released. | 
Create a retention credit invoice and use the amount of retention due as the Price of the credit.
| 1 | Open 3-2 Receivable Invoices/Credits, and then: | 
| 2 | In the grid: | 
| 3 | Repeat step 2 for each item. | 
| 4 | On the File menu, click Save. | 
| 1 | In 3-3-1 Cash Receipts apply the credit to all open retention. | 
| 2 | Apply the retention credit invoice created to all open retention invoices. | 
Note: For detailed instructions on applying a credit to open invoices see the link below.
| 3 | Open 3-3-1 Cash Receipts, and then: | 
| 4 | Do one of the following: | 
| 5 | Do one of the following: | 
| 6 | Click the Display button. | 
| 7 | In the grid: | 
Important! The amounts in the Credit column must balance to zero.
| 8 | Repeat step 6 for each credit you want to apply. | 
| 9 | On the File menu, click Save. | 
Create an invoice using the amount of retention due as the Price of the invoice.
| 1 | Open 3-2 Receivable Invoices/Credits, and then: | 
Note: Select an Invoice type Memo if you do not want the transaction to effect the job balances
| 2 | In the grid: | 
| 3 | Repeat step 2 for each item. | 
| 4 | From the File menu, click Save. | 
| 1 | Open 3-4 Statements. | 
| 2 | Select the 21-Job Statements report. | 
| 3 | In the Job# box, type the job number. | 
| 4 | Select the Include Paid Invoices check box. | 
| 5 | Select the Include Payment History check box. | 
| 6 | From the File menu, select Print. | 
| 7 | On the Statement Variables window, type the Statement Date, and click OK. | 
| 8 | Your statement details all outstanding amounts due, including the retention invoice. | 
| 9 | Close the 3-4 Report Printing window. | 
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