The Payment Application Received document is used to record a subcontractor’s claimed amount for work performed under a Subcontractor Agreement (SA). It provides the basis for certifying the value of work completed and, when configured, for recognizing related expenses in the financial accounts.

How to Create

The Payment Application Received document is mainly created from the Subcontractor Agreement using the generate feature, which automatically transfers all default information from the subcontractor agreement.

Alternatively, it can also be created from the Project Costing and Purchasing module.

Main Tab

Captures the general details and linkages of the document

If the Subcontractor Agreement Basis is set to Recognize Expenses by Payment Application, expense recognition and financial postings occur when the document is approved/posted

GL Transactions:

Dr Expense (based on the linked cost item and analytics)

Cr Unbilled Purchase (liability representing the subcontractor’s claim)

When the subcontractor’s invoice is later received, this liability is cleared to Payables

Services Tab

The Service tab provides a detailed breakdown of all work items or services being claimed by the subcontractor in a payment application.

    1. Quantity - The total number of units of work agreed in the SA for this item.
    2. Amount - Total value based on the linked Subcontractor Agreement.
    1. Previous Quantity - Cumulative quantity of work approved in all prior payment applications.
    2. Previous Amount -Total value of previously approved quantities.
    3. Previous % - Percentage of progress achieved up to the last approved application.
    4. Current % - Progress percentage being claimed for the current application document.
    5. Cumulative % - Total progress achieved to date, including previous and current claims.

    1. Total (before retention) - The total billed value before retention is deducted.
    2. Retention % - Rate used to calculate the retained amount
    3. Retention - The monetary value withheld based on the retention percentage.
    4. Retention VAT - VAT amount applied to the retained portion.

Summary Tab

The Summary section shows consolidated totals for the currently selected service line and for the entire document. 

    1. Quantity - The total quantity of work originally agreed with the subcontractor.
    2. Amount - The total contract value for that quantity based on the SA.
    1. Quantity - The total quantity of work claimed to date.
    2. Amount - The total monetary value claimed to date.
    1. Quantity - The amount of work certified as actually completed.

    2. Amount - The certified value based on approved quantities.

    1. Quantity - The amount of certified work already invoiced.
    2. Amount - The total value that has been billed to date.

If "Show Summary for the Selected Row" is enabled, the summary displays only the totals related to the specific subcontract service line currently selected. When disabled, the summary shows totals for the entire subcontract payment application document.

Deduction Tab

This tab is used to record deductions applied to the subcontractor’s claim, such as penalties, material supply recoveries, advance recoveries, or other contractual adjustments

Note: VAT % and VAT Amount in this tab are for calculation purposes only and will not be posted as output VAT. Proper VAT posting can be done by issuing the Invoice document for subcontractor's deduction-related transactions.

Advance Offset

Only the advance payment is recorded as an offset balance and entered into the prepayment field, regardless of the payment method (bank transfer, cheque, etc.). This advance is linked to the current document so that any subsequent linked document automatically carries forward the prepayment. The final accounting offset occurs in the Invoice Received document.

Additional Information Tab

This tab is for adding extra details related to the project