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How to Refund a Retainer

There are situations when a retainer balance remains after a project is complete and the final bill is sent. This situation comes up in law firms, accounting firms, architectural firms, engineering and among IT consultants. Most commonly, the unused retainer is refunded to the client. Watch this short demo to see how to refund a [...]

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5 New Year Tips – Time, Expenses, Invoices (5)

Tip #5 – Oh! I Forgot the Retainer! Did you forget to apply part of the project retainer to an invoice? Relax! BillQuick handles this in a couple of ways depending on the situation. Situation 1 – No Payment or Other Action Tell your client to throw away the invoice you sent them. Reverse the invoice on [...]

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Retainers for Next Month’s Work

A common situation is a firm requires prepayment for services that will be delivered in the next month, quarter or over an extended period. Typically, this is part of an annual contract for services. BillQuick allows you to manage this in different ways. In this User Tip, let’s look at the Retainer approach: Send a [...]

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