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Overview

This page covers the following topics:

  • Add / Create Payments

  • Apply payments to a Tuition (Enrolment) Invoice

  • Apply payments to a non-tuition (General) Invoice

  • Create a refund

Complexity:

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  • The User has the minimum required level to access the Accounting tab and an understanding that making changes within this section have wider implications.

  • The User has a basic understanding of Accounting principles . (Payments, Invoices, Offset of payments, Line items)

  • The User has an understanding of Fee-Help / HECS-HELP

  • The User has an understanding of the Australian Tertiary Education System / VET Sector.

  • The Student has already been accepted into a Course and has been enrolled into units

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The list below demonstrates the key fields that need to be filled for creating an operationally viable payment.

Please note there are optional fields on that screen and you do not have to fill them all.

Field Name

Brief Description

Payment Id

System Generated payment number

Status

Status of the Payment

  • Cancelled

  • Confirmed

  • Not Paid

  • Received

  • Sent

Reference Number

  • Undergraduate

  • Postgraduate

  • HDR Masters

  • HDR Doctorate

Payment Type

  • Customer Payment

  • Customer Refund

  • Internal Payment

Effective Date

Payment date

Payment Method

Payment Methods accepted by the Institution

  • Cash

  • Credit Card

  • Debit Card

  • EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)

  • BPay

  • Paypal

  • Payment Express

Amount

Add the amount received from the student without a dollar sign. This amount can include any transaction fees.

(In this case a $1.50 credit card surcharge)

If there are not additional fees then Amount and Sent amount are identical.

Please note: Financial fields cannot be left blank.

From Party Id

The Student or Agent making the Payment

Sent Amount

Add the amount received from the student without a dollar sign. 

This amount does not include any transaction fees and is amount to be paid off against any tuition.

Please note: Financial fields cannot be left blank.

To Party Id

If there are multiple Campus within the system payment can be coded here

Is Net Payment

  • Yes

  • No

Assoc party Id

The Student or Agent making the Payment

Drawer (if Cheque)

If paying by Cheque - Name on the Cheque

BSB (if Cheque)

Bank State Branch (often referred to as "BSB") is the name used in Australia for a bank code, which is a branch identifier. The BSB is normally used in association with the account number system used by each financial institution.

Bank (if Cheque)

Name of Financial Institution

Comments

This is a Free text field for any comments.

Please note: Any Text written here will appear on the Receipt

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Note

Be advised

It is important that any users have a high level of understanding of the system before accessing and using the Account Accounting section of the system.

In Particular:

  • Fee Rules

  • Timings of various key milestones in Higher Education reporting (Census dates and HEPCAT / TCSI reporting)

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