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Your department sets up a new entity account through University Billing Services (UBS).
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- To set up a new account, follow the steps on How to Obtain a New ISIS Entity Account ID Number.
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Your department invoices the outside entity. |
- Follow the steps for How to Process a UCSD Invoice.
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UBS sends monthly billing statements. |
- UBS sends monthly billing statements to all account holders (outside entities) who have an outstanding balance. Refer to the Billing Statement Calendar for scheduled billing dates.
Note: UBS's billing is in addition to the invoice you sent in step 2, above. This bill is a dunning notice to use in legal collections in case the outside entity doesn't pay your invoice.
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Your department identifies any unpaid transactions. |
- Regularly monitor your unpaid invoices and charges with accounts receivable management tools.
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Monthly, UBS notifies departments of unpaid charges.
Monthly, UBS notifies departments of invoices that are 120+ days overdue. |
- UBS generates a notice to departments for review of Aging Report. This list contains all unpaid invoices and charges on AR ISIS.
- If invoices or charges remain unpaid for 120 days, UBS also sends your department a Recommended for Write-Off Report. These accounts will be referred for further collection. Review this report, contact your vendors, and attempt to collect these receivables.
In the mean time:
- Stop doing business with the customer.
- If there are any discrepancies, contact UBS for help in resolving the situation.
Exceptions:
- If you are working with the outside entity on payment resolution you can contact us to request a hold for a short time.
- Unpaid transactions will continue to appear on your Unpaid Charges Report.
- If new charges are assessed to the customer, you will continue to see the past due charges on your Recommended for Write Off Report.
Contact Tracy Stutts, (858) 534-6806, with questions.
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UBS generates past due notices and payment request letters. |
- UBS will monitor for payment and responses from debtor.
- UBS continues to send regular monthly billing statements to these account holders.
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UBS asks the Office of the Controller to write off the debt. |
- In accordance with Accounting Manual 212 (PDF) and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), UBS sends a request to the Office of the Controller to write off the past due debt.
- After the controller approves, UBS writes off the debt in ISIS and refers to an outside collection agency. This step:
- Clears your open receivables account
- Debits your ledger, reversing the credit that was originally posted to your revenue ledger
- Represents a loss to UCSD and your department
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The contracted collection agency tries to collect. |
- The contracted collection agency continues to try to collect the unpaid balance.
- If the collection agency is successful, the agency deducts a collection fee, then sends the balance to UBS.
- UBS deducts its collection fee.
- The remainder is given back to the department.
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