Tax Bills - Protest

Navigate: Tax > Accounts Receivable > Protested Payments > Tax Bills Protest

Description

Use this task to protest the tax bills, which places them in a queue for later resolution or release via the Protested Bills - Release task.

Steps

1. On the Search for Bills to Protest screen, enter the tax year and bill number.

   NOTE: If you don't know the bill number, search for it via Info Center > Tax Detail.

2. Click Add to add the bill to the Selected Tax Bills panel. Continue these steps until you have added all applicable bills.

3. Click Next.

4. On the Protest Tax Bills screen, enter or select the protested date.

5. In the Tax Bills panel, select the Tax Bills checkbox to protest the entire bill.
   
   OR

To protest specific allocations that are part of the bill, select the checkbox next to the applicable allocations and click Apply.

6. Click Save to place the bills and/or allocations into the Protested Payments queue where you can release or resolve them.

• Click Previous to return to the Search for Bills to Protest screen.

• Click Remove on any bill to remove it from the list

• Click Close to end the task.

Configuration

A protested payment flag can be applied to protested tax bills so that the flag displays in Info Center.

• Set up a protested payment flag via Configuration > Flag Setup > Set Up Flags. For example, use the name/description of Protested.

Configure the application setting.

1. Click Configuration > Application Settings.
2. On the Maintain Application Settings screen, select Effective Date from the Setting type drop-down list, and select Tax Accounts Receivable from the Filter by module drop-down list.

3. Locate Default Protested Payment Flag and click Edit.

4. Select the flag you created from the drop-down list and click Apply.

5. Click Save in the Command Item bar.

When the payment is in protested, the flag you create is displayed on the tax bill in Info Center. When you resolve/release the tax bill, the flag is removed.