How to bill one job to 2 clients?

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In Sage 100C I have ONE job and need to build 2 customers - the landlord and my customer. How do you do this using ONE job? Or do I have to setup 2 jobs - one job with landlord portion and another job with customer portion? I'm hoping you can use ONE job.  Thanks so much.

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    Hi Sophia

    Since the jobs are connected to the client, and the billing address comes from the client screen, you likely have to set up 2 jobs. If you need to track the costs separately then two jobs for sure.

    If you have the service module, then you just need two clients, and create work orders that become invoices for each client as the work is requested. 

    If this is a rare occasion, you could just export the invoice for the landlord and change the billing address but it would still be one job in Sage. 

    To keep the billings separate, set up phase 1 and call it "Landlord billings".  Then assign those billings to phase 1.  And keep the regular client billings without a phase

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    If ONE job is the objective: You can switch the client number for the job before you print your invoice. To help make this a better experience you will need Sage Administrator Rights to setup some changes.

    ONE TIME SETUP:

    1. In 3-6 click the View/Add Records button for Type and create a new type called "Landlord" and another called "Customer".
    2. In 3-5 go to Edit | Custom Fields (suggestion, Pin the custom field window for continued access).
    3. Click "Add" in the Accounts Receivable Custom Fields". Enter Description "Landlord Billing", Field Type "Character", Prompt "Enter client numbers for customer and landlord, separate with a /". This will serve to remind you that this job has both a customer and landlord and it will make it easier to switch between the two.

    NEW JOB ENTRY:

    1. In 3-6 create the two clients you need (note the client numbers you assigned them). Use type accordingly for the your clients.
    2. In 3-5 create the new job with your customer as the client.
    3. In the custom field enter the customer number first and then the landlord number (i.e., "19015 / 12008").
    4. Click Phase to add a phase for each client. Use the client number as the phase number and in the description use "Landlord Billing" and "Customer Billing".

    NEW INVOICE ENTRY

    1. In 3-2 enter your invoice (suggestion, start with the landlord billing first so that the client number gets changed back to your customer).
    2. Enter the job number and click the "View/Add Records" to change your client number and save (suggestion, the new custom field will help you switch between clients).
    3. Enter the correct phase number.
    4. Save the invoice.
    5. Pull up the invoice and print it. It should print with the correct client number.
    6. Start again for the customer invoice.

    NOTES: The phase numbers will remind you to change the client number before printing invoices. You won't be able to use Job Statements (without making changes there), instead use Client Statements, but change the client number in the job first and use client type. You may have to switch client numbers before running certain reports. Job reports showing client billings may give you combined billing information or show one billings under one client.

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    Another ONE job idea: Set up one client with two addresses.

    1. In 3-6 Use the Billing Address block for the customer and use the Shipping Location for the Landlord.
    2. In 3-6 create a custom field for the Landlord Name.
    3. In 3-5 add phases for Customer Billing and Landlord Billing.
    4. In 3-2 use phases to identify the billing type.
    5. In 3-2 create a set of billing Report Forms for Landlord Billings that use the custom field for Landlord Name and the Shipping address.

    The down side is all your invoice reporting will be under the one client.