Most payments are distributed amongst obligations using the payment distribution algorithm specified on the payment's account's account type. This algorithm decides how to distribute a payment amongst an account's existing debt if the taxpayer doesn't specify how the payment should be distributed.
A taxpayer can specify how a payment is distributed by specifying a match type and match value on their payments. Consider the following examples:
Taxpayers that are subject to open-item accounting (this is defined on the account's account type) tell the system exactly which debt is covered by their payments. For example, an open-item taxpayer might make a payment in respect of bill ID 123919101919.
Even non open-item taxpayers can direct payments to specific obligations. For example, the system allows a balance-forward taxpayer's payment to be directed to a specific obligation (however, they cannot direct payments to specific bills as only open-item taxpayers can do this).
Match types are used to define the specific type of debt that is covered by a payment. The match type contains the algorithm that effectively overrides the standard payment distribution algorithm defined on the account's account type.
Background information. Please refer to Payments And Match Events and Match Type Setup for more information about how match types are used.
To set up match types, select
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Enter an easily recognizable Match Type and Description.
Define the Pay Dist Override Algorithm used to distribute payments that reference this match type. If you haven't done so already, you must set up this algorithm in the system. To do this:
Create a new algorithm (refer to Setting Up Algorithms).
On this algorithm, reference an Algorithm Type that overrides the normal payment distribution algorithm.
Where Used
Follow this link to open the data dictionary where you can view the tables that reference CI_MATCH_TYPE.
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