CS - Harvest Best Practices
Why It's Important
- Harvest collects all of our billing information, time, and expenses
- We need accurate, timely, and consistent information to ensure our bills are correct and go out on time, and will be paid on time
Expense Process
- Expense > Harvest (due Monday 12 PM CST) > Sage Intacct > Invoice > Client > $
Harvest: Deadlines
- Monday 12 PM CST for the prior week, Monday-Sunday
- All of your expenses must be submitted before the 1st of every month, even if the 1st comes before the Monday deadline. Submit the prior month's expense report and start a fresh one for the new month
- If you miss the deadline, email CS-Accounting - ASAP on Monday and let them know. Do not enter late time or expenses after the Monday deadline!
Harvest Time Entry & Audit Schedule
- Monday at 12:00 PM CST: First pass time entry for the previous week
- Tuesday at 3:00 PM CST: Deadline for time edits
- Harvest time will be locked for import into the billing system at 4:00 PM CST.
Holiday Schedule
If Monday is a Holiday, the Harvest Time Entry & Audit Schedule will adjust as follows:
- Tuesday at 12:00 PM CST: First pass time entry for the previous week
- Wednesday at 3:00 PM CST: Deadline for time edits
- Harvest time will be locked for import into the billing system at 4:00 PM CST.
End-of-Month Schedule
The deadlines for the end of the month (EOM) will depend on which day of the week the EOM falls.
Example - The last day of the month is on a Tuesday
- Wednesday at 12:00 PM CST: First pass time entry for EOM time
- Thursday at 11:00 AM CST: Deadline for time edits
- Harvest time will be locked for import into the billing system at 4:00 PM CST.
Harvest: Expenses
- Any expense you pay in cash or using a non-IMS credit card be sure to select the category Out of Pocket
- For mileage select Reimbursable Mileage
- Detailed descriptions are needed for invoice and IRS purposes - when submitting a receipt via Harvest or ap@imslegal.com be sure to tell us the who, what, where, why, and when of the expense
E-Receipts
- If you receive a receipt via email, you will forward the email to receipts@imslegal.com with ALL billing information
- Job number, name, and job phase
- Billable or non-billable
- Business reason
- State purchases