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