Dues billing versus non-dues billing

The billing and renewal processes depend on key dates and other factors that signify when a bill should be generated as well as the term (or date range) for which the product is being billed.

Within iMIS Billing, there are two distinct approaches to billing, Dues billing and Non-Dues billing.

Dues billing

Dues billing uses the overall customer to determine the dates and rules for billing. With this approach, multiple products can be billed at one time (i.e., national as well as regional products, optional section or journal products, and voluntary contributions), but the term for all of the products is synchronized in accordance with the key dates and rules tied to the customer. Likewise, the determination of when to generate the bill is also made at the customer level.

Non-dues billing

Non-Dues billing uses the individual subscription to determine the dates and rules for billing. This type of billing is typically used for non-membership dues cycles, such as those established for independent journal billings. With non-dues billing, you can bill the customer simultaneously for multiple products, but only if the cycle incorporates multiple products and then, only if the dates and rules tied to the multiple products happen to coincide.

iMIS can perform a mixture of Dues billing and Non-Dues billing processes. A customer can be billed for one or more products in the context of a membership “Dues Billing” and be subsequently and independently billed for other cyclical products, such as journal subscriptions or insurance.

A table maintenance setup option determines whether a particular billing should use the customer (Dues Billing) or individual subscription (Non-Dues Billing) to determine when to bill and what period to cover.