PRO-U5352.08A Writing Off Uncollectable Accounts

Action By:

Student Business Office (SBO) Debt Counselor

  1. Reviews individual accounts using the internal department Bad Debt FYXX Task in the SBO Policies and Procedures Manual to determine if due diligence has been completed on all accounts in the Write-Off queue.  
  2. Generates TWRCPUD Report quarterly to review flagged accounts deemed uncollectible and produce the Summary Write-Off Report.
  3. Notifies SBO Assistant Director that reports are available (TWRCPUD/Summary Write-Off). 

SBO Assistant Director and Debt Counselor

  1. Complete a review of due diligence and determines which accounts are ready for write-off and which accounts need to be pulled and additional due diligence completed. 

SBO Debt Counselor

  1. Updates individual account Bill Codes to trigger CRC placement into Bad Debt database.  
  2. After overnight process, reconciles CRC import report with Summary Write-Off Report and updates Bill Codes in Banner.
  3. Notifies Fiscal Analyst 3 in Accounting Services that TWRCPUD.lis file is ready for processing. 

Accounting Services (Fiscal Analyst 3)

  1. Writes off accounts by detail code by the end of each quarter. 

SBO Assistant Director

  1. No later than 30-days following the end of each quarter (6/30; 9/30; 12/31; 3/30) submits Summary Write-Off Report to the SBO Director. 

SBO Director

  1. Reviews summary report within 30 days of receiving it, and contacts SBO Assistant Director with any questions or recommendations. 

SBO Assistant Director

  1. Following any discussion with SBO Director, contacts Accounting Services, Fiscal Analyst 3, if any account is determined to have been inappropriately submitted.

Accounting Services (Fiscal Analyst 3)

  1. Reverses any incorrectly submitted accounts requested by SBO Assistant Director.  
  2. Notifies SBO Billing Specialist to correct Banner account within five days of being notified. 

SBO Billing Specialist

  1.  Corrects Banner account within a week of being notified.

Procedure Information

Approved By:

Director, Student Business Office

Effective Date:

May 19, 2015

Revised Date:

November 8, 2021

Procedure Contact

Student Business Office

Email: sbo@wwu.edu

Phone: (360) 650-2865

Student Business Online website