Note
Before you generate a LEDES 98BI eBill, make sure to follow the steps to set up eBilling.
Generate an eBill
To generate an eBill for a matter:
- Generate an invoice. You must generate an invoice prior to generating an eBill.
- From the Invoice toolbar, click Action > Generate E-Bill.
The system generates your eBill and downloads to your preferred location.
LEDES 98BI Output File
A LEDES 98BI export file is a machine readable file, based on the 1998B format but is designed to accommodate legal bills created outside of the United States.
Building off the original 24 data fields, the 98BI version includes 52 total data fields that cover more detailed information such as law firm and client addresses, currency used, and data by timekeeper. These are the tags and segments for a few of the fields included in the file.
| INVOICE_CURRENCY | The submission currency by the law firm or vendor denoted by the 3 character ISO currency code (ISO 4217). The payment currency by the client is not driven from this field. |
| TIMEKEEPER_LAST_NAME | The last name of a timekeeper. THIS FIELD IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE USED BY THE RECEIVING APPLICATION AS A PRIMARY KEY FOR A MATTER. |
| TIMEKEEPER_FIRST_NAME | The first name of a timekeeper. THIS FIELD IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE USED BY THE RECEIVING APPLICATION AS A PRIMARY KEY FOR A MATTER. |
| CLIENT_COUNTRY | The country code of the client. This can be the 2 or 3 character ISO code or the full unabbreviated name of the country. |
| LINE_ITEM_TAX_RATE | Percentage tax rate against charge. A decimal number between 0 and 1 indicating the rate of taxation on the line item. |
| LINE_ITEM_TAX_TOTAL | Total amount of tax for the line item. This must be ((LINE_ITEM_UNIT_COST * LINE_ITEM_NUMBER_OF_UNITS) + LINE_ITEM_ADJUSTMENT_AMOUNT) * LINE_ITEM_TAX_RATE. |
| LINE_ITEM_TAX_TYPE | Tax type indicator (e.g. VAT, GST, PST, Other). Information purposes only and not used in the invoice calculation. |
| INVOICE_REPORTED_TAX_TOTAL | The amount of tax in the national currency as reported to the tax authorities. Information purposes only and not used in the invoice calculation. |
| INVOICE_TAX_CURRENCY | The currency of INVOICE_REPORTED_TAX_TOTAL denoted by the 3 character ISO currency code (ISO 4217). |
Sample LEDES 98BI ebills-32002-0001-2023-Abbott, Ma-LEDES 98B-628
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