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Schedules that survive a mid-term contract modification.
The problem
A revenue schedule is easy to build on day one and hard to keep once the contract changes. Most systems handle the original term and hand the rest back: a mid-term upsell, a term extension, or a partial cancellation means someone rebuilds the schedule by hand and reconciles it to deferred revenue afterwards.
Architecture
Activity enters on the left. A posted, traceable journal leaves on the right.
Where the terms actually change
Identified and priced under your policy
Held in the system, not a spreadsheet
Remaining consideration over remaining term
Posted with a traceable source
Deferred revenue that reconciles
The boundary
Native capability first, then where the platform hands the work back.
Handles natively
Hands back
Handles natively
Hands back
Scope
Worked example
Check the arithmetic. Source equals schedule equals journal equals ledger.
| Line | Amount | Treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Original contract value | $240,000 | 24 months |
| Monthly before change | $10,000 | 240,000 / 24 |
| Recognized, months 1 to 8 | $80,000 | 8 x 10,000 |
| Remaining before change | $160,000 | 16 months left |
| Modification at month 9 | $20,000 | Adds 4 months |
| Remaining consideration | $180,000 | 160,000 + 20,000 |
| Monthly after change | $9,000 | 180,000 / 20 months |
| Total recognized over life | $260,000 | Ties to 240,000 + 20,000 |
| DR | Deferred Revenue | $9,000 |
| CR | Revenue | $9,000 |
We build and configure accounting systems. We do not provide accounting, audit, or tax advice. Your accounting policy is set by your accountants and tested by your auditors. We build the system that runs it.
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