Advances & deductions

Between delivery and final payout, members often receive advances and incur deductions. CherryLedger tracks both so each member's net payable is always accurate.

Permissions: ADVANCE_READ / ADVANCE_ISSUE, DEDUCTION_READ / DEDUCTION_MANAGE.

Cherry advances

An advance is an early payment against a member's future payout, usually at the season's advance rate times the kilos they've delivered. Advances are issued by a Cashier or Finance Officer and are automatically subtracted from the member's payout so they're never paid twice.

Deductions

A deduction is anything owed back to the cooperative — for example inputs taken on credit, loans, or society levies. Deductions are recorded against the member and subtracted from their payout.

Where they show up

• On the member's statement, advances and deductions appear as lines reducing the gross to the net payable.
• In a payout run, each member's line already accounts for advances and deductions.

Managed by finance roles

Issuing advances and managing deductions is reserved for finance roles (Cashier, Finance Officer, Store Keeper for inputs). Clerks record deliveries only.