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Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Maintain Write-Off Reasons for Student Charges

Maintain Write-Off Reasons for Student Charges

Security: The
Set Up: Receivable Write-Off Categories
 domain in the Common Financial Management functional area
Before writing off past-due student charges to account for unpaid amounts, you must create write-off reasons or ensure that the existing ones are still valid.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Receivable Writeoff Reasons
     task.
  2. (Optional) Create a write-off reason:
    1. Click the
      +
       button to add a row.
    2. In the new row, enter a unique
      Receivable Writeoff Reason Name
      .
    3. Ensure that the
      Receivable Writeoff Reason Usage
       is
      Student Financials
      .
  3. (Optional) Modify a write-off reason:
    1. Edit the
      Receivable Writeoff Reason Name
       if desired.
    2. Select the
      Inactive
       checkbox if a write-off reason is no longer used by your organization and you want to prevent users from selecting it.
    3. Click the
      –
       button to delete a write-off reason.
  4. Click
    OK
    , then
    Done
    .
Active write-off reasons are available to select when writing off student charges.
If you changed the name of a write-off reason that's in use, adjust the account posting rule that refers to the old reason name using the
View Account Posting Rule Set
 task.