Subscription
Billed up front, the amount defers and releases over the term. Billed in arrears, it is already earned. Metered usage earns as it is consumed.
Function · Revenue
Close without the second workbook.
Waterfall for the narrative. Journal for the ledger. Freight on the haul date. This is not an ASC 606 certificate.
The mess
Close lives in a second workbook because the billing tool cannot explain itself.
This is the role: recognise what you billed, with a trail. Finance ops is the morning loop that includes this question. Here the job is the waterfall and the journal — not Watchtower, not the rate card.
Shipment
Point in time on the haul date. Billed on the invoice date. Unbilled is the bridge when the haul is first — never Deferred.
What Sonic does
Post from invoices you already sent. Link every line back.
The waterfall is the story. The journal is the books. Debits equal credits, or the batch does not publish. We do not sell this page as a certified ASC 606 engine.
Sonic AI
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Total booked
₹ 1,64,200
Recognised (as of Jun)
₹ 89,200
Remaining
₹ 75,000
| Customer | Booked | Recognised | As of Jun | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Total | Apr | May | Jun | Recognised | Remaining |
| ▾Nimbus Cloud | ₹ 1,00,000 | ₹ 8,333 | ₹ 8,333 | ₹ 8,334 | ₹ 25,000 | ₹ 75,000 |
| Platform | ₹ 20,000 | ₹ 1,667 | ₹ 1,667 | ₹ 1,666 | ₹ 5,000 | ₹ 15,000 |
| Seats | ₹ 80,000 | ₹ 6,666 | ₹ 6,666 | ₹ 6,668 | ₹ 20,000 | ₹ 60,000 |
| ▸Apex Tools | ₹ 64,200 | ₹ 64,200 | — | — | ₹ 64,200 | ₹ 0 |
| Total | ₹ 1,64,200 | ₹ 72,533 | ₹ 8,333 | ₹ 8,334 | ₹ 89,200 | ₹ 75,000 |
Click an amount to see the invoice behind it.
Sonic AI
Billed revenue
₹ 1,00,000
Deferred revenue
₹ 91,667
Still owed
Recognised revenue
₹ 8,333
This month
Nimbus Cloud · INV-10421–30 Apr
| Product | Account | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Billed revenue | ₹ 20,000 | — |
| Platform | Deferred revenue | — | ₹ 20,000 |
| Platform | Deferred revenue | ₹ 1,667 | — |
| Platform | Recognised revenue | — | ₹ 1,667 |
| Seats | Billed revenue | ₹ 80,000 | — |
| Seats | Deferred revenue | — | ₹ 80,000 |
| Seats | Deferred revenue | ₹ 6,666 | — |
| Seats | Recognised revenue | — | ₹ 6,666 |
| Total | ₹ 1,08,333 | ₹ 1,08,333 | |
Debits equal credits. The invoice is the link.
When someone asks why a period contains an amount, the invoice is the answer.
Subscriptions consolidate into product blocks. Freight is one shipment, net of rate lines. Credit notes reverse in proportion. Freight has none — correct the file, or void.
Usual mess
Billed in January, therefore earned in January.
A second workbook because billing cannot explain itself.
In Sonic
Subscriptions defer and release. Freight recognises on the haul date.
Waterfall for the story. Journal for the books. Unbalanced batches do not publish.
Questions
Open the answer here.
These are the questions this page raises. The full list lives on FAQ.
Is billed the same as recognised?
No. A year billed in January is not a year earned in January. Subscription amounts defer and release over the term. Freight recognises on the haul date, even when the invoice came first. We do not sell this as a certified ASC 606 determination.
Do you claim SOC 2 or ASC 606?
We do not publish SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ASC 606, or Ind AS 115 certifications on this site. Security describes how the product is built: organisation isolation, authentication including optional two-factor, audit trails from invoice to journal. Ask us on a demo for the current assurance picture.
Do you process payments or file tax returns?
Sonic does not take the place of a payment processor, a tax engine of record, a general ledger of record, or a CPQ. Stripe and Razorpay can collect on an invoice. Your accountant still owns the books Sonic feeds.
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