---
title: "Post negative progress bill"
slug: "post-negative-progress-bill"
tags: ["Task", "Project Control Suite", "PCS"]
updated: 2026-03-20T08:52:24Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:45:57Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/post-negative-progress-bill"
---

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# Post negative progress bill

You can post a negative progress bill journal to report any negative progress on an activity or a complete project after the invoice is posted.

You can use this to report the correct progress when you have posted a higher progress than the percentage of completion times the contract value.

### Steps

1. Go to **Project management and accounting** > **Journals** > **Progress bill** > **Project**.
2. Click **New**.
3. In the **Progress bill journal name** field, enter or select a value.
4. In the **Project ID** field, enter or select a value.
5. In the **Invoice date** field, enter a date.
6. Click **OK**.
7. In the **From date** field, enter a date.
8. In the **To date** field, enter a date.
9. In the list, find and select the desired record.
10. In the **Current progress quantity** field, enter a number.
11. You can enter a negative progress quantity, progress amount, or progress percentage. In these steps, you enter a negative progress percentage.

In the **Progress %** field, enter a number.
12. Close the page.
13. Click **Post**.
14. Click **OK**.
15. Close the page.
16. Go to **Default dashboard**.