How Will I Be Invoiced for Azure Plan?

Invoicing for Azure Plan from Microsoft

Billing under the Azure plan is a simplified billing experience using an aligned single billing date and calendar month-based billing period.

The invoice and reconciliation file for the Azure plan will be available in the Microsoft Partner Center dashboard/API by the 8th (midnight UTC) of the next calendar month.

The invoice billing period is aligned to the calendar month, for example, 01.10.2020 - 31.10.2020 or 01.11.2020 – 30.11.2020. Charges will align to the calendar month. For example, if billed partner adds Azure services through an Azure plan on 15.10.2020 and the customer begins the consumption of Azure services on 15.10.2020, then billed partner will receive an invoice/reconciliation file on November 8 for customer consumption for the service period 15.10.2020 – 31.10.2018. The next month's invoice that is going to be generated on December 8 contains all the charges for the service period 01.11.2020 – 30.11.2020.

Platform Invoicing

As all other invoices, you will find all the Incoming Billings (from Microsoft and created by Platform) for Azure Plan in Seller’s view in the Incoming section:

Invoicing for Azure Plan for Direct Sellers

Microsoft billings created by Microsoft will be available after 8th date of next month following the consumption month.

Platform generated billings for Azure Plan usage will appear in Platform with Microsoft invoice on the respective billing date. If there are several End-Customers with different currencies, then Platform billings will be created for each currency.

By downloading reconciliation data you will see the effective price for Azure plan usage, which amounts to total Microsoft charges excluding partner earned credits.

Platform generated invoice for Azure Plan usage in the Outgoing Billings section will appear in Platform on respective Seller’s billing date. If there are several End-Customers with different currencies, then Platform billings will be created for each currency. By downloading reconciliation data you will see total End-Customer price for Azure plan usage.

Invoicing for Azure Plan for Indirect Sellers

Platform generated billing for Azure Plan usage will appear in Platform on respective Seller’s billing date. By downloading reconciliation data you will see the effective price for Azure plan usage, which amounts to total Microsoft charges excluding partner earned credits.

Platform generated billing for Azure Plan usage in the Outgoing invoice section will appear in Platform on respective Seller’s billing date. If there are several End-Customers with different currencies, then Platform invoices will be created for each currency.

By downloading reconciliation data you will see total End-Customer price for Azure plan usage.

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