AR Banner to DaFIS Comparison

Most departments will choose either Banner or DaFIS for their accounts receivable. The main differences between the two systems pertain to who does the work and who controls the process.

With Banner, Student Accounting handles much of the process and the department has less control.
With DaFIS, the department performs most of the process and has almost total control.

Below is a chart to further define the differences.

	Banner	DaFIS
Ensures policy compliance	Your department and Student Accounting	Your department
Bills customers	Student Accounting	Your department
Handles collections	Student Accounting	Your department and General Accounting
Has contracts with professional collection agencies	Yes	No
Fee to use	29 to 48 cents per invoice plus a rebilling factor*	None

Banner

DaFIS

Ensures policy compliance

Your department and Student Accounting

Your department

Bills customers

Student Accounting

Your department

Handles collections

Student Accounting

Your department and General Accounting

Has contracts with professional collection agencies

Yes

Fee to use

29 to 48 cents per invoice plus a rebilling factor*

None

* For more details regarding this service contact Yen Lam or Eben Sutton.

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