# Adding Payee Advances

### Here is how to input payee advances

Revelator supports two ways of adding advances:

1. On the Contract level 
2. On the Payee level.<br>

**1. Contract Level: Input an advance to the Payee**&#x20;

Option 1: Treat the contract advance as a payment transaction to the Payee:

* After a Payee has been created by being added to a Contract&#x20;
* Go to Royalties > Payees > and Select your Paye
* Click on Payee > Transactions > Add transaction > Payment&#x20;
* Enter the advance payment as a positive amount AND select the contract from the Associated contract field

Option 2: Use the contract advance as the Payee’s opening balance:

* On the Contract, enter the Payee advance as a negative amount in the Payee's Starting balance field

**2. Payee Level: Input a general advance to the Payee only**&#x20;

* After a Payee has been created by being added to a Contract&#x20;
* Go to Royalties > Payees and Select your Payee
* Click on Payee > Transactions > Add transaction > Payment&#x20;
* Enter the advance payment as a positive amount and save

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