How to Transfer Disbursements in Matters.Cloud
Introduction
Transferring disbursements between matters in Matters.Cloud allows you to ensure that costs are correctly allocated. This guide outlines the prerequisites and step-by-step process for transferring disbursements.
Pre-requisites
Note: Only administrators can enable this permission. If you are not an admin, please contact your internal administrator to request access.
How to Transfer Disbursements Between Matters
- Open the relevant Matter.
- Navigate to the Disbursements tab.
- Select the disbursement entry or entries you wish to transfer.
- Click Transfer.

- Select the Matter you want to transfer the disbursement(s) to.
- Click Submit to complete the transfer.

Note: Only disbursements in a WIP / unbilled state can be transferred. Disbursements linked to a draft invoice cannot be transferred unless they are first excluded from the draft invoice.
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