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Credit revenue recognition

Stigg gives Finance an auditable trail for credit-based revenue: every grant has a per-unit cost basis (how much the customer paid per credit), lifecycle dates (effective/expiry), a category (paid or promo), and every burn/expiry/revocation is captured in an append-only ledger. This lets you calculate recognized revenue precisely from actual consumption, while keeping deferred balances correct.

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How to operationalize rev rec

  1. Export credit data to your warehouse
    Connect a warehouse in Integrations → Data warehouse and use the exported credits tables to model rev rec (see the native integrations overview and the export schema).
  2. Model balances by grant
    For each grant (grant_id): track amount_granted, amount_remaining, amount_consumed, expires_at, category, and cost_basis (per-unit).
    • Deferred revenue = amount_remaining × cost_basis (paid grants only).
    • Recognized revenue (consumption) = consumed_in_period × cost_basis.
    • Breakage (expiry) = expired_in_period × cost_basis (recognized per your policy).
    • Promotional grants have zero cost basis and do not generate revenue.
  3. Translate to journal entries (example policy; align with your accounting rules)
    • On purchase/grant of paid credits:
      Dr Cash/AR; Cr Deferred revenue (for amount_granted × cost_basis).
    • On consumption:
      Dr Deferred revenue; Cr Revenue (for consumed × cost_basis).
    • On expiry (breakage):
      Dr Deferred revenue; Cr Revenue (for expired × cost_basis, timing per policy).
    • On revocation/refund:
      Reverse the appropriate portion of deferred/revenue per your policy.
      All supporting facts come from the credit ledger and grants exports.
  4. Reconcile and report
    • Tie period consumption (ledger decrements) × cost_basis to recognized revenue.
    • Tie ending remaining × cost_basis to deferred revenue.
    • Review expired and revoked entries separately for breakage/refunds.

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ERP and downstream systems

Exported credits data can be joined and loaded into your ERP (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) via your existing ETL. Each grant’s cost basis and every ledger event provide the evidence trail auditors expect. Native ERP integrations are on our roadmap; until then, use the warehouse export plus your finance integration to post journals and produce revenue schedules.