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# On a construction transaction, why is a disbursement created for the Initial Advance Amount?

This reduces the duplicate data entry that would otherwise be required for the Disbursement Authorization, which is applicable to all construction transactions, and the Calculating Cash to Close table applicable to non-seller transactions. The Initial Advance Amount entered on the Calculations page is displayed as the Amount and 'Initial Advance Amount' defaults to Account Number/Payee Name. Any changes made to the Initial Advance Amount on the Calculations page will be reflected in the Amount.

If you determine that an Initial Advance Amount is not applicable after you had originally entered it, the product will automatically remove the disbursement when the Initial Advance Amount on the Calculations page is empty or less than $0.01. In non-seller transactions, Payoff and Payments is selected and is read-only, so it is included in Total Payoffs and Payments (K) in the Calculating Cash to Close table.