ADM.10:4.3 - Apply the fulfillment rule to established performance
Determine which evidenced effects satisfy which part of the obligation under the supplied rule. Keep the actual event, evidence of it and institutional consequence distinct. A later report can improve knowledge of an earlier credit without making the credit occur on the report date.
Distinguish at least the differences that change the next action:
| Difference | What must be resolved |
|---|---|
| Meaning or identity | Whether the records concern comparable claims about the same subject or event. |
| Time or coverage | Whether one account is earlier, later or covers a different interval or subset. |
| Quantity or condition | Whether established performance meets the amount or usable condition actually owed. |
| Authority or allocation | Whether the governing decision permits the claimed change, correction, offset or application. |
| Unknown effect | Whether an earlier action actually supplied any of the condition; missing evidence is not proof of nonperformance. |
A known fulfilled part and an uncertain remainder can coexist. Report each with its basis. Do not infer that a whole obligation is settled merely because the case record is closed, or that an uncertain remainder is definitely unpaid.