How is next billing date calculated?

[danpoland]

Hi,

Can someone point me to documentation that outlines how Authorize.net calculates the next billing date for monthly ARBs? Specifically I am looking for documenation on how Auth.net handles monthly ARBs where the subscription date is on a day that does not exist in every month. For example how does Auth.net determine what day a customer should be billed on in Febuarary when the customer's ARB subscription date is 2014-01-30?

I found a thread created back in 2011 (here) where an admin stated the customer would be billed on the last day of the month in this situation but I was hoping to find something in the official documentation.

Thanks.

[RichardH · Accepted solution]

Hello danpoland,

The answer provided by Michelle back in 2011 is still accurate.  Billing will occur on the last day of the month if the date specified doesn't exist.

Richard

[danpoland · Accepted solution]

I found a couple places in the ARB Guide that mention if the StartDate is on the 31st for a monthly ARB the next billing cycle will be the last day of the month for months that do not have 31 days. I suppose it may be safe to assume that this is how it works for any StartDate that does not exist in a month.

[danpoland]

Thanks!