Glossary
Vendor credit
Reimbursement a brand owes a retailer for a brand-funded promotion. BudAlly computes it on state-system-proven units in the promo window, after a state inducement check (allowed in MI on uniform terms, blocked in NY, routed in CA).
Why it matters for reconciliation: a brand-funded promotion is only fair if the credit is based on units that really sold in the window. Using state-system-proven units, not the brand's estimate or the POS alone, gives both sides a figure they can verify.
Example: a brand funds a discount for two weeks. The credit is computed from receipts in the window, after checking that the state allows vendor-funded promotions between those licensees. The result is a draft that a person approves before it goes to the brand.
Where this comes up on budally.com
Related terms
- Inducement (NY)
New York's prohibition on vendor-funded promotions, rebates, credits and paid vendor days between licensees. BudAlly's rule RI-NY-06 blocks vendor-credit reports for NY retail licenses.
- Rule pack
A versioned, counsel-reviewed set of state rules as code: each with an ID, a citation, a check, and an outcome — allowed, blocked, clock, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN routes to a named person; it is never guessed.