Model CAM in 13 weeks
TMA frames the 13-week forecast as a cash tool. It also supports talks with key groups.
Give each CAM true-up a week and owner. Tie both fields to source facts.
Keep possible credits outside confirmed cash. Use a downside case until treatment changes.
Start with the cash event
Occupier treats lease costs as cash outflows. That supports a downside case for open CAM.
Start with the lease cash event. Use the supported payment date.
Record the date source beside the amount. If the date is unclear, show that gap.
Use four cash states
Use one state for each forecast row.
| State | What it means | Forecast treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Paid | Cash already left | Record the paid fact |
| Due | A supported payment is due | Place the outflow by date |
| Disputed | The charge is under review | Keep a downside outflow case |
| Possible credit | A claim may create value | Keep it outside confirmed cash |
Do not mark an open claim as cash found.
Do not use credit without final proof.
A written landlord response may change treatment. Finance must approve that change.
Build one weekly row
Each row should show its assumptions. Use these fields:
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Forecast week | |
| Site | |
| CAM amount | |
| Amount source | |
| Cash date | |
| Date source | |
| Cash state | |
| Downside case | |
| Confidence | |
| Owner | |
| Approval record |
Use plain confidence labels. Try supported, partial, or missing.
Keep three scenarios
Use a base case and downside case. Add a credit case only when useful.
| Scenario | CAM treatment |
|---|---|
| Base | Use current approved payment treatment |
| Downside | Show the full supported cash outflow |
| Possible credit | Show outside confirmed cash |
The possible credit case is not cash. It is a view of an open result.
Do not net it against another payment. Do not change treatment without approval.
Add counsel gates
ACC materials cover defaults and lease workouts. Use them only to mark legal gates.
Ask counsel before changing payment treatment. Ask counsel before sending a legal notice.
Do not advise a client to withhold rent. The forecast is not legal advice.
Walk one example
This cash example is fictional. Its amounts and facts are made up.
Ridge Supply gets a CAM bill. The bill is due in week three.
The amount is $18,400. The landlord statement supports that billed total.
The team questions $3,100 of the bill. That question does not create cash.
The base case shows the approved outflow. The downside case shows the full $18,400.
The questioned sum stays a possible offset. It remains outside confirmed cash.
Finance owns the forecast row. Counsel owns payment and notice advice.
Roll the row each week
Update the evidence state at each roll. Keep old approval notes in the record.
Do not rewrite history after a response. Add the new fact and its date.
Finance owns the weekly forecast row. The rapid triage guide supplies its site rank.
The site cost workstream supplies the evidence state. The dispute guide supplies contact status.
Check the whole path on the turnaround advisor pillar. Find adjacent tools in the transaction advisor hub.
Map another owner in the Practice Growth hub.
Where CAMAudit fits
Turnaround advisors can tie this step to the forecast row.
CAMAudit does not set the cash state. Finance keeps that choice and approval record.
CAMAudit can read supplied lease and CAM files. It may flag support for the disputed amount.
Each item can cite its source lines. Your firm then reviews the finding.
CAMAudit can prepare the branded CAM audit.
Your firm reviews and signs the CAM audit. Your firm then delivers it to the client.
It may prepare a dispute letter draft too. The draft needs your firm's review.
It is not legal advice. Have counsel review before sending.
Define forecast ownership in the service line guide.
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Sources
- Occupier cash flow analysis, April 3, 2026
- TMA 13-week cash flow program, March 2026
- ACC lease law materials, September 2020