Consolidated billing exists, yet finance still cannot attribute spend to parks versus police. What is missing for cost visibility?
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Short Explanation
One city credit card statement without merchant categories still will not tell parks from police. Mandatory cost-allocation tags are how consolidated billing turns into real departmental attribution.
Full Explanation
Consolidated billing aggregates invoices but does not by itself attribute costs to business units. Mandatory, activated cost-allocation tags (enforced via policy or automation) enable Cost Explorer and CUR breakdowns by parks, police, and other owners. Removing linked accounts or Cost Explorer access reduces visibility rather than solving attribution.