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# Reporting period

The reporting period is equal to one calendar month during which you are using Yandex Cloud resources.

At the beginning of each month, you are required to pay for the resources consumed during the previous period. If you are in arrears, your use of Yandex Cloud resources may be suspended. The [payment method](../payment/index.md) depends on your legal status ([billing account type](billing-account.md#ba-types)).

On the last day of the month, [Yandex Balance](https://balance.yandex.com/) will generate [reporting documents](../payment/documents.md) for businesses and individual entrepreneurs. If there is a bank card linked to your billing account, the system [calculates](../payment/payment-methods-card-business.md#payment-amount) the total amount due and debits it from that card.

Learn more about billing cycles:
* [For individuals](../payment/billing-cycle-individual.md)
* [For businesses and individual entrepreneurs](../payment/billing-cycle-business.md)