AWS awsaccountbilling documentation change
Summary
Added multiple notes about billing transfer impacts on cost visibility and Free Tier tracking
Security assessment
Explains billing data access limitations in transfer scenarios but does not address security vulnerabilities. Focuses on billing process documentation rather than security controls.
Diff
diff --git a/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-get-answers.md b/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-get-answers.md index c12f4c3aa..2dc1ec237 100644 --- a//awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-get-answers.md +++ b//awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-get-answers.md @@ -50,0 +51,2 @@ If you have closed your AWS account, you can still sign in to Support and view p +If you transferred your billing to a management account external to your AWS organization (bill transfer account), first reach out to the billing transfer account owner. That account controls the cost data available in your account, and receives the AWS invoice reflecting your usage. To find the bill transfer account information, go to the **Billing transfer** page, **Outbound billing** tab + @@ -84,0 +87,2 @@ For more information about Cost Explorer, see [Analyzing your costs with AWS Cos +If your AWS Organizations uses billing transfer, the bill transfer account controls the cost data shown in Cost Explorer. + @@ -92,0 +97,4 @@ To see details for usage that was charged beyond your Free Tier limit, see the U +###### Note + +If your AWS organization uses billing transfer, you can track your Free Tier usage on the **Free Tier** page. However, you can't view your Free Tier credits in Cost Explorer, AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR), or on the **Bills** page unless the bill transfer account enables this access. The Free Tier page doesn't process pro forma data, so there might be discrepancies. For example, the page might show usage covered by Free Tier that was removed from the pro forma bill. +