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NewlandPC
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4 years ago
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Refunding Incorrect Payment (no existing sale/invoice)

A customer from years ago recently paid us by accident. How would I go about recording the credit and refund when there was no sale/invoice in the first place? Would I have to just make an invoice detailing the random payment and then go about refunding same as any other transaction?

Cheers.

  • Hi NewlandPC 

     

    If the customer is an older customer you would be looking at following the below process:

    1. If the customer's card is no longer active:
      1. Go to the Card File>>Cards Lists>>Customers>>Enable Show Inactive
      2. Navigate to the desired card
      3. De-select Inactive Card
    2. Once the card is active, go to Sales>>Receive Payments
    3. Select Include Closed Sales
    4. Choose the Customer and enter the relevant payment against one of their closed invoices.

    The above process will create a credit note, which can be seen and actioned through the Sales>>Sales Register>>Returns and Credits and Pay Refund if necessary.

     

    Note: If you don't wish to record the payment against a previous invoice, a new zero dollar invoice (Sales>>Enter Sales>>Select the Customer>>Record) could be used in its place.

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  • Hi NewlandPC 

     

    If the customer is an older customer you would be looking at following the below process:

    1. If the customer's card is no longer active:
      1. Go to the Card File>>Cards Lists>>Customers>>Enable Show Inactive
      2. Navigate to the desired card
      3. De-select Inactive Card
    2. Once the card is active, go to Sales>>Receive Payments
    3. Select Include Closed Sales
    4. Choose the Customer and enter the relevant payment against one of their closed invoices.

    The above process will create a credit note, which can be seen and actioned through the Sales>>Sales Register>>Returns and Credits and Pay Refund if necessary.

     

    Note: If you don't wish to record the payment against a previous invoice, a new zero dollar invoice (Sales>>Enter Sales>>Select the Customer>>Record) could be used in its place.

    • NewlandPC's avatar
      NewlandPC
      Experienced User

      Thanks for that Steven_M

      They had no previous invoices in this financial year so I've opted for the zero dollar invoice option. 

      Cheers.