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DrumsRUs's avatar
2 years ago

Create payment against invoice results in duplicate payments

I'm new to MYOB Essentials. Ive been sending invoices to customers who usually deposit payment into the nominated account.  MYOB then matches the payment to the invoice and it reconciles. 

How do I record a payment to an invoice if a customer pays by credit card over the phone? Credit card payments are taken using zeller terminal and bulk amount transferred every few days.  This consists of day sales / invoice was not issued.

 

Currently, I create a payment against the customer invoice, however when I transfer the zeller bulk amount, the payment is also accounted for.   So I'm capturing the payment twice,  but only received the one payment.

 

any suggestions 

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  • Earl_HD's avatar
    Earl_HD
    MYOB Moderator

    Hi DrumsRUs,

    Thank you so much for your post and welcome to the Community Forum!

    My apologies for the late response. Sometimes when making a payment on an invoice, there's a chance of accidentally overpaying or recording the payment twice. It's understandable, and there are straightforward ways to manage the excess payment:
     

    • apply it to another unpaid invoice
    • create a credit and refund the amount
    • create a credit and apply it to a future invoice
    • or write it off.

    It's a good idea to first check with your customer on their preferred option; but no matter what route you choose, you'll be back to doing business in no time.

    Have you simply recorded the wrong payment amount? Delete the payment and record it again.

    I'd suggest taking a look at this helpful article on Receiving payments. It provides more information on recording payments for invoices.

    Feel free to post again, we're happy to help!
    Regards,
    Earl