Credit from my supplier to pay my invoice to him

Hi Noel4819 

Thanks for your post. The help article, Dealing with a supplier who is also a customer, has detailed information on how to set up and process contra payments.

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Thanks Tracey for your reply.  I am set up for Contra payments, but this one seems to be the other way around.

My supplier has a credit for say $500, but i cant get the credit to pay the $500 off my invoice to him.

If I pay the $500 off my invoice to him and put it in a credit clearing account. I cant pay his account becasue it is already all paid. He has a credit there already of $500.

I need to get his $500 credit and get it back to pay my invoice to him.  I can refund his $500 to the clearing account, but how can i get it out of the clearing account to pay the invoice i have sent him...  I cant find a way to receive that $500.   .I am a little lost

Hi Noel4819 

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. For that situation:

1. record a credit sale transaction (service layout) and allocate to the contra account
2. go to Sales register>>Returns & Credits and apply that credit to the sale invoice
3. record a credit purchase transaction (service layout) and allocate to the contra account
4. go to Purchases register>>Returns & Debits and apply that credit to the purchase invoice

Go to Find Transactions>>Account and search by the contra account, the two transactions should clear each other out so the balance of the account is $0.00.

Please let me know if you need further help.

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