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Creating refunds
Use this procedure when a credit note is raised to give the customer a reduction on their fee after the customer has paid his invoice. A cash refund is issued.
- On the Process menu, click Credit Notes.
- In the Credit No box, enter a number for the credit note (e.g., CN001).
- Select the option Create Refund.
- In the Group/Client No box, type or select the client number.
- Enter the date of the credit note.
- If applicable, enter a reference for the credit note of up to 7 characters.
- In the Billing format box, select the appropriate billing code used in the generation of the credit note.
- In the Amount box, enter the amount of the credit note.
- Click Post to GL to post the amount of the credit note to the general ledger.
- Click Refund to apply the credit note to the applicable accounts.
Example:
An adjustment of $500.00 to the client’s account is required after the client has paid his invoice.
A credit note for 570.00, the amount including taxes is created.
GL entry | - 500.00 | Fees | |
- 30.00 | GST | ||
- 40.00 | PST | ||
- (570.00) | Accts Receivable |
Then an adjustment entry for the refund 570.00 is created
GL entry | - 570.00 | Accounts receivable | |
- (570.00) | Bank |
The refund's effect on reports
Trial balance | The credit note will not appear because outstanding is zero. |
Payment history | The adjustment is added. The refund entry is recorded in the Payment History report with a debit and a credit. By default, the debit is denoted with CN-ADJ in the source column. To change the wording of the identifier, visit the File | Company Profile | Terminology tab and make the change in the Credit Note Adjustment field. |
Credit note journals | The adjustment is added. |
Account reconciliation | The adjustment is added. The credit note adjustment is recorded in the line "Credit note adjustment during period" on the Receivables Reconciliation report. |