Summary
How to refund a paid sales invoice in Accounting Start.
Resolution
Record a refund
- From Sales tab, open relevant sales invoice from the list.
- Under Amount Paid, select the payment link.
- Select the edit button
, next to the receipt you want to refund.
- Enter the refund date, and the bank account you paid the refund from.
The refund amount will always match the amount of the receipt. You cannot partially refund a receipt.
If required, you can also enter a brief description in the Reference (optional) box. - Select Save.
Record a credit note
When you record a credit note, this will:
- Update the balance on your customer account to clear the balance left by the refund.
- If you use the Cash Basis scheme, the credit note appears on your next VAT Return.
- From Sales tab, open relevant sales invoice from the list.
- Under Amount Paid, select the Add Credit Note link.
- The credit note will automatically match the sales invoice.
- Select Save.