How To: Enter a Supplier Credit and Refund it
To enter and refund a credit note from a supplier is a two step process as follows:
Step 1: Enter the Credit Note into the Supplier's Statement Tab
- Open an Accounts screen .
- Open the
[ SP Ledger ]
tab. - Press Alt+E or click to enter edit mode.
- Press F3 or click to add a new item.
- Use the Lookup dialog box to locate the supplier that you wish to post an invoice transaction against. A new row is added to the grid for the selected customer/supplier.
- The following SP Ledger options must be set:
- Crd: must be TICKED as this will mark the SP Ledger entry as a Supplier Credit.
- S/P: must be set to P to indicate a Purchase ledger entry.
- Enter the appropriate details (Net, Tax, etc.) paying particular attention to the following columns:
- Post: if this checkbox is:
- TICKED (default): If you have already received the Supplier Credit note.
- UNTICKED: If you have not yet received the supplier credit note and allows the transaction to be posted later.
- Pay: this option must not be ticked.
- N/C: nominal account to post entry against.
- Other columns are:
- Conversion Rate: change the conversion rate if required (Optional).
- InvDate: the date of the invoice.
Note: if the invoice date is today's date then a warning message will appear.- Tax: the VAT rates as defined in System Data. Use the "Exempt" VAT Rate if you do not wish the system to attempt to reclaim VAT. When entering a VAT invoice issued in another EC state, you should be prompted to confirm that VAT can be reclaimed.
- Description: used to describe what the invoice was for (Optional).
- Status Note: can be used to track invoices that require approval from various departments prior to posting (Optional).
- TICKED (default): If you have already received the Supplier Credit note.
- Post: if this checkbox is:
- Press Ctrl+S or click to save the transaction.
- If the credit for today's date click on Yes in the warning message.
- Click on OK in the Information popup.
Note: if you are adding an entry for an EC supplier see How To: Enter a Supplier Credit Note for an EU Supplier.
Step 2: Refund the Credit Note
- Open a Supplier screen .
- Go to the
[ Statement ]
tab. - Focus on the credit note in the Statement Transactions grid.
- Right-click and from the Context menu select [
Refund - Refund Credit Note or Payment (manual)
]. - In the Manual Refund Dialog:
- Check the Amount.
- Select the Type.
- Select the Bank for the payment.
- Enter the Auth Code if refunding a credit card payment manually.
- Click on 'OK'.
- In the Confirm popup click 'Yes'.
- The Source and Other Ref columns will show the entry as a 'Refund'.