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Creating & Applying Credit
This article will show you how to create and apply a credit on an existing invoice:
Quick Reference Video Summary:
- This will show users how to add a credit memo to an existing invoice
- Starting from the Invoice Search page, locate the invoice you wish to credit
- To 'Apply a Credit,' you will click on Modify Invoice from the far right Actions column of the Invoice Search screen
- You will then add a Rate Adjustment - Accounting Accessorial and enter the credited amount as a negative value
- Once you have created the Credit memo, you will then apply it to an outstanding invoice / shipment from the Receive Payments screen
- Select the customer on the Receive Payment screen, and to find the credit quickly, simply sort the Balance column to show negative values on top
- From here you can enter the amount to apply and Register the Payment accordingly
- Select the customer on the Receive Payment screen, and to find the credit quickly, simply sort the Balance column to show negative values on top
- Note that while this covers how to apply a memo to a specific shipment, the memo created can also be used to cover an amount for a range of shipments. For record keeping purposes, it's recommended to create memos for each shipment rather than a single one.