How do I allocate a payment to an invoice?

Summary

This article will explain how to allocate a payment to an invoice.

More Information

Go to " Sales Ledger Receipts" or " Purchase Ledger Payments".

• Enter the "Customer" or "Supplier"
• Move to the Invoice that you want to allocate the payment to and either press <F> for Full if the whole balance is being settled else enter the amount to mark as paid.
• Move to the Payment that you want to allocate and press <F> for Full or enter the amount to use (make sure you enter a minus).

The amount shown in the bottom right of the screen should equal zero.

• Click[Done].
• In the "Cheque no./Comment:", enter 'Allocated' and the invoice number.
• For the "Payment centre" enter 'Z990' - Suspense Account.
• Click [Done] and [Accept].

See also

• How do I adjust the centre on a transaction?
• How do I adjust the date on a transaction?
• Why are document items being posted on the wrong date?

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