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January 4, 2026
Question

Invoice voided + refund receipt issued, now I've a messed up number that doesn't tally, please help

  • January 4, 2026
  • 8 replies
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Hi all, i think i messed it all up.

 

What happened:

1. I created an invoice to a customer

2. 50% of amount was paid, and I recorded that in the invoice

3. Due to unforeseen circumstance, I've to cancel the invoice due to stock inavailability for order

4. I voided the invoice, and that effectively turned the invoice into "zero"

5. I created a refund receipt of the said 50% amount back to the customer

 

What I'm having issue now, I've to confess I might have done something along the way but I can't recall each step

1. When I browse to the customer, the recorded 50% payment in step 2 above shown as "unapplied", and due to the invoice is already voided, I can't link this payment to the invoice and it stays "unapplied"

2. I guess due to that, my refund receipt to the customer now effectively cause the customer has "-ve" of the 50% amount rather than "zero"

 

What should I do to get out of this mess? Any guidance/advice will be much appreciated.

 

Best regards

8 replies

January 4, 2026

if it is any helpful, I can find the 50% "unapplied" payment moved into the "Trade & Other Receivables" chart of accounts. 

January 4, 2026

Hello there,

Voiding the invoice detached your original 50% payment, creating an Unapplied Payment (credit). When you issued the Refund Receipt, it was recorded as a separate cash outflow (debit), resulting in a negative balance.

 

Link these two transactions to reset the customer balance to zero.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Click the + New button and select Receive payment.
  2. Choose the Customer from the drop-down menu.
  3. Ensure the Payment date matches the date you issued the refund to keep your reports accurate.
  4. Locate the Outstanding Transactions section, where you will find the Refund Receipt you created.
  5. Click the checkbox Refund Receipt.
  6. Scroll down to the Credits section, where you will see the original 50% Unapplied Payment. Tap the checkbox for that to apply it against the refund.
  7. Confirm that the Amount received field at the top now shows 0.00, as you are simply offsetting two existing entries.
  8. Finish by clicking Save and close at the bottom right.

 

After saving, the balance will be $0.00, and both the unapplied payment and the refund receipt in their transaction list will display a status of "closed."

 

The Community is always here if you need anything else. 

January 4, 2026

Hi,

I can see the Unapplied payment in Credit Section.

 

But there's nothing in the Outstanding transaction that matches the customer name. And I confirmed I can see the refund receipt that I issued to the customer's name, the interesting observation this is the first refund receipt but it just continue from the original invoice, (e.g. the invoice was 1001, the refund receipt was 1002 for an example)

January 4, 2026

just attaching this specific customer transaction screenshot for clearly depicting my challenge.

 

Item is 8,900, he paid 4,450 which is being shown as "Unapplied", I issued a refund invoice of the paid 4,450 but now things do not tally.