How to reverse a receivable Cash Receipt
Description
Cause

Reverse Cash receipts in the following situations:

  • The payment is from the prior year.
  • The payment posts to a locked accounting period.
  • A credit is applied to the payment.
  • The payment can’t be voided due to company accounting practices.
Resolution

How to Reverse a Receivable Cash Receipt

  1. Open the Cash Receipts Screen
    Go to 3-3-1 Cash Receipts.

  2. Enter Deposit Details

    • In Account, select the cash account.
    • In Deposit#, enter the deposit transaction number.
    • In Date, enter the deposit date.
    • In Description, enter a brief statement about the transaction.
    • In Client, enter the client number. Or, in Job, enter the job number.
  3. Select Invoice Status

    • Choose Paid Only if the invoice is fully paid.
    • Choose Open Only if the invoice is partially paid.
    • Click Display Invoices.
  4. Choose Invoice Type
    Click the Contract Invoices tab or the Service Invoices tab.

  5. Reverse the Deposit

    • Locate the invoice to reverse.
    • In Paid, enter the amount as a negative number.
    • In Discount, enter the discount amount (if any) as a negative number.
  6. Reverse a Previously Applied Credit

    • Locate the credit invoice.
    • In Paid, enter the credit amount as a positive number.
  7. Save Changes
    Click File, then Save.


Additional Information

  • When reversing a payment on an invoice with status 4-Paid, the system changes it to 1-Open.
  • In 1-5 Bank Reconciliation, reversals appear under Deposits as negative numbers.
  • Clear them against their positive counterpart in Deposits so they offset.
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