How to enter credit and debit memos in Accounts Payable
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  1. Click Accounts Payable, Main, Invoice Data Entry
  2. Enter or Select from the lookup, Vendor No.
  3. Type the Invoice No. followed by -CM (credit memo) or -DM (debit memo).
    • Example: 123456-CM or 123456-DM
    • This will distinguish debit and credit memos from standard invoices (-IN).
  4. Change the Invoice Date if desired (it defaults to the module date).
  5. Enter Invoice Amount as a negative number for Credit Memo or a positive number for Debit Memo.
  6. Click the Lines tab, select the G/L Account, and enter the Amount for each line.
    • Credit memo - Enter as Negative Amount. This will credit the G/L account on the line and debit the Accounts Payable account.
    • Debit memo - Enter as Positive Amount. This will debit the G/L account on the line and credit the Accounts Payable account.
  7. Click Accept.
  8. Click on Printer Icon.
  9. Verify the date in the Accounts Payable Posting Date on Accounts Payable Invoice Register (Date defaults to module date.)
  10. Click Print.
  11. Review registers for accuracy.
  12. Click Yes at the Update the Invoice Register? prompt (Or click No to make corrections).
  13. Click Yes at the Do you want to print the Daily Transaction Register? prompt.
  14. Click the Print button at the Daily Transaction Register window.
  15. Click Yes at the Do you want to update the Daily Transaction Register? prompt (Click NO to update later).

Note:

DocLink: How to adjust or reverse an Accounts Payable invoice
DocLink: How to create or enter invoices in Accounts Payable, Invoice Data Entry for Sage 100
DocLink: How to apply credit memos to Accounts Payable invoices by creating a zero dollar Manual Check

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