How to record the advance payment received from customer

If you receive an advance payment from a customer, you can easily record this in QuickBooks Online using Receive Payment feature. The followings are some easy steps to follow:

First, make sure you have the customer listed on QuickBooks Online.

1. Go to All apps , select Customer Hub, then select Customers (Take me there).
   Note: If you have already listed the customer on QuickBooks Online, then you can skip this step and continue to step 3.
2. Create a new customer by filling out all the information, then select Save.
3. Select + New or + Create.
4. Select Receive Payment.
5. Create a receive payment by select a customer using the dropdown arrow.
6. Under the Account column, select the invoice, then enter the amount of payment received
7. Select Save and New.