QuickBooksHelpIntuitApply a journal entry credit to an invoice
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You can apply a journal entry to reduce the amount a customer owes on an unpaid invoice. This process involves two main steps: creating the journal entry and then applying it to the invoice.
Before you start
To apply the credit, you need to:
- Create a journal entry using Accounts Receivable account.
- Choose your customer’s name from the Name column on the journal entry.Â
Apply the journal entry credit
- Select +Â Create.
- Select Receive payment.
- Choose a customer.
- Under Outstanding Transactions, pick the invoice.
- Under Credits, select the journal entry you created.
- Select Save and close.
Result
After saving, QuickBooks will apply the journal entry credit to the invoice, reducing the amount due.Â
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