I am using Quickbooks Self employed. I have an invoice for $xxxxx.xx dollars. Is it possible to receive a partial payment of this invoice? Can you delete an invoice?

Hello there, stan-4789183000-.

Yes, we can delete an invoice in the program. However, we're unable to apply for partial payments directly to the original invoice. It's because the product doesn't have a Balance forward feature.

What we can do is to manually duplicate the invoice and modify the details, such as the amount. Make sure to enter the partial payment before saving the duplicate one. Once done, mark the partial as paid. To guide you further, you can follow the steps below:

1. Go to Invoices on the left side.
2. Locate the invoice.
3. Under the Action column, click the drop-down arrow next to the word Send or Send Reminder.
4. Select Duplicate.
5. Enter the partial invoice payment.
6. Click Save.

Here are the sample screenshots:

Once done, let's go back to the invoices lists and find the duplicate invoice you've created. Then, click the drop-down arrow one more time and select Mark as paid. Please take note that marking the invoice as paid will not automatically record the payments on the Transactions page. We can manually add the partial payment through the help of this article: Manually add transactions in QuickBooks Self-Employed (QBSE).

When it's fully paid, you can mark the original invoice as paid. 

If you need help on other areas in the Self-Employed, you can check other articles from this page: QuickBooks Self-Employed articles list. 

Let me know if you have other questions about it. I'm always here to guide you further. Take care!

Hi stan-4789183000-,

Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about recording partial payment of an invoice in QBSE. Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at anytime.

Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!