sinbadsailor
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As the line says, shortfall in amount received for an invoice. Accountant asking me to issue credit note? How is this done?
If the invoice is genuine and money is still owed against an invoice by a debtor, why on earth would you want to issue a credit note?
Whose accountant is it, yours or the debtors?
Is it a large amount or are we talking odd cents on an invoice?
Unless VAT is paid on a cash received basis, in which case a credit note will make a mess of the returns...this will allow you to claim back the sales vat you paid on the sale...
Which IME is the way to handle this transaction (I'm not an accountant)...(although some people put it against bad debts in their overheads)...
A bizarre request, if you don't mind me saying so...The accountant has asked me to issue a credit note for the difference.
Its a partially paid invoice, i.e. a debt which in all probability cannot be collected, or a "bad" debt, this how it is accounted for, IMHO.... If the shortfall is put down to credit, all is balanced.
Surely this is a question for the accountant who suggested you issue the transaction?...
What format would this take? Similar to an invoice but with balance details etc?
A bizarre request, if you don't mind me saying so...