Tips

Accounts

Customer Receipt

When a customer has paid you and you need to mark that the invoice has been paid: –

1. Click Bank accounts on the left-hand menu.
2. Click the bank account the money has been received into.
3. On the tool bar, click Customer receipt.
4. Select the correct customer either by typing in the customer’s code or by clicking the down arrow and selecting the customer or press F4.
5. Enter the date the money was received.
6. Enter a Reference if required.
7. Reference – enter if required.
8. Enter the amount received and record the payment.

• Full Payment – Click the invoice, then click Pay in full.
• Part Payment – Enter the value paid against the invoice in the Receipt
• Multiple payments – Enter the value paid for each invoice in the Receipt

9. Click Save and Close.

Record payments from customers in advance.

If you receive a payment from a customer before you issue the invoice, you can still record this as a payment on account.

1. Click Bank accounts on the left-hand menu.
2. Click the bank account the money has been received into.
3. On the tool bar, click Customer receipt.
4. Select the correct customer either by typing in the customers code or by clicking the down arrow and selecting the customer or press F4.
5. Enter the date the money was received.
6. Enter a Reference if required.
7. Reference – enter if required.
8. Enter the amount received.
9. Click Save then when prompted to post a payment on account, click Yes.
10. Click Close.

You can allocate the payment on account to future invoices for this customer at any time.

If you would like help entering customer receipts on customer payments on account or need any other help with your Sage Accounts, please contact us