Banking - Customer Receipts

This procedure covers payments via check, eft, or other method from a single customer. Receipt Ref Numbers are automatically generated by the system (but can be over-ridden) to group deposits together. Deposit reference numbers can be duplicated in the system.

Receiving Payment from a Customer

  1. Select Banking->Customer Receipts .
  2. Enter the Customer ID or press the open icon next to the Customer ID field. A popup will appear only displaying the customers with outstanding invoices.
  3. Select the customer that you received a payment from. The popup window will close and fill in the list of outstanding invoices on the receipts form.
  4. Check the Pay box of the invoices you receive money from. Adjust the discount as necessary.
  5. Use the pre-selected deposit reference number of enter a reference number in the Deposit ID field.
  6. Enter the date of the deposit (default is today).
  7. Change the cash and discount accounts if necessary.
  8. Select the Deposit method from the pull down menu. Payment receipt methods are determined by the payment modules installed. Every payment module has their own set of fields to enter. Fill in any necessary payment information.
  9. Either Save or Print the payment. Saving is typically used for payments received where no receipt is necessary whereas printing is typically used for when a receipt is necessary (such as POS). The payment will be posted to the general ledger.

To pay a bill via EFT, credit card, and other non-check methods

  1. Follow the procedure above, except enter an unique Payment Ref that identifies the payment. Select the correct account and post the payment by clicking the Save icon.

Related Topics

Inventory

Creating Inventory Items
Receiving Inventory

Banking

Reconciling cash accounts
Viewing the balance of a cash account

Reports

Bank Checks
Deposit Slips