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How to enter supplier refund?

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Summary

This article will explain how to use a workaround on how to add supplier refunds in Sage Accounts Production

Description

You have entered an invoice for a supplier for £100

You pay the supplier £100, so you enter a payment of £100. This clears the supplier's account.

You have to refund the supplier £100. Negative payments can not be processed in Sage Accounts Production.

To create a refund a purchase credit note will have to enter to clear the invoice that was issued for £100

The balance on the supplier's account will now be £-100 

A zero-rated invoice for £100 will now be issued to clear the payment and the balance for the supplier will now be zero. This invoice will also debit the suspense account 999

Resolution

To create a refund for the supplier:

To clear the invoice posted to the supplier a purchase Credit Note will have to be issued.

Dr.Supplier £100

Cr.Purchases £100


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An Invoice and Receipt will now have to be issued to Refund the Supplier and Clear the Bank Account

There are 2 steps involved in this process. 

  1. To create a Zero Rated Purchase Invoice to the supplier

    Debit the Suspense Account – 999
    This will create the effect of refunding the supplier

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  2. To raise a Receipt 
    This will clear the amount form the Bank Account and also clear the Suspense Account

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