1. Confirm the overpayment with Accounting/Risk management/Operations, before proceeding with any negotation. 2. Offer to credit the overpay to their next bill, once confirmed and while determining whether “overpay” is an acceptable refund policy....
Customer overpayment and want to retain as credit Click +New and select Journal entry. On the first line, debit the Accounts receivable. Put the amount on the debit column on the first line. On the next line, credit the liability account. In journal entries, the total of the Debit and Credit columns must be equal.
If the customer has no open invoices, create a credit for the overpaid amount, then refund the credit to the customer (or hold onto it to apply to a future invoice). Ensure all other details of the payment are entered.
When a business receives an overpayment, it is required to notify the customer and to offer to refund the excess amount or apply it as a credit toward a future invoice. The agreed-upon resolution should be documented and implemented quickly.
1. Confirm the overpayment with Accounting/Risk management/Operations, before proceeding with any negotation. 2. Offer to credit the overpay to their next bill, once confirmed and while determining whether “overpay” is an acceptable refund policy....