Here's a step-by-step guide to navigate such conversations and turn it into a positive experience for your customer: Step 1: Acknowledge the request. Step 2: Understand the reason for the refund. Step 3: Explain the refund process. Step 4: Offer a solution or alternatives. Step 5: Confirm the action taken.
Confirm the overpayment with Accounting/Risk management/Operations, before proceeding with any negotation. Offer to credit the overpay to their next bill, once confirmed and while determining whether ``overpay'' is an acceptable refund policy.
An overpayment refund is one of two options available to a business when it receives an invoice overpayment from a customer. The second option is to apply the overpayment as a credit toward a future invoice.
If you've reconciled the 2nd payment as an overpayment or anything like that, then just Remove and Redo it. Many businesses would reconcile the second payment and it's refund both to Sales, then they would cancel each other out. Other businesses use some kind of suspense account.
Options for handling overpayments are to either refund the amount or establish a credit for it. The receiver cannot keep an overpayment, as it is neither revenue nor income. Account credits caused by customer overpayment are recorded as liabilities or contra-assets on the balance sheet until applied against an invoice.
The payments were made on date of first payment and date of second payment, both for the amount of amount. I kindly request you to look into this matter and arrange for a refund of the extra payment made. I have attached copies of the payment receipts for your reference.
The payments were made on date of first payment and date of second payment, both for the amount of amount. I kindly request you to look into this matter and arrange for a refund of the extra payment made. I have attached copies of the payment receipts for your reference.