State the purpose of the letter upfront. Provide a concise summary of the issue and circumstances that led to the need for a refund. Explain why you believe you are entitled to a refund, citing any policies, procedures, or previous communications from the bank that support your request.
Let them know as soon as possible and immediately offer a way to resolve the overpayment, either as crediting their next invoice or issuing a credit.
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....
It may happen at some point that a customer misreads their invoice and accidentally overpays. If this happens, you'll need to provide a refund.
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.
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.