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Credit Notes and Refunds Guidance

Credit Notes and Refunds Guidance

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Below are 4 Scenarios where a Credit Note and/or Refund might be required and advice on how to handle each one

Credit Notes and Refunds Guidance

Scenario 1

A hirer has paid a deposit for a booking prior to the invoice being raised.  The booking is subsequently cancelled.

Solution 1a:

  • The payment will be sitting On Account since it was received prior to the invoice being generated.

  • Mark the booking as cancelled.

  • Refund the payment following the Record a Lettings Refund guidance 

or

Solution 1b:

  • No action needed as the deposit can continue to sit On Account to be allocated to another booking at a later date.




Scenario 2

An invoice is issued but the session is cancelled prior to any payment having been received.

Solution 2a:  Where no cancellation fee is due

  • Issue a credit note for the full amount using the method described in section Credit a Specific Invoice.

  • Mark the booking as cancelled.

  • The invoice is marked as paid and shows no outstanding balance when viewed on the Accounts screen.

or

Solution 2b: Where a cancellation fee would be due

  • Issue a credit note for the appropriate amount (ie invoice total less cancellation fee) using the method described in section Credit a Specific Invoice.

  • The invoice continues to show an outstanding balance (the value of the cancellation fee) when viewed on the Accounts screen.




Scenario 3

An invoice is issued but the session is cancelled after a payment has been receipted.

Solution 3a

  • Issue a credit note for the invoice amount, which will allocate the payment on account.

  • Issue a refund for the overpayment using the method described in section Record a Lettings Refund guidance 

or

Solution 3b

  • Issue a credit note for the invoice amount, which will allocate the payment on account.

  • Leave the payment on account to be used against subsequent invoices.




Scenario 4

An invoice has been raised against the wrong facility, and consequently for the wrong amount.

Solution:

  • Issue a credit note for the invoice amount, using the method described in section Credit a Specific Invoice.

  • Record a new booking for the correct facility and issue the associated invoice as normal.



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