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Reconciling partial payments, credit notes and combined payments

How to reconcile partial payments, credit notes, payment arrangements and foreign currency payments, and what AI bank matching recognises automatically.

Sebastian de Goeij 6 min read Updated

Short answer

For a partial payment you reconcile the paid part and the remainder stays open; for a credit note you offset it against the invoice so only the balance is paid or refunded. These cases make manual reconciliation slow. Autoboeker's AI bank matching recognises partial payments, credit notes, payment arrangements, recurring payments, foreign currency and PayPal payments and highlights deviations.

Key takeaways

  • Partial payment: reconcile the paid part, the remainder stays open.
  • Credit note: offset against the invoice, match the balance.
  • One payment for several invoices: split the transaction.
  • Book currency and fee differences separately.

Partial payments

Link the payment to the invoice, reconcile the paid part and leave the rest open; repeat per instalment for arrangements.

Credit notes

Match the payment to invoice plus credit note, or a refund to the credit note itself.

Deviating amounts

Most have an explainable cause.

SituationCauseProcessing
Slightly less receivedDiscount or bank feesBook the difference as discount or cost
Foreign currencyExchange differenceBook separately
Net payout from payment providerFees withheldBook gross revenue and fees separately
Several invoices in one paymentCombined paymentSplit over the invoices

FAQ

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Yes, as well as arrangements, recurring payments, foreign currency and PayPal.

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