Case: A customer bought $105.00 worth of product and paid $80.00 in cash. You need to send an invoice to the customer for the balance. How would you handle this in QBO?

First, create a new invoice using product/service item code for $105.00. Use deposit field to post $80.00 as the prepayment on that invoice. Deposit field is located right below the total. Now, the invoice will show $25 balance due.

If you do not see “DEPOSIT” field on your invoice, go to “Company Gear” settings to enable deposit field: Gear icon (upper right corner) > Settings > Company Settings > Sales > Deposit > ON > save. See screenshot below for reference.

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Once you enter deposit amount, your invoice screen will expand to show the following three fields added to the invoice form. Fill out the information appropriately:

a) Payment method
b) Reference no.
c) Deposit to

You will need to select “Deposit to” field depending on your situation. If you are depositing this deposit (prepayment) to the bank along with other payments as a batch deposit, then you should select Undeposited Funds Account. On the other hand, if you are depositing just $80.00 as a single deposit to the bank, you should select the appropriate bank account.

The snapshot below shows what accounts are affected by this transaction:

1. Accounts Receivable: $25
2. Sales Income: $105
3. Undeposited Funds or Bank Account: $80

 

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