Sales

How to record a refund to a customer

Understand how to handle money returned to a customer.

Refund handling depends on how your current Bizwazi setup records negative income or correcting entries.

Before recording a refund

  • Check the original sale.
  • Check the account used for the refund.
  • Check whether stock was returned.
  • Add a clear note explaining the refund.

Simple method

  • If your setup does not support negative sales, record the correction carefully as an expense or adjustment with a clear note, depending on how your business records refunds.

Stock returns

  • If the customer returned goods, check whether stock needs to be manually adjusted back into inventory.

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