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[SL] Refund Checks

[Dave S. <bou...@ya...>]

How am I supposed to deal with refund checks?  If a
customer overpays, or returns something then I have to
give them money back.  Our policy, to reduce credit
card transaction processing fees, is to issue a check.
 The problem is that customers don't show up in the
Payment screen, only the receipt screen.  There was no
check template associated with the receipt screen, so
I added it.  The problem is, to make the books balance
you have to receive a negative amount.  So I'm
printing checks with negative signs in them. 
Obviously I'm doing things wrong - there's no way
nobody is issuing refund checks and certainly nobody
is giving out checks with negative payments.  Right?

Dave


 
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Ed W <li...@wi...>]

Hi

> So I'm
> printing checks with negative signs in them. 
> Obviously I'm doing things wrong - there's no way
> nobody is issuing refund checks and certainly nobody
> is giving out checks with negative payments.  Right?
>   


It occurs to me that refunds are negative amounts, yet you copied the 
template code where it was printing numbers with the opposite sign?  A 
refund in this case is just a negative payment of course.

I guess hack the template to negate the sign - the accounting treatment 
should probably be fine though...?

Out of curiousity did you just change the code to add the template, or 
did you use the "plugin architecture" to extend the code?

Ed W

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[C. D. H. <Du...@Du...>]

Ed W wrote:
> Hi
>
>   
>> So I'm
>> printing checks with negative signs in them. 
>> Obviously I'm doing things wrong - there's no way
>> nobody is issuing refund checks and certainly nobody
>> is giving out checks with negative payments.  Right?
>>   
>>     
>
>
> It occurs to me that refunds are negative amounts, yet you copied the 
> template code where it was printing numbers with the opposite sign?  A 
> refund in this case is just a negative payment of course.
>
> I guess hack the template to negate the sign - the accounting treatment 
> should probably be fine though...?
>
> Out of curiousity did you just change the code to add the template, or 
> did you use the "plugin architecture" to extend the code?
He may be missing the boat but isn't the ability to issue a refund 
something that is fundamentally missing from this application?  Has no 
one here ever issued a refund check before?  Why isn't there a refund 
template for such purposes?

Dunc

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Steve R. <roy...@co...>]

hi

On a similar thread to refunds, I have the following two invoices
the second ordered as part of the first service.  But both of these
show up in "AR Outstanding" report.

Date        Invoice    Total    Paid
05-07-2006  3775       88.00    100.00
25-07-2006  3784      170.50    158.50
                       258.50    258.50


So what is the proper way of doing this

Steve

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Paul T. <pt...@wa...>]

In Europe we pay by bank or cash instead of cheque.
Works like a charm and  reduces the number of lies allover (cheque is in 
the mail, yeah sure!)
As a last resort you might consider that way. Silly Europe for sure, but 
if it works ;-)

Also you might want to check and make sure that you have the accounts 
payable ans accounts receivable the right way round.
>>  use the "plugin architecture" to extend the code?
>>     
> He may be missing the boat but isn't the ability to issue a refund 
> something that is fundamentally missing from this application?  Has no 
> one here ever issued a refund check before?  Why isn't there a refund 
> template for such purposes?
>
> Dunc
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Paul T. <pt...@wa...>]

Paul Tammes schreef:
> In Europe we pay by bank or cash instead of cheque.
> Works like a charm and  reduces the number of lies allover (cheque is 
> in the mail, yeah sure!)
> As a last resort you might consider that way. Silly Europe for sure, 
> but if it works ;-)
>
> Also you might want to check and make sure that you have the accounts 
> payable ans accounts receivable the right way round.
OOPS, did not see the credit card part beforehand..
That changes matters considerably:
If I  return  an item, my credit card company refunds my money anyway. 
AND willl deduct it on YOUR next statement no doubt.
Now if you start writing me credit notes as well, I win big time! You 
return me the money, VISA returns me the money, life is wonderfull!
You just invented the free shopping mall principle?

Hth
Paul