- Accounts Receivable > A/R Transactions > Receipt Entry.
- Beside the Advance Credit field, click the Edit icon
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Fields and controls
Advance Credit
This field displays the advance credit amount determined on the A/R Receipt Entry screen.
Claim Amount
Enter the amount of the claim for which you are issuing the advance credit.
Customer Number
This field appears only if you are entering a receipt for a national account.
Select the national account or the member customer to which to apply the advance credit. When you issue the credit note, you can apply it to the advance credit or debit note for the correct customer account, or the national account.
Description
Enter a description for the advance credit (for example, the reason the goods are being returned).
Document Number
Enter the document number you want to use for the debit note, or accept the entry to let Accounts Receivable assign the next number.
Reference
Enter a reference number for the advance credit (for example, the invoice number used when you sold the goods).
Overview
This screen lets you apply an advance credit to a customer invoice for goods that the customer is returning. The advance credit amount appears as a debit on the customer's statement, where it remains until you receive the returned goods.