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How to Pay Multiple Invoices at once using Payment Credit

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The following article explains how to pay multiple invoices on a City Ledger Account using a Payment Credit on file.

Locate the desired Account

Go to Operations > City Ledger. Locate the City Ledger Account where the invoices are located. If you are unsure how to search for a City Ledger Account, please see the article How to Search for a City Account in the City Ledger module.

Once you have located the City Account, click on the View Details button or double click on the City Account name to open the Account Master screen.

Locate the desired Account

Posting Payment

Once in the Account Master Screen, proceed to the Invoices tab, and select the Pay Invoice button located at the bottom of the screen.

Posting Payment

A message will appear asking if you would like to pay multiple invoices, select Yes to continue.

If the account has a Payment Credit a message will now appear asking if you would like to apply the Payment Credit to your payment total. Select Yes to continue.

Using Only Account Credit to Pay Invoice

If you wish to only apply the amount of the credit (in this case $1602.21) as a payment, check the Use Only Account Credit to Pay Invoice check-box at the top of the screen.

Using Only Account Credit to Pay Invoice

Combining Account Credit with another Method of Payment

To use the Payment Credit on file combined with another method of payment, enter the following information:

  • Transaction Code – select the transaction code that corresponds with the method of payment
  • Reference – auto populates with the description of the transaction code select, additional information may be entered.
  • Cheque # - enter the cheque number (this field will only appear if you are paying by Cheque)
  • Amount – enter the amount of the payment being made
  • Use Existing Account Credit of XXX – check this box if you wish to use the Payment Credit towards payment of the invoices
  • Total Payment Amount – this amount will reflect the amount entered into “Payment Amount” plus the Account Credit. This total will reflect the total payment amount that will be applied to the selected invoices
  • Click Next to proceed
Combining Account Credit with another Method of Payment

Selecting Invoices

The next screen allows you to select which Invoices to pay. There are two ways to select invoices:

  • Add Invoice button
  • Auto Apply button
Selecting Invoices

Add Invoice

Add Invoice - select the invoice you wish pay (ensure the black arrow is pointing towards the correct invoice) and click the Add Invoice button. The invoice will highlight in green to show it is selected and the amount of the invoice will add to the Applied Amount total at the bottom of the screen. Continue to add all applicable invoices using the Add Invoice button.

NOTE: Invoices can be removed from the payment list by clicking Remove Invoice.

Add Invoice

Auto Apply

Auto Apply – selecting this option allows you to apply the payment based on:

  • First In/First Out – pays the oldest invoices first
  • Last In/First Out – pays the newest invoices first
  • Purchase Order # - pays specific invoice(s) with the associated PO Number
Auto Apply

All invoices that fall within the Payment Amount will highlight in green.

Adjusting the Applied Amount (optional)

NOTE: It is possible to select how much of an invoice is to be paid by adjusting the amount in the Applied Amount column. Click into the column and type in the desired amount to be paid.

Adjusting the Applied Amount (optional)

Partially Unpaid Invoices

If the sum of the Payment Amount being applied amounts to less than the sum total of all selected invoices, some invoices may only be partially paid, or left completely unpaid (depending on the payment option chosen).  

In the below example, we see the Brookfield Fund Management Banquet invoice still has a balance. Using the First In/First Out option, there was only $1467.25 remaining from the $3602.21 payment, as all the other invoices were paid first. This left a balance of $747.75 on the invoice which still needs to be paid later.

Partially Unpaid Invoices

Completing the Payment

Once all desired invoices have been selected, click Post Payment to process the payment.

Completing the Payment

Viewing Paid Invoices

The Invoices will no longer automatically appear in the Invoices tab as they now have a $0.00 balance. To view invoices with a zero balance, check the Show Zero Balance Invoices check-box.

Viewing Paid Invoices
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