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Credit notes for purchase invoices act as an increase to the invoice value and are not associated with products in stock, but merely as a financial increase that you are required to pay to the supplier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Click on “Purchase Settings<\/strong>” from the dropdown menu under “Purchases<\/strong>” in the main menu. Then click on “Invoicing Settings<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

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and activate the “Credit Note<\/strong>” setting.<\/p>\n

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Click on “Purchase Invoices<\/strong>” from the dropdown menu under “Purchases<\/strong>” in the main menu. Then, select the invoice to which you want to add a credit notification, click on “More Options<\/strong>,” and then click on “Create Credit Note<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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Enter the description or reason for the credit note, the amount to be added to the invoice, and any discounts or taxes to be applied, then click on the “Save<\/strong>” button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After adding the credit note, you can perform some actions on it such as editing, adding a payment transaction, or converting it into a draft.<\/p>\n

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You can automatically review the generated journal entry for the credit note as follows:<\/p>\n

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From the note page, you can click on the invoice number to go to the related invoice and review it by clicking on the “Credit Note<\/strong>” tab.<\/p>\n

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