Working with 3-Accounts Receivable > 3-3 Cash Receipts

3-3 Cash Receipts

In the 3-3 Cash Receipts window, you can enter payments for invoices, discounts for early payment of invoices, and overpayments. You can also reverse payments.

When the invoices are displayed, select an invoice and enter the amount of the payment and any applicable discount or overpayment. If the payment is for a credit invoice enter a negative amount.

If a client pays more than the net amount of an invoice but less than the invoice balance, Sage 100 Contractor applies the payment to the retention. Suppose you created an invoice for $1000 minus 10% retention, resulting in a net total of $900. The client, however, sends a $950 payment. After entering the payment in cash receipts, the total balance due is $50 and the Retention column shows a balance of $50. It is important to note that this is not a substitute for releasing retention.

Sometimes clients will receive a discount for early payment. Sage 100 Contractor automatically determines whether a discount is available based on the due date you indicated on the invoice. When a discount is available, it is shown in the Discount Available text box. If a discount is not available, you can still apply a discount to an invoice.

When a client pays more than the total balance of an invoice, you can enter the additional money as an overpayment. The total amount of the Paid and Discount cells must equal the amount in the Balance cell before Sage 100 Contractor will allow you to enter the overpayment. When you save the cash receipts, Sage 100 Contractor reduces the job balance by the amount of the overpayment. In addition, the invoice now carries a negative balance and acts as a credit invoice.

Suppose a client informs you that he is going on vacation for a few weeks. The client wants to make sure you have enough money to continue building while he is gone, so instead of paying the $5,000 he was billed, he sends a check for $10,000. For the invoice, enter $5,000 in the Paid cell and $5,000 in the Overpayment cell. After saving transactions, the invoice now carries a –$5,000 balance. The next time you invoice the client, you can apply the credit.

The Cash Receipts window also allows you to reverse payments and discounts. To reverse payments, enter a negative amount in the paid column and discount column if you have taken a discount. If the reversal is for a credit invoice enter a positive amount in the paid column.

Entering payments and applying credits to invoices simultaneously

You can simultaneously enter a payment and apply a credit invoice. Suppose a job has a $500.00 credit invoice, a $1,000 invoice, and a $3,000 invoice. The client sends a payment of $3,500, the total amount due. You can apply the credit to either invoice, then apply the payment to the remaining balance.

Applying credit invoices to receivable invoices

You can apply the balance of a credit invoice to one or more receivable invoices. It is also possible to apply only a portion of the credit invoice balance to an invoice and apply the remaining balance later.

Reversing cash receipts

Important! After you apply a credit invoice to an invoice and save the transaction, you cannot reverse the credit. If you have applied a credit invoice to the wrong invoice, enter an invoice to correct the error.

Reversing an Accounts Receivable Credit Applied to an Invoice with a Reference Number

1 Open 3-3 Cash Receipts.
2 In the Job field, select the correct Job.
3 Click the [All Invoices] button.
4 Click [Display Invoices].
5 On the Contract Invoices tab grid, locate the accounts receivable invoice and the accounts receivable credit which was applied to the invoice.
6 On the grid line for the accounts receivable credit memo, click the Discount field and enter the amount of the credit you wish to reverse as a positive sum.
7 On the grid line for the accounts receivable invoice, click the Discount field and enter the amount of the credit you wish to reverse as a negative sum.
8 In the Account field, enter the correct cash account.
9 In the Deposit # field, enter a number.
10 In the Description field, enter a description.
11 In the Date field, enter the correct date.
12 Select the correct Posting Period.
13 Select File > Save.

Entering receivable two-party checks

There are several ways to handle two-party checks. If the other payee has signed the check over to your company, deposit and receive the check normally. When you have to sign over the check to a second payee, it is necessary to enter two transactions in the accounting. Make the first transaction in 3-3 Cash Receipts, and the second in 4-3-1 Select Invoices to Pay and 4-3-2 Pay Vendors.

To enter a receivable two-party check:

1 Open 3-3 Cash Receipts.
2 Do the following:
a In the Account text box, enter the cash clearing account number.
b In the Deposit# text box, enter the deposit transaction number.
c In the Date text box, enter the deposit date.
d In the Description text box, enter a brief statement about the transaction.
3 Do one of the following:
a In the Client text box, enter a client number.
b In the Job text box, enter a job number.
4 Do one of the following:
a Click the Contract Invoices tab.
b Click the Service Invoices tab.
c Click the Display button.
5 In the grid, do the following:
a In the Paid cell, enter the total amount received. Do not include any discount or credit in this amount.
b In the Discount Available cell, enter the amount of the discount.
6 Repeat step 5 for each invoice.
7 On the File menu, click Save.
8 Open 4-3-1 Select Invoices to Pay.
9 In the Invoice Selection window:
a Enter the selection criteria.
b Select other options as desired.
c Click OK.
10 Locate the invoice.
11 In the Set to Pay text box, enter the total amount to be paid.
12 Do not include a discount in this amount.
13 On the File menu, click Save.
14 Open 4-3-2 Pay Vendors.
15 Select the payee.
16 Select Check in the Pay By field.
17 Click [OK]. Print the check to blank paper in the 4-3-5 Report Printing window.

Note: The account used should be the same check clearing account used when you received the two party check, not your regular checking account.

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