Write-off underpayments or overpayments

Before you start

To be able to write off, you have to enable this in the settings for your customer: Enable write-offs for customer.

  1. Go to the Write-off balances and credits (AR505000) window.

  2. In Type, select the write-off operation you want to use:

    1. Balance write-off - to write-off an underpayment.
    2. Credit write-off - to write-off an overpayment.
  3. Select a customer by clicking icon-select.

  4. Optional: Select a post period by clicking icon-select.

  5. Select a reason code by clicking icon-select. If there is no relevant reason code: Create reason codes for write-offs.

  6. Go to the table, and select the invoices you want to process.

  7. Click:

    1. Process the selected invoices, or
    2. Process all in the list of invoices / credit notes, and create batches with status Posted or Unposted.

The write-offs are posted to the general ledger.

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Last modified February 19, 2026