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title: "Process purchase receipts and returns - overview"
description: "When purchase receipts are created and released, they indicate that the purchased goods have been received at the company’s warehouses and allocated."
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# Process purchase receipts and returns - overview

Last modified February 19, 2026

> When purchase receipts are created and released, they indicate that the purchased goods have been received at the company’s warehouses and allocated.


When purchase receipts are created and released, they indicate that the purchased goods have
been received at the company's warehouses and allocated.
In most cases, the purchasing process
is completed when goods are received, and purchase invoices are released to adjust your
outstanding balances with the suppliers.

In some cases, however, if the received items are in unsatisfactory condition or were shipped
by mistake, they must be returned to the supplier for replacement or reimbursement.
Also,
services that were not rendered or were provided partially should be reimbursed.
In these
situations, purchase returns are created in Visma Net to account for the movement of items
back to the supplier.


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