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April 23, 2021
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Can you pay a 50% deposit on an invoice?

  • April 23, 2021
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I have a bill from a vendor who needs a 50% deposit. Can I enter the invoice and only pay 50%? If so, how?
Best answer by ShiellaGraceA

Sorry.  I reread your message.  It sounds simple but I don't see a "make payment" on the bill screen.  I see "schedule online payment" or "mark as paid".  And the link to the "how to record and pay bills" doesn't show how to make partial payment.  Where is the link to "make payment"?


Thanks for getting back to us, @leslief-wataugah.

 

I'll walk you through the steps on how to record a partial payment. Let's go to the Bill Payment screen to see it.

 

  1. Tap the Expenses menu.
  2. Choose Vendors.
  3. Mark the box next to the vendor's name. Then, click the drop-down arrow beside Schedule payments.
  4. Select Make payment. This will open the Bill Payment page.
  5. Override the Amount and Payment field and then enter the 50% payment deposit.
  6. Click Save and close. See the attached screenshots below.

 

 

 

 

 

Additionally, you can enter the partial payment by going to +New, and then Pay bills. Just type in the amount in the Payment field.

 

If you need help with other vendor tasks, click this link to go to our general topics with articles.

 

Don't hesitate to reach out to me anytime if you still have questions or concerns with vendor transactions. I'm always here for you. Take care and have a lovely day ahead.

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April 23, 2021

Welcome to the Community, leslief-wataugah. 

 

You can record a partial payment in QuickBooks Online. This way, the 50% payment will be registered, and the 50% will be tagged as a remaining balance.

 

Here's how:

 

1. Open the Bill that needs to be paid. 

2. Click on Make payment at the top. 

3. Enter the 50% of the payment in the amount section. 

 

Once you're ready to pay the remaining 50%, just reopen the Bill by going to the Expense tab and make a payment again.

 

You can also look at this article for further details: Enter bills and record bill payments in QuickBooks Online 

 

Keep in touch with me if you still need more help with this. I'll be here. Keep safe!

 

April 25, 2021

Thanks for the information but I'm a little confused.  The response sounds like the process if we issued an invoice to a client and they want to pay a portion.  That's not the situation.  We have received a bill and they want us to pay them a 50% deposit.  Can I pay 50% of a bill and, if so, how?  Is the same process used?

April 25, 2021

Sorry.  I reread your message.  It sounds simple but I don't see a "make payment" on the bill screen.  I see "schedule online payment" or "mark as paid".  And the link to the "how to record and pay bills" doesn't show how to make partial payment.  Where is the link to "make payment"?