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July 20, 2021
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How do I fix a returned payment from customer disputed payment on Quickbooks?

  • July 20, 2021
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Online payment disputed. Funds Returned. Customer sent check instead. How do I fix the payment records?

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KlentB
July 20, 2021

I'll help you fix that, info1627.

 

Generally, a chargeback will occur when a transaction you processed gets disputed and the money goes back to the payer. To handle this, you'll have to create a service item to track the rejected bank transfer. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Sales menu.
  2. Select the Products and Services tab.
  3. Click New, then choose Service.
  4. Enter "Rejected bank transfer" for the name.
  5. Enter "Bank transfer payment received rejected by the bank" for the description.
  6. If the bank deposit is already deposited, select the bank account you deposited into for the Income account. If you haven't made the bank deposit yet, select Undeposited funds for the Income account.
  7. Hit Save and close.

Then, you'll have to create an invoice to record the rejected payment and keep your income and A/R accounts accurate:
 

  1. Click the + New button.
  2. Choose Invoice.
  3. Enter the customer who had the failed bank transfer payment.
  4. Add the Rejected bank transfer item you created to the invoice.
  5. Enter the total amount of the rejected payment.
  6. Make sure Tax is not selected.
  7. Click Save and close.

Next, remove the payment that didn’t go through from the original invoice and then move it to the new invoice:
 

  1. Open the invoice that has the rejected bank transfer payment.
  2. Select the Payment link to open the rejected payment.
  3. Uncheck the original invoice, then select the newly created one.
  4. Click Save and close.

Once done, you may now manually receive the payment of the original invoice. Additionally, if you were charged a fee for a returned payment, you can pass it on to your customer by adding a rejected bank transfer fee item to the invoice. Just go to the Step 5 section of this page to be guided in doing it: Handle a rejected or failed bank transfer payment. After that, you can resend it to the customer.

 

I'm also adding this article to learn how to manage returned checks in QuickBooks Online: Record a bounced check using an expense.

 

If there's anything else that I can help you with, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below. I'll be more than happy to assist you again.

KlentB
July 23, 2021

Hi info1627,

 

Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about the issue in your disputed payment. Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at anytime.

 

Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!

October 17, 2021

How do you unlink the NSF payment to the original invoice if it was paid via Quickbooks? It won't allow me to unlink them. It says "This transaction has been deposited. If you want to change or delete it, you must edit the deposit it appears on and remove it first."

March 29, 2022

This is confusing to me.  I reached out to QB Online Support and she wasn't sure how to handle a disputed A/R Invoice payment with a repayment and has escalated it to someone higher up.  Still waiting for a call back from last week.

 

This is what I have:

Original invoice 12/18/21 for $273.11

Payment received 12/18/21 for $273.11

Disputed bank withdrawn amount 01/03/22 for $298.11 (includes $25 bank fee we will absorb)

Payment received 03/21/22 for $273.11

 

Support had me create a new invoice for "rejected bank transfer" in the amount of  $273.11 dated 03/21/22 (no tax) and then escalated the support case.  Debit and credit are both still sitting in the bank as well as two invoices in sales (one disputed and one open).

 

Thank you,

TRoyer

 

 

May 15, 2024

Here's how I fixed the error when it happened to me without needed to talk to "support."

 

  1. Go to the invoice and then go to the incorrect payment.
  2. Uncheck the incorrect payment from the invoice and apply the incorrect payment as a credit to the customer’s account
  3. Now the Invoice is open to receive a new payment.
  4. Go to the bank screen where the correct deposit is and match it to the new payment. Now the invoice is correctly paid.
  5. QBO won’t match the chargeback expense to the customer. It’s not recognized as part of the Customer Invoice, Payment, Deposit coding.
  6. Create a journal entry that debit’s Accounts receivable with the customer name, and credit’s Ask My Accountant.
  7. Go back to the customer account and match the journal entry to the account credit to zero it out.
  8. Locate where the incorrect payment was coded. If it’s not in Undeposited Funds, then check the bank accounts
  9. Change the journal entry to where the payment was coded to zero out the payment.
  10. On the bank transaction list, select the incorrect deposit and the chargeback expense and exclude both.
August 14, 2024

I have figured it out! 

Background: I have the same issue, a customer disputed a charge on accident. They then later paid me.

I had two payments and one invoice. This has been resolved by creating a new invoice for the the payment and then deleting the old invoice.

The tricky part is getting past the "This transaction has been deposited. If you want to change or delete it, you must edit the deposit it appears on and remove it first."

 

**Before you can do the next step, you have to jump through another hoop. You will have to find your expense in the category and delete the transaction. **

 

To do this:

- You must first categorize this transaction.

- Go to Transactions

Go to Bank Transactions

- Find the payment and categorize it under something easy to find. I made a Category called "Returned Payments"

- After you have categorized this, Go to "Reports"  then find the Category in your "Profit and Loss" statement.

- When you expand your Category, you will be able to find this transaction listed.

- Open the transaction and select "more" at the bottom. Then select "Delete"

 

*Remember the date so you can find the transaction in the next step easily*

 

 

 

Here is how to delete the deposit:

To edit a deposit in QuickBooks Online, you can do the following:
  1. Log in to QuickBooks Online
  2. Go to Settings and select Chart of Accounts
  3. Find the account you're reconciling
  4. Select View Register
  5. Find the deposit you need to correct
  6. Select the deposit to expand the view
  7. Select Edit
  8. Make the necessary changes you want (You will need to Uncheck  the customers invoice that you want to delete.)
  9. Select Save and Close This will prompt a notice saying that you are changing the deposit amount, that is fine.

 

 

Now you can go back to your customer and delete the payment that was disputed. After you delete it, refresh your invoices page and the Needs Attention will be gone!

 

 

This is how I solved it, if someone sees something wrong with this method, please let me know! 

 

You should now have your new payment applied to the original invoice and no other additional payments on your customers page.

 

August 14, 2024

My last post was incorrect. You do not need to do the entire middle section. 

 

Simply jump to the section labeled "How to delete the deposit"

 

Sorry for the extras!

August 14, 2024

Thanks for joining the thread, Mason.

I truly appreciate the time and effort you’ve taken to provide detailed information about the fix that worked for you. Your thorough explanation serves as a valuable reference for other users who may encounter the same problem. By sharing your experience, you’re contributing to a supportive community and assisting others in resolving similar concerns more efficiently.

If you have questions about handling payments in QuickBooks Online, you're always welcome to post a comment below, Mason. I'd be glad to respond promptly. 

August 14, 2024

I have figured it out! 

Background: I have the same issue, a customer disputed a charge on accident. They then later paid me.

I had two payments and one invoice. This has been resolved by creating a new invoice for the the payment and then deleting the old invoice.

The tricky part is getting past the "This transaction has been deposited. If you want to change or delete it, you must edit the deposit it appears on and remove it first."

 

 

Here is how to delete the deposit:

To edit a deposit in QuickBooks Online, you can do the following:
  1. Log in to QuickBooks Online
  2. Go to Settings and select Chart of Accounts
  3. Find the account you're reconciling
  4. Select View Register
  5. Find the deposit you need to correct
  6. Select the deposit to expand the view
  7. Select Edit
  8. Make the necessary changes you want (You will need to Uncheck  the customers invoice that you want to delete.)
  9. Select Save and Close This will prompt a notice saying that you are changing the deposit amount, that is fine.

 

 

Now you can go back to your customer and delete the payment that was disputed. After you delete it, refresh your invoices page and the Needs Attention will be gone!

 

 

This is how I solved it, if someone sees something wrong with this method, please let me know! 

 

You should now have your new payment applied to the original invoice and no other additional payments on your customers page.

 

August 14, 2024

I have figured it out! 

Background: I have the same issue, a customer disputed a charge on accident. They then later paid me.

I had two payments and one invoice. This has been resolved by creating a new invoice for the the payment and then deleting the old invoice.

The tricky part is getting past the "This transaction has been deposited. If you want to change or delete it, you must edit the deposit it appears on and remove it first."

 

 

Here is how to delete the deposit:

To edit a deposit in QuickBooks Online, you can do the following:
  1. Log in to QuickBooks Online
  2. Go to Settings and select Chart of Accounts
  3. Find the account you're reconciling
  4. Select View Register
  5. Find the deposit you need to correct
  6. Select the deposit to expand the view
  7. Select Edit
  8. Make the necessary changes you want (You will need to Uncheck  the customers invoice that you want to delete.)
  9. Select Save and Close This will prompt a notice saying that you are changing the deposit amount, that is fine.

 

 

Now you can go back to your customer and delete the payment that was disputed. After you delete it, refresh your invoices page and the Needs Attention will be gone!

 

 

This is how I solved it, if someone sees something wrong with this method, please let me know! 

 

You should now have your new payment applied to the original invoice and no other additional payments on your customers page.