Deposits are commonly taken on a parts invoice when a part needs to be special-ordered. Deposits can be taken for service invoices as well. The deposit type differentiates which invoice type was used to create the deposit.
Take a Deposit for a Parts Invoice
Take a Deposit for a Service Invoice
Take a Deposit for a Parts Invoice
- Open the Parts & Service module.
- Choose the (100) Parts Invoicing option from the menu tree to the left side of the screen.
- Double-click over the parts invoice in the list. This will open the invoice window.
- Verify that the customer is selected in the entity information section at the top of the window.
- Select the Deposit button toward the lower right of the window. This will open a popup window.
- Enter the deposit amount into the amount field.
- Optionally, enter any comments into the comments field.
- If you will be taking the payment, choose the Cash Out button. This will move you to the sales register to take payment.
- If your business has a centralized cashier, choose the Send to Cashier button. This will move the deposit to the Deposits List.
- Select the Exit button in the lower right of the Invoice.
Take a Deposit for a Service Invoice
- Open the Parts & Service module.
- Choose the (400) Service Invoicing option from the menu tree to the left side of the screen.
- Double-click over the RO in the list. This will open the invoice window.
- Verify that the customer is selected in the entity information section at the top of the window.
- Select the Deposit button toward the lower right of the window. This will open a popup window.
- Enter the deposit amount into the amount field.
- Optionally, enter any comments into the comments field.
- If you will be taking the payment, choose the Cash Out button. This will move you to the sales register to take payment.
- If your business has a centralized cashier, choose the Send to Cashier button. This will move the deposit to the Deposits List.
- Select the Exit button in the lower right of the Invoice.
Once the deposit has been taken, this will reflect in the breakdown on the invoice.
Refund a Deposit
- Open the Parts & Service module.
- Open the invoice where you wish to refund the deposit.
- Select the Deposit button toward the lower right of the window. This will open a popup window.
- Enter the deposit amount into the amount field with a minus sign at the beginning, like -50.00.
- Optionally, enter any comments into the comments field.
- If you will be refunding the payment, choose the Cash Out button. This will move you to the sales register to refund the payment.
- If your business has a centralized cashier, choose the Send to Cashier button. This will move the deposit refund to the Deposits List.
- Select the Exit button in the lower right of the Invoice.