Step-by-Step: Reverse Multiple Customer Payments
Step 1: Prepare Your Reversal Journal Entries
For each payment that didn’t clear:
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Step 2: Create Journal Entries (One Per Payment)
Repeat this process for each payment:
1. Go to + New > Journal Entry.
2. Fill in the fields like this for each customer:
3. Add a memo like "Reversal – Payment not cleared".
4. Save.
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Step 3: Apply Each Journal Entry to the Customer’s Invoice
1. Go to + New > Receive Payment.
2. Select the Customer.
3. You'll see:
The open invoice (now unpaid).
The journal entry (showing as a credit).
4. Check both items to net the balance to $0.00.
5. Save.
Repeat for all affected customers.
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Optional: Excel Template to Track Reversals
I can give you a downloadable Excel template to log and track:
Customer Name
Original Payment Date
Amount
Journal Entry No.
Applied (Yes/No)
Notes
Let me know if you want that.
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Would you like help bulk-creating journal entries using an import tool like Transaction Pro or SaasAnt, or
are you handling these manually in QBO?