Fiscalising a Credit Note in Xero

Fiscalising a Credit Note in Xero

Overview

A credit note in Xero is a document that is used to reduce the amount owed on an invoice or bill, essentially acting as a correction or adjustment to a previous transaction. It’s commonly used for scenarios such as returns and issues, allowing businesses to rectify errors or offer refunds.

Prerequisites 

For you to create a credit note, you need to have:
  1. An invoice with an outstanding payment or a customer’s account with a credit balance.
  2. The correct user role is needed to create and approve credit notes.

Step-by-step Process

Step 1. Locating Invoice

  1. Navigate to the Business Section on the top nav, and in the drop-down menu, select Invoices.
  2. Locate the Business section in order for you to identify the ‘Invoices’ tab.
    Click on business, Invoices.png
  3. Select the invoice you want to create a credit note for.
    1. Locate the Invoice you are looking for. This can be done by searching for the specific invoice number, customer name, or by date using the search tab in the top-right corner of the invoices list.
  4. Click on the invoice to open it and review the details before proceeding with the credit initiation.
    Xero 2 Click on the invoice you want to create a credit for.png

Step 2. Creating Credit Note

  1. In the top right corner, click on ‘Invoice options’ and select the ‘Add Credit Note’ option.
    Xero 3 - Click on invoice Options ... add credit note.png
  2. Click on ‘Approve’ in the bottom right corner. This will apply the credit note to an invoice and save it. You will essentially be using the credit note to reduce the amount owed on the invoice, either partially or fully.
    Xero 4 - click on approve.png

Step 3. Viewing Fiscalised Credit Note

  1. You will see that the credit note has been successfully approved as shown below.
    1. A green popup message will appear at the top confirming that the Credit note has indeed been approved.
    2. An error message will appear instead if there was an error or if the system was unable to process the credit note.
      Xero 5 - Credit Note Approved.png
  2. To check your credit note in the Invoices tab, Double-click on it to open the credit note.
    Xero 6 - You can check your credit note.png





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