How do I raise a credit note?
Credit notes provide a simple way to reduce the amount owed on an invoice, for example in cases of overpayment, billing errors, or adjustments. This article will cover the different ways to apply credits to invoices
Depending on how they are issued, credit notes can have two different outcomes:
- Credit raised against an outstanding invoice contribute towards a partial/full payment of that invoice
- Credit raised against a reconciled (fully paid) invoice will be considered as an account credit and can be used against a future invoice
How to raise a credit note:
- Navigate to Sales admin > Invoices
- Alternatively, head to a contact record and into the ‘Finance’ tab
- Locate the relevant invoice
- Select the invoice using the checkbox or click the three dots on the right-hand side
- Click ‘Raise credit note’
- Enter the amount of credit you wish to apply
- You can credit up to the value of the invoice
- Click ‘Confirm’

When removing someone from a product
You also have the option to apply credit when removing a contact from a product. For more information on this – read our full ‘Remove from product’ guide here.
When cancelling a session:
- Navigate to the Timetable page and click into the relevant session
- Click ‘Cancel session’ in the top-right
- Select the option to to refund/credit the session fee to the attendees
- Select whether to notify the attendees or not
- Click ‘Continue’ and confirm the credit (or refund) amount
- Click ‘Process’ to cancel the class and credit the attendees
Note: Crediting when removing from product will only process if the class has already been invoiced for. If you’re unsure about how to cancel a class, reach out to us at help@thrive4.com