Invoices with an incorrect amount may get synced and paid through Wise-Pay. In such cases, you will have to process an appropriate refund to the payer to settle the extra amount paid. It is important to note that processing a refund to a payer would reduce the revenue from that payer. The account settlement process involves activities in ConnectWise, accounting package (such as Xero), and Wise-Sync.
Note: As any applicable surcharge such as credit card processing fee cannot be recovered, a refund should be processed as a last resort. In the case where surcharges have been collected and refunds are to be processed, partners should ensure that the refund policy clearly states that surcharges are not refundable.
The following diagram describes the steps involved in correcting accounts and issuing a refund:
Example:
Let us assume that you synced an invoice of $800 for ‘XYZ Company’ to Xero. You paid the full amount through Wise-Pay. The financial transaction now appears in the Past Payments pod in Wise-Pay. You then realized that the invoice was incorrect and the amount should have been $600 instead of $800. You need a process to settle the accounts and process a refund of $200 for ‘XYZ Company.’
When you sync payments using Wise-Pay, the payment is adjusted to 0 for this invoice in ConnectWise.Here's how to do it:
Log in to Xero and search the incorrect invoice for which a refund is required.
Click the Payment link on the invoice to see the Transaction: Payment page.
Select Options > Remove & Redo to remove the payment from the invoice.
This should remove the payment, and you should see the appropriate success messageLog in to Wise-Sync and sync payments to change the payment of the invoice to 0. If you don’t sync payments, the payment for the invoice will still be $800 (in our example).
Create a credit memo in ConnectWise and sync invoices so that the credit memo appears in Xero, where it can be applied to the invoice. Here's how to do it:
Log in to ConnectWise and navigate to ConnectWise > Finance > Special Invoices > Invoice Type, and click + to create a new invoice.
Select Credit Memo from the Invoice Type drop-down.
Enter the correct company name and the invoice amount ($200 in our example).
Click Save
Go to Wise-Sync and sync invoices to sync the credit memo to Xero.
You should see the Xero link for the credit note.
In this step, you will apply the credit note to the invoice in Xero to correct the outstanding payment for the invoice. Here's how to do it:
Click the Xero link to open the credit note in Xero.
Select Credit note Options > Allocate credit.
In the Allocate Credit Balance screen, specify the credit against the invoice, and click Allocate Credit.
You can now view the invoice to ensure that the amount has been adjusted by applying the credit note.
As only payments are synced back from Xero to ConnectWise, you need to manually apply the credit note in ConnectWise to keep the outstanding amount consistent for the invoice in Xero and ConnectWise.Here's how to do it:
Search and open the invoice in ConnectWise.
In the Credit and Payments section, select Credit from the Apply a drop-down.
Click the Apply Credit From drop-down.
Connectwise displays a list of credit memos for this company. Select the credit memo that you created.Click Save to adjust the invoice balance ($600 in our example).
As you have removed the payment from the invoice, you need to receive the correct payment to settle the account. The received payment would then be synced back to ConnectWise through Wise-Sync. Here's how to do it:
In Xero, search and open the invoice and go to the bottom end of the Invoice screen.
In the Receive a payment section, enter the correct amount ($600 in our example) and the date. Ensure that you have selected the Wise-Pay Clearing Account in the Paid To drop-down.
Click Add Payment to receive a payment for this invoice.
Go to Wise-Sync and Sync payments to reflect the payment in ConnectWise.
The refund can only be processed by requesting to Payrix:
- The refund can be partial or full.
- The refund must be to the same Credit Card.
The following information must be provided to Payrix:
- Transaction Number
- Amount to be refunded
- Date
- Reason for Refund requests: