How to record payment of a sales invoice

Summary

How to enter payment for a sales invoice in Sage Accounting Standard and Plus.

Description

When your customer pays their invoice, apply the payment to update the status from Outstanding to Paid.

Resolution

  1. Go to Sales, and then click Sales Invoices.
  2. Select the invoice for which you want to record a payment.
  3. Select Take Card Payment (if using Stripe) or Record Payment. 
  4. Select Turn on Card Payments (if you aren’t using Stripe but want to start) 
  5. Enter the following information:

    Amount Received *

    Enter the amount your customer paid towards this invoice.

    Discount

    Enter the discount amount if applicable.

    Exchange Rate

    Displays the live exchange rate if you enabled foreign currency transactions.

    Payment Date

    Enter the date of the payment.

     

    Paid into *

    Choose the bank account you want to pay the money into.

    Method * 

    Specify the payment method.

    Your Reference (optional)

    Enter a reference or the cheque number for the payment.

    Currency Charges

    If you charge a fee for currency transactions, enter it in this field.

     

    * Indicates a required field.

  6. Click Save.

The amount paid appears on the invoice. If the customer hasn't paid the full amount, the remaining amount appears next to Amount Outstanding. To view the customer account and the transactions associated with it, click the value next to Amount Paid.

NOTE:

For Accounting Start users, see the article Record "Money In" 

 

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Wed Apr 29 18:56:22 UTC 2026
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