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Recording payments

When money arrives, record it on the invoice so your outstanding balances stay truthful. Open the invoice and click Record Payment (also available from the dollar-sign icon on the invoices list).

The payment dialog

  • Amount — pre-filled with the amount due. Edit it for a partial payment.
  • Payment Date — defaults to today.
  • Method — Bank Transfer (default), Credit Card, PayPal, Cash, Check, or Other.
  • Notes — optional; a good place for a check number or transfer reference.

Click Record Payment. Partial payments are fully supported — record as many as it takes, and each one accumulates in the invoice's Payment History section. The totals area shows Amount Paid and the remaining Amount Due; when the balance reaches zero, the invoice flips to Paid.

Recorded a payment by mistake? Delete it from Payment History (trash icon, with a confirmation). Deletions are logged in the activity trail.

Invoice statuses

StatusMeaning
DraftCreated but not sent. Still fully editable, and the only status that can be deleted.
SentEmailed to the client, or marked as sent manually.
ViewedThe client opened the invoice email.
PaidAmount due has reached zero.
OverduePast its due date with a balance remaining.
CancelledVoided. The invoice is kept for the record but no longer counts as receivable.

The invoices list can be filtered by any of these, along with client, project, date range, and a search box that matches invoice numbers and client names.

Cancelling and deleting

Cancel (in the invoice's overflow menu) voids an invoice without erasing it — use it for invoices that will never be paid. Delete exists only for drafts; once an invoice has been sent it can be cancelled but not deleted, keeping your numbering and history intact.