Preview of the blank credit note: credit note number, date and original invoice and more

Free Fillable Credit Note

For small businesses correcting an invoice after a return, overcharge, discount or cancelled work.

Reference the original invoice, state the reason, list the credited items and send the note to the customer.

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What's on the form

  • Credit note number, date and original invoice
  • Supplier and customer details
  • Reason for credit
  • Credited line items and tax
  • Total credit and authorization

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How to fill in the credit note

  1. Assign a credit-note number and identify the original invoice and customer account being adjusted.
  2. State the reason for the credit, such as a return, overcharge, discount or cancelled work.
  3. List the affected items and calculate the tax and total credit using the same currency as the invoice.
  4. Authorize the correction and send the credit note while retaining it beside the original billing record.

Questions

Does a credit note replace the original invoice?

Usually no. It references and adjusts the original invoice, so keep both records together.

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