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Created page with "Discrepancies occur for all kinds of reasons, the most common ones being: * Not enough money has been received (an underpayment) * Too much money has been received (an overpayment) * The buyer had made a mistake with a prompt payment discount * Incorrect amounts * Incorrect details * Timing differences * Missing transactions * Duplicated transactions"
 
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== Dealing with underpayments ==
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|Genuine mistake
|Contact the [[customer]]. [[Customer]] should be asked for an adjusting payment or advise the payment will be adjusted in the next [[statement]].
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|[[Customer]] not paid all the invoices because of a dispute.
|Contact the [[customer]] to attempt to resolve the dispute. May need to be referred to the [[Accounts Supervisor|accounts supervisor]].
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Revision as of 09:07, 13 October 2025

Discrepancies occur for all kinds of reasons, the most common ones being:

Dealing with underpayments

Reason Solution
Genuine mistake Contact the customer. Customer should be asked for an adjusting payment or advise the payment will be adjusted in the next statement.
Customer not paid all the invoices because of a dispute. Contact the customer to attempt to resolve the dispute. May need to be referred to the accounts supervisor.