Enter a Payment Without Entering an Invoice

Before you can perform this task

If you want to make direct deposit payments, sign up with Sage 50 Accounting and set up your company and vendor for direct deposit payments.

To enter a payment without entering an invoice into your system:

1. Open the Payments window for other payments.
   How?

   1. In the Home window, click Vendors & Purchases on the navigation pane.
   2. In the Tasks pane, right-click the Payments icon and select Pay Expenses from the menu.
2. Provide the payment details.

Payment details

In this area:	Enter the following information:
By	Select a payment method from the list.
From	If you are paying by cash, cheque, or direct deposit, select the bank account from which the money will be taken.
To the Order of	Select the vendor who you are paying.
Cheque No.	If you are paying by cheque, type your cheque's number.
Direct Deposit No.	If you are paying by direct deposit, type a payment reference number for this direct deposit transaction. This number will also be used to identify this transaction when you upload the direct deposit file to your direct deposit service provider.
Date	Enter the date on which you make the payment. This date is printed on the cheque and is also recorded as the transaction date.
Acct. column	Select the account you want to associate with this payment.
Description	Enter details about the payment.
Amount	Enter the amount paid.
Tax	Enter the tax you were charged.
Alloc	Double-click in the column to open the Project Allocation window. In the window, allocate the payment amount to a project or multiple projects.
Reference	Type a description of the bill that you are paying (such as an invoice number).
Comment	Type any comment which you want to add to the payment.

3. To print the cheque, click Print on the toolbar, or select Print from the File menu.
4. Click Process.
5. If you signed up with Sage 50 Accounting for direct deposit, submit the direct deposit file that contains this transaction.