In this article, you will learn how to make payments against invoices through trust funds.
Single Invoice Payments
To process a trust payment on a singular invoice, navigate to the following page from the 'Global Navigation Bar' as per the screenshot below:
Trust -> Invoice Payments -> Pay Invoice
You can also create trust invoice payments from the 'Global Create Button'.
You'll need to start by selecting a matter and an associated trust account. Doing so will open up a new section on the page, as per the screenshot below.
Type the amount of funds you wish to apply against the invoice, or click on the arrow button to automatically populate the box with the remaining balance, as per the GIF below.
After you have allocated the correct amount, you can proceed to fill in the fields for 'Payment information', as per the screenshot below.
As with trust receipts and payments, you can also create and use templates to use for the 'Reason for payment' field. Depending on the jurisdictional plugin, you may have the option to pay the amount to the Firm's Interest in Trust.
You can upload a file for reference by clicking on the 'Please select a file' button in the bottom-right corner. After you have filled in all of the relevant fields, click 'Save' to process the invoice payment.
Multi-Invoice Payments
You can also apply payments against multiple invoices simultaneously. To do so, navigate to the following page from the 'Global Navigation Bar':
Trust -> Invoice Payments -> Pay Invoice (Multi)
Unlike single invoice payments, you do not need to specify an associated for multi-invoice payments. When you select a trust account, all matters with open trust accounts and outstanding invoices will be retrieved automatically, as per the screenshot below.
After you have allocated the correct amounts to each invoice, you can proceed to fill in the 'Payment information' fields. Note that the same payment reason will be applied against each individual invoice payment.
You can upload a file for reference by clicking on the 'Please select a file' button in the bottom-right corner. After you have filled in all of the relevant fields, click 'Save' to process the multi-invoice payment.