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Hi.

Is there a way to refund an expense? I know how the process works with supplier invoices and returns or refunds by asking for a credit note, but I can't find a way to do it with an expense.


Use cases:

  • Wrong data: By mistake I validate an expense with the wrong amount. In this situation I can solve it with the hr_expense_cancel module and correct the wrong data.

  • Refund of expenses: For the meeting with a client, I pay for a flight that includes cancellation insurance. The expense is managed on a regular way since it has been paid, but the meeting is canceled and therefore I request the airline to refund the amount of the flight (the refund does not include the cancellation insurance fee).

I have tried to create a negative amount or negative price expense but it does not allow the "Post journal entry" and it displays a warning message: "Cannot create unbalanced journal entry."

In supplier invoices I could solve it with a Refund, but I do not know how the process is carried out with an expense.


Thanks in advance

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Hi Richard Shall.

I'm working on V12, i forgot to say, sorry.

About you answer, that's make sense, the "Reverse Entry" feature does the job.

Thank you so much. 

PD: I can't mark as "Best answer", not enough karma

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Hey Notteccon,

What version are you working with? In V13 you can go to the Bill associated to the expense item and reverse it very easily:





The reason for getting the "Cannot create unbalanced journal entry" is because you cannot have a negative Debit or Credit value since debiting and crediting an account is increasing or decreasing a balance in an account already.

Hope this solves your problem!

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