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We use Sage Business Cloud Accounting (United States).

When we pay a vendor, the transaction from our bank account shows up as a negative number and we go into the vendor and allocate the (negative) payment amount among several (positive) vendor invoice amounts.

However, there is one payment that came over from the bank, it has been cleared already and the account in the check register that the transaction was applied to is "Cost of Goods Sold".

When we view the vendor history, this check payment appears as a positive number, and all other payments appear as negative numbers.

We cannot figure out why this happened or how to fix it or where to look to find the answer.

Any help offered would be greatly appreciated... thanks!!

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    Hi  ,

    Thanks for reaching out. This could be a simple display error or a misallocation issue. To resolve this, you can try the following steps:

    1. Review the Transaction: Verify the transaction details and ensure that it was entered correctly. Make sure the payment amount was not accidentally recorded as a refund or a credit.

    2. Unallocate the Payment: If the payment has been allocated to an invoice incorrectly, you'll need to unallocate it. Go to the vendor's transaction history, find the payment, and unallocate it from any invoices or expenses it's currently applied to.

    3. Reallocate the Payment: Once unallocated, reapply the payment to the correct invoices. This can correct the sign of the transaction if it was allocated incorrectly initially.

    4. Check for Duplicates: Ensure there isn't a duplicate transaction recorded in the system that could be causing the payment to show as positive.

    5. Bank Reconciliation: If the transaction has been reconciled, you may need to unreconcile it first, correct the issue, and then reconcile it again.

    6. Reverse the Transaction: If none of the above solutions work, you might need to reverse the transaction and re-enter it. This can be done by creating a refund for the incorrect payment and then recording the payment anew with the correct details.

    If after these steps the issue persists, I would recommend reaching out to Sage support directly for further assistance as they can offer more personalized support and may need to look into your account specifically to resolve the issue.

    Warm Regards, 
    Erzsi

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    SUGGESTED

    Hi  ,

    Thanks for reaching out. This could be a simple display error or a misallocation issue. To resolve this, you can try the following steps:

    1. Review the Transaction: Verify the transaction details and ensure that it was entered correctly. Make sure the payment amount was not accidentally recorded as a refund or a credit.

    2. Unallocate the Payment: If the payment has been allocated to an invoice incorrectly, you'll need to unallocate it. Go to the vendor's transaction history, find the payment, and unallocate it from any invoices or expenses it's currently applied to.

    3. Reallocate the Payment: Once unallocated, reapply the payment to the correct invoices. This can correct the sign of the transaction if it was allocated incorrectly initially.

    4. Check for Duplicates: Ensure there isn't a duplicate transaction recorded in the system that could be causing the payment to show as positive.

    5. Bank Reconciliation: If the transaction has been reconciled, you may need to unreconcile it first, correct the issue, and then reconcile it again.

    6. Reverse the Transaction: If none of the above solutions work, you might need to reverse the transaction and re-enter it. This can be done by creating a refund for the incorrect payment and then recording the payment anew with the correct details.

    If after these steps the issue persists, I would recommend reaching out to Sage support directly for further assistance as they can offer more personalized support and may need to look into your account specifically to resolve the issue.

    Warm Regards, 
    Erzsi

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