How to do a Return in QuickBooks Point of Sale Desktop

Merchandise returns and exchanges are recorded on receipts.  To process a merchandise return or exchange, follow the below steps.

1. Follow the basic procedure for Making a Sale and click “Make a Sale”.

2. Type in or scan the item you would like to return and click “Return Item” to give the item a negative quantity.

3. After clicking “Return Item”, the item should appear in red like the example below.

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In your sales history, find and select the original receipt and then click "Accept Return/Exchange" from the "I Want To" menu.

• The Take Return/Exchange wizard is opened, with the items and prices from the original receipt listed.  Select the checkbox in the "Return" column for the items being returned and then click "Add Selected Items".  The selected item(s) are added to a new receipt with a return quantity of one (- 1) and at the same price as the original sale.
• If you click "Accept Return/Exchange" before selecting a receipt, the initial page of the wizard is a receipt search function.  Enter the customer name or another search keyword to find the original receipt and then proceed as above.

1. On the new receipt, adjust quantities of returned items if necessary and list any new purchase items.
2. Enter any other requested item information, such as serial numbers (Pro).
3. Take payment or give a refund as appropriate:
   • If money is due the customer, it is suggested as cash change. Click a different payment type button to give the refund by another and ensure that the refund option is selected in the payment dialog.
   • Refunds cannot be made to a debit/ATM card.  Refund the amount as "Cash", "Gift card/certificate", or another method per your store policy.
4.  Save and print the receipt.

Notes:

• You can sell new items on the same receipt on which you are accepting returns.  Simply take payment or give change based on the net total of the receipt.
• If integrated with QuickBooks financial software and the exchange is for a charge account customer, be aware that putting both return and sales items on a single receipt will create only one document in your financial software, based on the net amount of the receipt.  If negative, a customer payment or credit memo is created.  If positive, a customer invoice is created.  If you always want customer payments/credit created for returns and invoices for sales, record returns and sales on separate receipts.
• The item(s) returned by the customer are added back to inventory.  If the merchandise is unsellable, you should create a quantity adjustment memo to remove it from inventory or a return voucher if the merchandise is being returned to your vendor for credit.