1. Confirm the overpayment with Accounting/Risk management/Operations, before proceeding with any negotation. 2. Offer to credit the overpay to their next bill, once confirmed and while determining whether “overpay” is an acceptable refund policy....
Narrate what happened with dates. Second, include any supporting documents in dealing with merchant with your dispute. That makes the letter stronger. Also if you have a lawyer contact, add the name as a cc to the letter to give it added leverage. Finally, make mention of the length of time you have been a customer.
Dear insert name The purpose of this letter is to inform you that, insert company name (Company) has discovered a payroll error that has resulted in you being overpaid the amount of insert amount. The details of this overpayment are as follows: List the relevant dates and amounts of overpayment.
When a business receives an overpayment, it is required to notify the customer and to offer to refund the excess amount or apply it as a credit toward a future invoice. The agreed-upon resolution should be documented and implemented quickly.
After the overpayment has been correctly recorded, you then need to create a credit note to account for the refund to the customer. Rather than creating a credit note that is linked to the invoice, you should create a standalone credit note.
Obviously, these types of losses attributed to overpayments are both material and significant. Additionally, it is the responsibility of all stakeholders to return any overpayment because every buyer is a seller at some point.
A credit note is a document that indicates a return of funds to the bearer. It is commonly issued following the cancellation of an order, invoice error, or lost or damaged goods. Credit notes may be used to refund a transaction either in whole or in part.
Some common cases when to issue a credit note are the following: To correct any invoice mistakes (e.g., invoice amount overstated, the correct discount is not applied to the invoice) To cancel any awaiting payments on an invoice. To provide a refund if goods are damaged within the warranty period.