{"id":19173,"date":"2016-03-07T14:47:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T20:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/axsupport\/?p=19173"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T20:04:34","slug":"sales-order-refunds-for-credit-card-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/dynamics-365\/blog\/business-leader\/2016\/03\/07\/sales-order-refunds-for-credit-card-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales order refunds for credit card payments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Processing refunds can be a very simple and easy task, a customer returns an item that they do not want and you refund the money they paid for it right? Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple as you also need to take into consideration partial returns, taxes, discounts, freight, and restocking fees?<\/p>\n

There are 3 main areas of Microsoft Dynamics AX that returns are processed through in respect to credit card functionality: Accounts Receivable, Call Center, and MPOS\/EPOS. I will be covering some basic scenarios and suggestions on how to process a refund based on the current design of the application.<\/p>\n

Optional note<\/em>:<\/strong> Another refund scenario to consider in place of issuing a straight up refund to a customer’s credit card is to issue an account credit for future orders or a check refund process to track refunds. I have seen both of these being used by businesses, which can help deter fraud returns. The refund terms are normally defined in additional sales agreement verbiage. This also allows for additional return options in AX outside of the credit card processing limitations.<\/p>\n

Accounts Receivable (AR):
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The design expectation is that you will be creating a Credit Memo\/Note from the original Sales Order to perform the return\/refund. The credit card functionality in AR is strict that it is expecting a “return of the item” and not just crediting the credit card. This functionality is not included in the Payment journal form nor is it supported to use RMA’s (Return Merchandise Authorization). If you are not returning an item but want to refund a certain dollar amount, a workaround or customization is needed as this is not directly supported through AR.<\/p>\n

Below are a few basic scenarios and suggested solutions. There may be other scenarios but this small list will provide you with a basic understanding to help determine a solution for anything not listed below.
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