I was really happy to see the update to allow partial payments on invoices, thinking I can finally use them to record ongoing payments on items. However when I try it gives me the option to apply a partial payment only with cash or other form of payment (not credit card)? Also, If I apply a partial payment this way does it add the cash to my cash drawer? It doesn't seem to be running through the normal payment screen. If I take a cash payment through the register and then add it as a partial payment towards an invoice, it seems to mess up my total sales figures (duplicating the amount I actually made). Maybe this is not how invoices are intended to be used?
Let me explain what I want to do and maybe someone can tell me if there is a way to do this. So I have a small retail store and I have situations where customers put an item on layaway and make payments towards the item. I am currently using a regular carbon copy sales book to record the sale and payments. When they come in I make a custom sale for the payment amount and add a note to the receipt page in the book. The payments are for different amounts and not on a regular schedule. The customers usually come into the store (though I have got a few through an email invoice before). I was hoping that the new update would allow me to record the payments towards the items through the invoice system as this would be a lot better organized then the book, keep a better record, and allow access to the payment details when I am away from the store. Please let me know if there is a way to make invoices work for what I need and if not, is there another way of recording an incomplete sale that is being paid on?
