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An error occurred while saving the comment Alex Hunter commented
An absolute basic that Xero should have already incorporated.
Alex Hunter supported this idea ·
Thought I'd post the below from Xero support in case it helps anyone, but it's not a great workaround for me, that's for sure!
'Currently it's not possible to add a prepayment in a non-base currency in Xero.
In the meantime, you could do one of the following:
If there's no income or tax recording requirement, you can record the payment using an overpayment transaction. This will create a credit in your customer's or supplier's account that can be applied to the invoice or bill once it's generated.
If there's an income or tax recording requirement:
Create a spend or receive money transaction (according to the payment type) in the contact's name, and code it to a 'prepayment' balance sheet type account. This will record the bank account transaction, however it won't show on the customer's statement / supplier's account.
Create a credit note (customer or supplier) coding it to the same prepayment account and using the same tax treatment transaction used in the previous step. This will record the payment on the customer or supplier account.
Once the actual invoice or bill is created:
Enter the invoice or bill in the usual manner.
Edit the credit note so that has the same date as the invoice or bill.
Apply the credit note to the invoice or bill.
Create a manual journal to clear any residual balance out of the prepayment account, to Realised Currency Gains/Losses account (default 499).'