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StandardCancel or reduce an invoice you already sent — referenced, itemised and in a professional PDF.RefundDocument a refund against an invoice — referenced, clear and in a professional PDF.Returned GoodsCredit a customer for items they returned — referenced, itemised and in a professional PDF.CancellationCancel an invoiced order cleanly — reference the invoice and credit the amount, in a professional PDF.OverchargeCorrect a billing error — credit the overcharged difference, referenced, in a professional PDF.Post-Invoice DiscountApply a discount after invoicing — credit the agreed amount, referenced, in a professional PDF.Damaged GoodsCredit a customer for items that arrived damaged — referenced, itemised, in a professional PDF.Price AdjustmentCredit an agreed price reduction after invoicing — referenced, clear, in a professional PDF.Duplicate InvoiceCancel an invoice sent by mistake — reference it and credit it in full, in a professional PDF.Short DeliveryCredit for goods invoiced but not delivered — reference the invoice and credit the shortfall.Quality IssueCredit a customer for defective or faulty goods — referenced, itemised, in a professional PDF.Service Not RenderedCredit a customer for work invoiced but not delivered — referenced and clear, in a professional PDF.SubscriptionCredit a subscriber for a downgrade or unused period — referenced and prorated, in a professional PDF.Partial RefundCredit part of an invoice — not the whole — referenced and clear, in a professional PDF.Tax CorrectionFix tax charged in error on an invoice — credit the difference, referenced, in a professional PDF.Volume RebateCredit an end-of-period volume rebate — referenced and clear, in a professional PDF.GoodwillCredit a customer as a goodwill gesture — referenced and clear, in a professional PDF.WarrantyCredit a customer for a warranty claim — referenced and itemised, in a professional PDF.Early PaymentCredit a prompt-payment discount — referenced and clear, in a professional PDF.Shipping RefundCredit a customer for shipping charged in error or a failed delivery — referenced, in a professional PDF.WholesaleCredit a trade buyer for returns or rebates — by case or pallet, referenced, in a professional PDF.E-commerceCredit an online order for a return or refund — referenced and itemised, in a professional PDF.FreelanceCredit a client for reduced scope or an overcharge — referenced and clear, in a professional PDF.SaaSCredit a SaaS customer for a downgrade, proration or outage — referenced, in a professional PDF.

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