How to Issue a Partial Payment in ProLaw^®

1. Use the copy button in Journals to duplicate the entry.
2. Change the amount of the first entry to what you are paying now.
3. Change the amount of the second entry to the remaining balance.
4. For the reference number, add something like "-A" to the first one and "-B" to the second to make the reference number unique.

What if it was a billable cost?

1. Change the amount of the first entry to what you are paying now.
2. Change the amount of the second entry to the remaining balance.
3. Change the offset account on the first entry to include a credit to an expense account (e.g., "non-reimbursable costs").

Example:

Original check:

• Credit checking for $100
• Debit hard costs for $100

Changed original check:

• Credit checking for $75
• Debit hard costs for $100 (can't change hard costs if the attached transaction has been billed)
• Credit non-reimbursable costs $25

New check:

• Credit checking for $25
• Debit non-reimbursable costs $25