How to issue a partial payment in ProLaw

• Use the copy button in Journals
• Change the amount of the first entry to what you are paying now and change the amount of the second entry to the remaining balance.
• For the reference number, add something like “-A” to the first one and “-B” to the second one to make the reference number unique (assuming they have that preference enabled.)

What if it was a billable cost?

• Change the amount of the first entry to what you are paying now.
• Change the amount of the second entry to the remaining balance.
• Change the offset account on the first entry to include a credit to an expense account.
  • If you have something like ‘non-reimbursable costs,’ that would work nicely.

Example.
Original check.
Credit checking for $100
Debit hard costs for $100

Change original check
Credit checking for $75
Debit hard costs for $100 [can’t change hard costs if the attached transaction has been billed or if they don’t want to show multiple transactions on the client statement.] Credit non-reimbursable costs $25

New check.
Credit checking for $25
Debit non-reimbursable costs $25

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