# How to apply a vendor credit to a vendor bill in NetSuite

In NetSuite, enter the vendor credit for the vendor, then allocate it to the vendor bill it credits. Pay the balance that is left.

Applying a supplier credit note means recording the credit and allocating it against the bill it reduces, so you pay only the balance.

## Before you start

- Permission: Vendor Credits (Edit)

## The NetSuite way

Where to find it: Transactions > Payables > Enter Vendor Credits

1. Go to Transactions > Payables > Enter Vendor Credits.
2. Pick the Vendor, check the A/P Account, Reference No. and posting period, then add the credit lines.
3. To apply it, tick Auto-Apply (oldest bills first) or open the Apply subtab and tick the bills. You can also apply part of a credit.
4. Or apply it when paying: Transactions > Payables > Pay Bills, tick Pay beside the bill and the credit.
5. Save.

## Limits in NetSuite

- You need open bills from that vendor to apply a credit.
- The total amount cannot be negative.
- Deleting a bill payment does not unapply credits, so unapply them yourself.

## Good to know in NetSuite

- A credit can be entered by hand with no bill, or created from an existing bill.

## The Pulsify way

1. Forward the supplier's credit note to your Pulsify address. Pulsify recognises it as a credit note.
2. Pulsify flags a credit note with a missing or unknown original invoice, or an original smaller than the credit.
3. Choose the original bill and approve.
4. Pulsify creates the credit note in NetSuite against the original bill.

Pulsify connects to NetSuite. We set up the connection for you.

What Pulsify does not do here:

- Pulsify does not handle partial allocation across several bills.
- Credit note handling is limited to the cases listed above.

## Common mistakes

- Deleting a bill payment and assuming the credit is free again, when it stays applied.
- Trying to apply a credit when the vendor has no open bills.

## Common questions

### How do I enter a vendor credit in NetSuite?

Go to Transactions > Payables > Enter Vendor Credits. Pick the Vendor, check the A/P Account, Reference No. and posting period, then add the credit lines. You can enter it by hand with no bill or create it from a bill.

### How do I apply a credit to a bill?

Tick Auto-Apply (oldest bills first) or open the Apply subtab and tick the bills. You can apply part of a credit. Or apply it when paying, at Transactions > Payables > Pay Bills.

### What happens to a credit if I delete a bill payment?

Deleting a bill payment does not unapply credits, so unapply them yourself. You also need open bills from that vendor to apply a credit.

### Does Pulsify read credit notes?

Yes. It recognises supplier credit notes and flags a missing or unknown original invoice.

## Sources

- https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/netsuite/ns-online-help/section_1493669913.html
- https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/netsuite/ns-online-help/section_N2393276.html

Source: https://www.pulsify.tech/how-to/apply-a-supplier-credit-note-in-netsuite/ (last checked 2026-10-19)