A supplier debit adjustment reduces what you owe a vendor, usually for returns, short deliveries or a pricing error.
What MYOB Acumatica does on its own
Debit adjustments applied to bills.
What you need in MYOB Acumatica
- Finance module
- Approval map for the document type if approvals are on
Setting it up in MYOB Acumatica
Where to find it: Bills and Adjustments (AP301000), Type Debit Adjustment; then Checks and Payments (AP302000)
- Create a new document with the Type set to Debit Adjustment.
- Pick the supplier, type the credit note number in Vendor Ref. and enter the lines. Save.
- If an approval map is set for this type, the document waits in Pending Approval until approved, then it becomes Balanced.
- Click Apply on the More menu. Checks and Payments opens with the adjustment selected.
- On the Documents to Apply tab pick the bill the credit clears, then save and release.
Good to know in MYOB Acumatica
- Open Vendor Details (AP402000) to check the supplier balance has dropped.
- AP Register Detailed (AP622000) shows the GL batch made when the document was released.
- A negative Retainage to Release creates a retainage debit adjustment.
How to do it in MYOB Acumatica
How to apply a debit adjustment to a bill in MYOB Acumatica
In MYOB Acumatica, enter the debit adjustment for the vendor, then allocate it to the bill it credits. Pay the balance that is left.
What Pulsify adds
- Forward the credit note like any invoice. Pulsify recognises it.
- Pulsify reads it line by line and looks for the original invoice.
- It flags a credit note with a missing, unknown or smaller original invoice.
- On approval the credit is created in MYOB Acumatica against the original bill.
Pulsify connects to MYOB Acumatica. We set up the connection for you. More about supplier credit notes in Pulsify.
What Pulsify does not do
- Check the credit is applied before the next payment run, so you do not pay the full bill.
More help
- Supplier credit notes for Business Central
- Supplier credit notes for Sage 200
- Supplier credit notes for Sage 300
- Duplicate invoice checks for MYOB Acumatica
- Invoice fraud checks for MYOB Acumatica
- Line item coding for MYOB Acumatica
- All MYOB Acumatica how-to guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19.
Common questions
Do debit adjustments need approval in MYOB Acumatica?
Only if an approval map is set for that document type. The document then waits in Pending Approval. After the approver clicks Approve on the More menu, the status changes to Balanced.
How do I check the credit worked?
Open Vendor Details (AP402000) and see that the supplier balance has dropped. AP Register Detailed shows the GL batch from the release.
Should a credit note go through approval?
Yes. It changes what you owe. The person who agreed the return or price fix is often the right approver.
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