8 Credit Memo Examples & Samples

Everyday operations of a business involves the sending out of company memos. Business memos help companies communicate internally and with other entities or companies. Memos such as a credit memo form a vital part of a company’s daily operations.

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Basic Credit Memo

Commercial Loan Credit Memo

Simple Credit Memo

Credit Memo Example

What Is a Credit Memo?

A credit memo is a short document issued by a seller to a buyer lowering the amount owed or his accounts payable from a previous invoice. Credit memos are normally used when a buyer receives damaged, incomplete, or simply the wrong product. Credit memos are also used in giving a pre-negotiated discount to an issued invoice.

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How to Create a Credit Memo

Write Memo at the top of the page.

• Type in customer information, date of the memo, original invoice number, and your unique credit memo number.
• Write in the quantity , description, reason for credit, and price of the items.
• Add all prices for total of each item and label as subtotal.
• Add in taxes for the total items.
• Place the total amount including taxes below and label “Total”.

Professional Memo examples in PDF shown in the page can assist you in understanding a credit memo better.

Free Credit Memo Example

Request for Credit Memo

Blank Credit Memo

Printable Credit Memo Sample

What Is the Difference between Debit Memo and Credit Memo?

The main difference between a debit memo and a credit memo is that a debit memo is issued by the buyer and the credit memo issued by the seller or supplier.

A credit memo reduces the total balance of a buyer’s account. The process is usually started when a buyer issues a debit memo planning to reduce his balance with a discount due either to damaged or wrong goods. The buyer would wait for the seller to issue a credit memo verifying agreement to the debit memo.

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Importance of a Credit Memo

A credit memo is important because of the following three reasons:

• The credit memo shows an acceptance of the supplier for the return of a product or item.
• Information is provided by the credit memo regarding receipt of the returned items.
• Finally, a credit memo provides evidence of an accepted return.

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