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How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

Botesandiego — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:11:08 GMT

I take a deposit to order an item...then how do I apply a deposit as a form of payment? If you do it as an item, it reduces the tax collected by the percentage of that deposit amount.

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

Chad — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:04:22 GMT

Hello @Botesandiego!

Currently we don't offer the ability to accept a deposit on the Point of Sale app. Although, you might be interested in the Test Partial Payment in the Invoices Request Deposit Beta. This beta allows you to accept multiple payments on a single invoice!

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

SocialAxe — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:18:42 GMT

@Botesandiego @Chad, Where you ever able to find a way to apply a deposit as a form of payment?

We currently show a discount to offset the original deposit. I don't like doing it this way and would like to find a better way.

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

theCardist — Thu, 20 May 2021 14:30:48 GMT

I too need help applying a deposit as a part of a full payment, since it is a template option for payment through GoDaddy - but there is no explanation that this deposit is the only portion of payment collected. I assumed the full payment would be collected, unless the service was cancelled prior to the scheduled time. Help!

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

JustinC — Thu, 20 May 2021 17:30:19 GMT

This article help? @theCardist

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

theCardist — Thu, 20 May 2021 17:45:36 GMT

Thanks for the article.

It helps to know this is possible for the future. Unfortunately, this was a poorly communicated design flaw on the part of goDaddy, not Square. If my website was run through Square, I could have organized it this way initially, but since my interface design is thru GD - I’m absorbing the loss and changing the settings. (Not happy about it.)

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

theCardist — Thu, 20 May 2021 17:47:36 GMT

the design problem was not Square’s fault.

Re: How do I apply a deposit to a final transaction?

JustinC — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:26:19 GMT

@theCardist Ahh, I see. Thanks for circling back 🙂