[IMP] accounting: payments doc update

Updated the payments doc page.

Forward to master.

16.3 -> Change reconciliation section

taskid-3610834

Author: toaa-odoo

content/applications/finance/accounting/payments.rst

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 Payments
 ========
 
-In Odoo, payments can either be linked automatically to an invoice or bill or be stand-alone records
-for use at a later date.
+In Odoo, payments can either be automatically linked to an invoice or bill or be stand-alone records
+for use at a later date:
 
-If a payment is **linked to an invoice or bill**, it reduces the amount due of the invoice. You can
-have multiple payments related to the same invoice.
+- If a payment is **linked to an invoice or bill**, it reduces/settles the amount due of the
+  invoice. You can have multiple payments related to the same invoice.
 
-If a payment is **not linked to an invoice or bill**, the customer has an outstanding credit with
-your company, or your company has an outstanding debit with a vendor. You can use those outstanding
-amounts to reduce unpaid invoices/bills.
+- If a payment is **not linked to an invoice or bill**, the customer has an outstanding credit with
+  your company, or your company has an outstanding debit with a vendor. You can use those
+  outstanding amounts to reduce/settle unpaid invoices/bills.
 
 .. seealso::
    - :doc:`Internal transfers <payments/internal_transfers>`
@@ -23,69 +23,64 @@ amounts to reduce unpaid invoices/bills.
 Registering payment from an invoice or bill
 ===========================================
 
-When clicking on :guilabel:`Register payment` in a customer invoice or vendor bill, it generates a
-new journal entry and changes the amount due according to the amount of the payment. The counterpart
-is reflected in an outstanding receipts or payments account. At this point, the customer invoice or
-vendor bill is marked as :guilabel:`In payment`. Then, when the outstanding account is reconciled
-with a bank statement line, the invoice or vendor bill changes to the :guilabel:`Paid` status.
+When clicking :guilabel:`Register payment` in a customer invoice or vendor bill, it generates a new
+journal entry and changes the amount due according to the payment amount. The counterpart is
+reflected in an :ref:`outstanding <bank/outstanding-accounts>` **receipts** or **payments** account.
+At this point, the customer invoice or vendor bill is marked as :guilabel:`In payment`. Then, when
+the outstanding account is reconciled with a bank statement line, the invoice or vendor bill changes
+to the :guilabel:`Paid` status.
 
 The information icon near the payment line displays more information about the payment. You can
-access additional information, such as the related journal, by clicking on :guilabel:`View`.
+access additional information, such as the related journal, by clicking :guilabel:`View`.
 
 .. image:: payments/information-icon.png
-   :alt: See detailed information of a payment
+   :alt: See detailed information of a payment.
 
 .. note::
-   - The customer invoice or vendor bill should be in the status :guilabel:`Posted` to register the
+   - The customer invoice or vendor bill must be in the :guilabel:`Posted` status to register the
      payment.
-   - When clicking on :guilabel:`Register payment`, you can select the amount to pay and make a
-     partial or full payment.
-   - If your main bank account is set as :ref:`outstanding account
-     <bank/outstanding-accounts>`, and the payment is made in Odoo (not related to a
-     bank statement), invoices and bills are directly registered in the status :guilabel:`Paid`.
-   - If you unreconciled a payment, it still appears in your books but is no longer linked to the
+   - If you unreconcile a payment, it still appears in your books but is no longer linked to the
      invoice.
    - If you (un)reconcile a payment in a different currency, a journal entry is automatically
      created to post the currency exchange gains/losses (reversal) amount.
    - If you (un)reconcile a payment and an invoice having cash basis taxes, a journal entry is
      automatically created to post the cash basis tax (reversal) amount.
 
-.. seealso::
-   - :doc:`bank/reconciliation`
+.. tip::
+   - If your main bank account is set as :ref:`outstanding account
+     <bank/outstanding-accounts>`, and the payment is registered in Odoo (not through a related
+     bank statement), invoices and bills are directly registered in the :guilabel:`Paid` status.
 
 Registering payments not tied to an invoice or bill
 ===================================================
 
-When a new payment is registered via the menu :menuselection:`Customers / Vendors --> Payments`, it
-is not directly linked to an invoice or bill. Instead, the account receivable or the account payable
-are matched with the outstanding account until they are manually matched with their related invoice
-or bill.
+When a new payment is registered via the menu :menuselection:`Customers / Vendors --> Payments`
+menu, it is not directly linked to an invoice or bill. Instead, the account receivable or the
+account payable is matched with the **outstanding account** until it is manually matched with its
+related invoice or bill.
 
 Matching invoices and bills with payments
 -----------------------------------------
 
-A blue banner appears when you validate a new invoice or bill and there is an outstanding payment
-for this specific customer or vendor. It can easily be matched from the invoice or the bill by
-clicking on :guilabel:`ADD` under :guilabel:`Outstanding Credits` or :guilabel:`Outstanding Debits`.
+A blue banner appears when you validate a new invoice/bill and an **outstanding payment** exists for
+this specific customer or vendor. It can easily be matched from the invoice or bill, by clicking
+:guilabel:`ADD` under :guilabel:`Outstanding Credits` or :guilabel:`Outstanding Debits`.
 
 .. image:: payments/add-option.png
-   :alt: Shows the ADD option to reconcile an invoice or a bill with a payment
+   :alt: Shows the ADD option to reconcile an invoice or a bill with a payment.
 
-The invoice or bill is now marked as :guilabel:`In payment` until it is reconciled with the bank
-statement.
-
-.. seealso::
-   - :doc:`bank/reconciliation`
+The invoice or bill is now marked as :guilabel:`In payment` until it is reconciled with its
+corresponding bank statement.
 
 Batch payment
 -------------
 
 Batch payments allow you to group different payments to ease :doc:`reconciliation
-<bank/reconciliation>`. They are also useful when you deposit checks to the bank or
-for SEPA Payments. To do so, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Customers --> Batch Payments` or
-:menuselection:`Accounting --> Vendors --> Batch Payments`. In the list view of payments, you can
-select several payments and group them in a batch by clicking on :menuselection:`Action --> Create
-Batch Payment`.
+<bank/reconciliation>`. They are also useful when you deposit :doc:`checks <payments/checks>` to the
+bank or for :doc:`SEPA payments <payments/pay_sepa>`. To do so, go to :menuselection:`Accounting -->
+Customers --> Batch Payments` or :menuselection:`Accounting --> Vendors --> Batch Payments`. In the
+list view of payments, you can select and group several payments in a batch by clicking
+:menuselection:`Action --> Create Batch Payment`.
 
 .. seealso::
   - :doc:`payments/batch`
@@ -97,36 +92,50 @@ Payments matching
 -----------------
 
 The :guilabel:`Payments matching` tool opens all unreconciled customer invoices or vendor bills and
-gives you the opportunity to process them all one by one, doing the matching of all their payments
-and invoices at once. You can reach this tool from the :menuselection:`Accounting Dashboard -->
-Customer Invoices / Vendor Bills`, and click on :guilabel:`⋮` and select :guilabel:`Payments
-Matching`, or by going to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Reconciliation`.
+allows you to process them all one by one, matching all payments and invoices in one place. You can
+reach this tool from the :menuselection:`Accounting Dashboard --> Customer Invoices / Vendor Bills`,
+click the drop-down menu button (:guilabel:`⋮`), and select :guilabel:`Payments Matching`; or go to
+:menuselection:`Accounting --> Accounting --> Reconciliation`.
+
+.. image:: payments/payments-journal.png
+   :alt: Payments matching menu in the drop-down menu.
 
 .. note::
-   During the :doc:`reconciliation <bank/reconciliation>`, if the sum of the debits
-   and credits does not match, there is a remaining balance. This either needs to be reconciled at a
-   later date or needs to be written off directly.
+   During the :doc:`reconciliation <bank/reconciliation>`, if the sum of the debits and credits does
+   not match, there is a remaining balance. This either needs to be reconciled at a later date or
+   needs to be written off directly.
 
 Batch payments matching
 -----------------------
 
-To reconcile several outstanding payments or invoices at once, for a specific customer or vendor,
-the batch reconciliation feature can be used. Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Reporting -->
-Aged Receivable / Aged Payable`. You now see all transactions that have not been reconciled yet, and
-when you select a customer or vendor, the :guilabel:`Reconcile` option is displayed.
+You can use the batch reconciliation feature to reconcile several outstanding payments or invoices
+simultaneously for a specific customer or vendor.. Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Reporting
+--> Aged Receivable / Aged Payable`. You can see all transactions that have not been reconciled yet
+for that partner, and when you select a customer or vendor, the :guilabel:`Reconcile` option is
+displayed.
 
 .. image:: payments/reconcile-option.png
-   :alt: See the reconcile option
+   :alt: See the reconcile option.
+
+Registering a partial payment
+=============================
+
+To register a **partial payment**, click :guilabel:`Register payment` from the related invoice or
+bill, and enter the amount received or paid. Upon entering the amount, a prompt appears to decide
+whether to :guilabel:`Keep open` the invoice or bill, or :guilabel:`Mark as fully paid`. Select
+:guilabel:`Keep open` and click :guilabel:`Create payment`. The invoice or bill is now marked as
+:guilabel:`Partial`. Select :guilabel:`Mark as fully paid` if you wish to settle the invoice or bill
+with a difference in the amount.
+
+.. image:: payments/payment-difference.png
+   :alt: Partial payment of an invoice or bill.
 
 Reconciling payments with bank statements
 =========================================
 
 Once a payment has been registered, the status of the invoice or bill is :guilabel:`In payment`. The
-next step is to reconcile it with the related bank statement line to have the transaction finalized
-and the invoice or bill marked as :guilabel:`Paid`.
-
-.. seealso::
-   - :doc:`bank/reconciliation`
+next step is :doc:`reconciling <bank/reconciliation>` it with the related bank statement line to
+have the transaction finalized and the invoice or bill marked as :guilabel:`Paid`.
 
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