# Record a Vendor Payment

Pay a supplier, and say which of their bills the money clears.

The mirror of a payment received, and like it, this step touches no stock.

## Record one

- **Go to Vendor Payments and record one**

  Or pay from the bill itself, which fills in the supplier and the amount.

  ![The Vendor Payments list with columns for payment date, payment number, reference, vendor, the bill settled, payment mode and amount, and the action for recording a new payment.](https://www.sorviai.com/help/inventory/vendor-payments/payments-list.png)
- **Choose the vendor and enter the amount**

  Their unpaid bills load once the vendor is chosen.
- **Set the date, the payment mode and the account it came out of**

  The date the money actually left. BACS, CHAPS, Direct Debit and Cheque sit alongside Bank Transfer and card.
- **Allocate it across their bills, then save**

  One payment can settle several bills, and part of one.

> **Warning:**
>
> **Check the bill matches the receive before paying**
>
> Once a payment has left, a discrepancy becomes a conversation with a supplier rather than a correction on a document.

## Part payments and payments on account

| What you sent | What to record |
| --- | --- |
| One bill in full | Record and allocate to it |
| Part of a bill | Allocate what you sent; the bill reads Partial |
| A round sum against several bills | Record once and allocate across them |
| Money on account | Record it unallocated and apply it when the bills arrive |