How To - Refund a Payment and Post Post check in AP with GL Links

Objective: Refund a payment already posted in Billing and post a check in AP with appropriate GL entries

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Steps:

In Billing, either do a negative payment or negative open credit.
GL entry for this is:    Debit - Cash
                                  Credit - AR

Go into AP and enter this as a payable.  Enter the cash account as the distribution account.
GL entry for this is:    Debit - AP
                                  Credit - Cash

Write the check in AP.
GL entry for this is:    Debit - Cash
                                  Credit - AP

This will net to a debit entry for cash and a credit entry for AR, which is correct.