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title: "Credits in MakersHub"
slug: "add-a-credit"
tags: ["Credit"]
updated: 2026-05-04T20:53:16Z
published: 2026-05-04T20:53:16Z
canonical: "support.makershub.ai/add-a-credit"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.makershub.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Credits in MakersHub

In MakersHub, vendor credits are processed the same as a bill. When a bill is approved with a negative amount, MakersHub will recognize it as a credit and create the entry on your behalf in QuickBooks. Importantly, QuickBooks identifies two distinct transactions between Vendor Credits (Credit Memos) and Credit Card Credits. MakersHub can accommodate both transaction types as outlined below.

## Vendor Credit vs Credit Card Credit Comparison

Vendor credits (credit memos) and credit card credits both reduce costs, but they apply to different parts of your accounting. Vendor credits are tied to a specific vendor and your accounts payable, reflecting amounts the vendor owes you to be applied to future bills. Credit card credits are tied to a credit card account and represent refunds that reduce your credit card balance.

#### Vendor Credits

Must originate under the **Bills** tab.

- Represent money **owed to you by a vendor**
- Linked to a **specific vendor**
- Reduce **Accounts Payable (A/P)** when applied

#### Credit Card Credits

Recommended to originate under the **Receipts** tab.

- Represent money **returned to your credit card**
- Linked to a **credit card account**
- Reduce your **credit card liability**

## How to Approve a Vendor Credit

While vendor credits are processed the same as bills in MakersHub, the **total must be negative** in order for it to sync as a credit.

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If the credit memo is written with a positive total, you can **Switch to** **Vendor Credit** to make the values negative.

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Once vendor credits are approved in MakersHub with a negative value, they will sync accordingly.

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> [!CAUTION]
> Accidentally Syncing a Credit as a Bill
> 
> Because credits and bills are distinct transactions in QuickBooks, and MakersHub does not have the ability to delete from your QuickBooks, these two transactions are not interchangeable. [Click here](/docs/bill-created-as-credit-and-synced-to-qb) to walk through the best way to correct a bill or credit when this situation arises.

## **How to Apply a Vendor Credit to a Payment**

Once a credit has been been approved, it will move over to the Accounts Payable tab and appear in green with a negative balance.

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When you are ready to make a payment and have a positive open balance for the vendor, you can select the bills and schedule payment. MakersHub will reduce the **Total Payment** by the credit amount and share the credit note on the remittance details.

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## How to Approve a Credit Card Credit

After coding the credit and confirming that the **total is negative**, you can either approve from the Bills tab or the Receipts tab:

Bills Tab

1. Click the **side arrow** next to the Approve button
2. **Enter a CC** as the payment method
3. Click **Approve & Mark as Paid**

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Receipts Tab

1. **Enter a CC** as the payment method
2. Click **Approve Receipt**

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If an approval workflow is configured, the final approver must follow these steps for the transaction to sync as a Credit Card Credit. Once credit card credits are approved in MakersHub with a negative value, they will sync properly.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/1b554e23-2d1e-483c-9fb1-9be0ba01e89c/Images/Documentation/image(99).png)