# Invoice status and credit notes

> Each invoice shows one or more status badges: how much was paid in cash, whether it is overdue, and whether a credit note was used. Invunion sets them from the matches. Credit notes have their own badges, from Available to Applied or Refunded. Unused credit and extra payments form the customer wallet. This page explains all of them, with examples.

Source: https://www.invunion.com/knowledge-base/invoice-status-credit-notes/
Last updated: 2026-10-14

Each invoice shows where it stands with one or more badges. Invunion sets them for you. They change each time a payment or a credit note is matched or removed.

## Invoice status

| Badge | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-yellow">Unpaid</span> | No money received yet. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Partially paid</span> | Part of the amount was paid. The rest is in **Amount due**. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-green">Paid</span> | Nothing is due anymore. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-red">Overdue · 12 days</span> | The due date has passed and something is still due. The number says how many days late. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-slate">Cancelled</span> | The invoice was cancelled. It can no longer be matched. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-purple">Credit applied</span> | A credit note covers part or all of it. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-purple">Credit note sent</span> | A credit note was issued from this invoice. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Refunded</span>, <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Partially refunded</span> | Money was paid back to the customer. |

An invoice can show several badges at once, one under the other. For example <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Partially paid</span> and <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-red">Overdue · 5 days</span>.

When an invoice is overdue, the red badge replaces <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-yellow">Unpaid</span>.

### Paid means paid in cash

The first badge only counts **money received**. A credit note does not count as a payment.

So an invoice covered only by a credit note shows <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-yellow">Unpaid</span> and <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-purple">Credit applied</span>. The **Settled** column, on the other hand, counts both money and credit notes.

### An example

You send an invoice of **1,000 EUR**, due on 30 September. It starts as <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-yellow">Unpaid</span>.

1. On 20 September, the customer pays 600 EUR. The invoice becomes <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Partially paid</span>. **Amount due** shows 400.
2. On 3 October, 400 EUR is still due. A red badge appears: <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-red">Overdue · 3 days</span>.
3. On 5 October, the customer pays the 400 EUR. The invoice becomes <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-green">Paid</span>. **Amount due** shows 0.

### When is an invoice overdue?

An invoice is overdue the day after its due date, if something is still due. There is no grace period.

When the invoice has several installments, Invunion looks at the due date of the next installment still open.

Paid and cancelled invoices are never overdue. Credit notes are never overdue.

### Filters on status

The **Status** filter of the list has all the badges above. **Unmatched** shows the documents with nothing settled yet.

## Credit notes

A credit note gives money back to the customer, or cancels all or part of an invoice. It shows one badge:

| Badge | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-purple">Available</span> | Not used yet. The customer can use it on another invoice. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Partially applied</span> | Part of it was used on an invoice. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-green">Applied</span> | All of it was used on invoices. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Partially refunded</span>, <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-blue">Refunded</span> | You paid it back to the customer by bank transfer. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-indigo">Applied and refunded</span> | Part was used on an invoice, part was paid back. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-slate">Invoice cancelled</span> | It cancelled the invoice it was made from. |
| <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-slate">Cancelled</span> | The credit note itself was cancelled. |

A credit note can be used in two ways:

- **Applied to an invoice**: in the invoice panel, select **Apply a credit note…**. The invoice and the credit note must be in the same currency.
- **Refunded**: you send the money back. Invunion matches the outgoing bank transaction to the credit note. In the credit note panel, these transactions are listed under **Refunds**.

### An example

Kappa Retail returns goods worth **200 EUR**. You issue a credit note of 200 EUR. It shows <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-purple">Available</span>.

1. Kappa Retail has an open invoice of 500 EUR. You apply the credit note to it. The credit note becomes <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-green">Applied</span>.
2. The invoice shows <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-yellow">Unpaid</span> and <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-purple">Credit applied</span>. **Amount due** shows 300.
3. Kappa Retail pays 300 EUR. The invoice becomes <span class="kb-pill kb-pill-green">Paid</span>.

## Customer wallet

The **customer wallet** is the money a customer can still use, in one currency:

- the credit notes not used yet, and
- the payments not matched to any invoice yet, for example when the customer paid too much.

You can see it on the [Overview page](https://www.invunion.com/knowledge-base/counterparty-overview/) of the counterparty.

When you add an invoice for this customer, the **Customer wallet** box shows the **Invoice total**, the **Wallet applied** and the **Net amount due**. Depending on how your Entity is set up, Invunion applies the credit to the new invoice by itself, or lets you apply it.
