The Miscellaneous Cash Receipt is used to post payments received that should not be posted to a customer's account, such as rebate checks from vendors, donations, and tax refunds. When posting the miscellaneous receipt, you will need to specify the General Ledger accounts that the payment should affect.
For example, if you are posting a rebate check from a vendor (as in the example instructions below), the check should be applied to your Rebates Receivable account, as set in your General Ledger Control Table. If you are unsure of the account that the payment should be applied to, please consult your accountant.
Payments that should be applied to a customer's account should be entered through the Batch tab for customer cash receipts posting. See the instructions to Post a Customer Cash Receipt for more details.
Credit Card payments cannot be entered as Miscellaneous Cash Receipts and must be posted to a customer's account.
Post a Miscellaneous Cash Receipt
1.Select Accounting > Accounts Receivable > Cash Receipts Posting. In the top left corner of this window, click on the Miscellaneous tab.
2.Enter a description for the payment in the Description field, or click on the 
button to search for past entries.
3.Enter the payment information in the Payment area in the upper right corner of the screen.
-The G/L Bank Code will default to your account that will accept the deposit. Changing the Bank Code will start a separate batch for that account. You can build multiple Cash Receipts batches at once and then post them individually. The current balance in that account, as reflected in Inform, will display in the Balances section to the right.
-The Posting Date will default to the current date. Changing this date will only reflect in the Bank Ledger and Bank Reconciliation screens. It will not affect the date displayed in the General Ledger.
-Select Cash or Check as the payment method from the Payment Type drop down menu. If you are accepting a check, enter the Check Number for the check.
-Enter the total amount of payment received in the Amount field and press Tab.
4.Click the Add G/L Account button to create the first entry line for a G/L account. Enter the General Ledger Number for the first account that the payment will affect in the G/L Account field, or use the 
to browse a list of available accounts. The name of this account will appear in the Description field to the right.
5.Enter the amount of the payment that you want to post to this account in the Amount field and press Tab. You will see the Balance Left field and Total field adjust to reflect this posting. Continue to enter any additional accounts that the posting should affect along with the amount. When you have entered all of the necessary accounts, the Balance Left field should display zero and the Total field should be equal to the Amount Received field. An example is shown below.
To print a receipt for the customer, click the Print Receipt button in the bottom toolbar. Select the appropriate printer and number of copies, then click the Print button in the printer window. You can also fax or email the receipt by clicking the Send button in the printer window. This will only print a receipt for the customer; it will not save the Cash Receipt to your batch. Once you save the payment to the batch, you will no longer be able to print a receipt for it.
6.Click the Save button to save the payment to your batch. You can then enter another payment to the batch. Customer payments and miscellaneous payments can be entered into the same batch by moving from one tab to another.
7.Once you have entered all of your payments for the batch, click the Print & Post to A/R button to print the Cash Receipts Audit Trail and post and update your Cash Receipts in Accounts Receivable.