Dealing With Credit Notes And Cheques Received/payments,

[davidk65]

In basic accounts what is the best way to deal with credit notes from a supplier. Do you record it as a payment received?
When issuing a cheque do you record the date it was issued or the date cashed?
When cheques are received do you record the date the cheque was received or the date it is banked?
When an invoice is raised do you record the date it is raised or the date it is paid? Invoicing is a very rare occurrence just maybe 2 every six months.

Note: All of the questions above arise from a relatively small number of transactions per month. Some months more than others.

[Sycamore3House]

With a credit note I add the invoices from that supplier together each month then take off the credit note and use that figure.
To save myself time for recurring suppliers I just add all the invoices together for each supplier and have one entry for each supplier each month
I record cheques the day they are issued
I record cheques received the day they are banked
Invoices the day they are issued

[thegreens]

I agree with all the answers given
But, as a warning if you are VAT registered. NEVER forget to issue a sales invoice on the same date as you receive payment (if this ever happens). A colleague of mine forget this basic rule and copped for a small fortune in fines and penalties from HMRC on an inspection