SAM110083 – Repayments: issue repayment: cancelling / amending a freestanding credit (Action Guide)


When a freestanding credit on the SA record is to be cancelled or amended, or the EDP of the credit is to be amended, follow steps 1 - 5 below. The guide is presented as follows


Cancelling a freestanding creditSteps 1 - 3
Amending a freestanding creditSteps 4 - 5

For details of how to access any of the SA functions, select ‘Index Of Functions’ on the left of the screen.

Note: If a return for 2001/2002 or later years is unlogged, any freestanding credit created automatically from that return will be cancelled automatically by the computer system.


Cancelling a freestanding credit

  1. Use function VIEW STATEMENT to

  • Select the statement showing the freestanding credit
  • Enter the line number on which the freestanding credit appears in the Select Line field, and
  • Select the [View] button. You will then be taken to function CANCEL FREESTANDING CREDIT
  1. In function CANCEL FREESTANDING CREDIT

  • Select the [Cancel] button. The credit previously entered on the SA record will be cancelled
Note: This will reverse any previous allocation where the original credit was allocated to a charge or repayment
  1. Use SA function MAINTAIN SA NOTES to enter a brief note recording the fact that the freestanding credit has been cancelled

Amending a freestanding credit

  1. If you want to amend either a manually created or automatically created freestanding credit

  • Follow steps 1 and 2 above to cancel the original credit
And
  • Use function CREATE FREESTANDING CREDIT to enter the revised details
  1. Use SA function MAINTAIN SA NOTES to enter a brief note recording the fact that the freestanding credit (amount and / or EDP) has been amended