@john-pero wrote:
You can just receive the payment and it creates a customer credit memo for that amount and you apply it when you issue invoice.
No, no credit memo is created. Just a credit on account, and no need to actively apply it
Better is use a Sales Receipt for an item you call Deposit on Job and have that item post to a current liability account you set up as Prepayments.
It's only better if you don't mind "bypassing cash vs accrual accounting", and if you don't mind the customer's balance not showing in the customer screen
