How to return stock to a supplier
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Updated Aug 2026
When stock is faulty or wrong, you send it back to the supplier. RushFlow records a purchase return that reduces your stock and adjusts what you owe the supplier (and reverses any recoverable tax), so both inventory and your payable stay correct.
Step by step
- Find the purchaseWeb: open the original purchase you’re returning against.
- Select what to returnChoose the items and quantities going back; stock reduces by those units.
- Settle the balanceYour payable to the supplier is reduced (or a refund recorded), and recoverable tax on those items is reversed.
Where to find it
Web: the Purchases area → return / Create Return Purchase.
Returning against the original purchase keeps cost and tax accurate.
Frequently asked questions
How do I return stock to a supplier?
Record a purchase return against the original purchase; RushFlow reduces stock, adjusts what you owe the supplier, and reverses recoverable tax on the returned items.
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