# A client is a supplier as well

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/a-client-is-a-supplier-as-well/6027>\
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**Created:** [June 12, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/a-client-is-a-supplier-as-well/6027 "2016-06-12T11:11:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![nichri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@nichri](https://forum.manager.io/u/nichri)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/a-client-is-a-supplier-as-well/6027/1 "2016-06-12T11:11:20Z")

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I have a client who’s a supplier as well.

Many times I need to calculate the difference of what I owe to him with what he owes to me.  
I.e. I have a sales invoice for him 100euro but I owe him 40euro. Is there a way to have a client and a supplier account to be the same?

thnx

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**Author:** ![Brucanna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/brucanna/32/1960_2.png) [@Brucanna](https://forum.manager.io/u/Brucanna)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/a-client-is-a-supplier-as-well/6027/2 "2016-06-12T11:23:20Z")

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If you read the following Guide it describes the process involved

> [@Handling situation where customer is also supplier](https://forum.manager.io/t/handling-situation-where-customer-is-also-supplier/5496):
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> If you have a customer who is also a supplier, you may want to offset the outstanding customer and supplier invoices. This is known as a contra entry. In Manager, all sales invoices are sub-accounts of Accounts receivable while purchase invoices are sub-accounts of Accounts payable. This means you can easily credit sales invoices and debit purchase invoices using journal entries. For example, you have a customer who owes you 1,000. [image] At the same time you have made a credit purchase of …

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**Author:** ![nichri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@nichri](https://forum.manager.io/u/nichri)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/a-client-is-a-supplier-as-well/6027/3 "2016-06-12T16:25:40Z")

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Many thanks for your help.  
I search for it before I open the topic but obviously not enough 🙂  
Cheers

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/a-client-is-a-supplier-as-well/6027/4 "2023-01-18T15:32:57Z")

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