# Starting balance of account receivable showing credit instead of Debit

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286>\
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**Created:** [June 10, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286 "2018-06-10T19:37:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sarathraj\_Karikkad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/sarathraj_karikkad/32/14883_2.png) [@Sarathraj\_Karikkad](https://forum.manager.io/u/Sarathraj_Karikkad)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286/1 "2018-06-10T19:37:42Z")

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I created few customers using batch create option. I entered my starting balance in the template. But when i check the account receivable report, the balances are showing negative. That means it shows credit balance instead of debit balance. Please some one help on this

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**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286/2 "2018-06-10T19:55:54Z")

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You should enter the starting balance, if it’s a debit, loading all the open invoices.

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286/3 "2018-06-10T19:57:51Z")

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That is not the way to enter starting balances for your customers.  
Have you read the guide [Set starting balances for customers](https://guides.manager.io/5494)

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**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286/4 "2018-06-10T22:45:58Z")

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If you enter a balance directly under Starting Balances, you are entering a credit, because debits can only be entered, as @Davide said, by entering pre-start-date sales invoices :

![14%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/1/1e7199d4e2688d8fe76e2cbf3cbf830e50200aef.png)

This results in a credit balance for the customer:

 ![36%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/9/9ec62f15cca0e24fdd392503dfae4d5b4d87f115.png)

Since _Accounts receivable_ is an asset account, which makes it a debit account, the credit is reported as a negative quantity:

 ![06%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/b/bd0e3aa907d989c8f47ebf8e9697adb7a01ec29e.png)

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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, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balance-of-account-receivable-showing-credit-instead-of-debit/16286/5 "2023-01-18T15:10:48Z")

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Closed on January 18, 2023, 3:10pm UTC