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# Record a payment you have already received

> Add cash, check, bank transfer, or an externally processed payment to the correct job.

<Note>
  This guide is being written. The topics below show what it will cover.
</Note>

## Planned topics

* Find Take Payment for a job and confirm the client, amount, and remaining balance.
* Choose the payment method and record the received date and a helpful note.
* Explain that choosing Credit Card or Debit Card alone can record a payment without charging the card; check the Charge Card setting when available.
* Explain what changes in billing, payment status, invoice totals, and connected accounting after saving.
* Link to correction guidance when an amount, date, or method was recorded incorrectly.

## Related guides

* [Payments](/payments/overview)
* [Understand deposits, part payments, and final payments](/payments/understand-deposits-and-balances)
* [Correct a payment record](/payments/correct-a-payment-record)
* [Take a card payment on a reader](/payments/take-a-card-payment)