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# Understand deposits, part payments, and final payments

> See how the amount due and payment status change as a client pays for a job.

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

## Planned topics

* Explain the job total, requested deposit, payments received, and remaining balance with one simple shop example.
* Distinguish Awaiting Deposit, Deposit Received, Partially Paid, and Paid in Full.
* Explain the relationship between line-item deposits set during job creation and later payments.
* Explain the warning when the amount taken differs from the requested deposit.
* Connect refunds, changes to job pricing, and processing fees to the balance shown.

## Related guides

* [Payments](/payments/overview)
* [Record a payment you have already received](/payments/record-a-payment)
* [Take a card payment on a reader](/payments/take-a-card-payment)
* [Refund a payment](/payments/refund-a-payment)