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# How do I enter customer advances and vendor advances in opening balances?

To enter customer advances or excess payments in opening balances:

*   Go to _Settings_ and navigate to _Opening Balances_.
*   Click the **Edit** button and go to the _Liability_ section.

**Note:** If you’re entering opening balances for the first time, you can directly go to the Liability section and enter the amount.  

*   Enter the consolidated opening balance amount in the **Unearned Revenue’s** **Credit** column under the _Liability_ section.

![Customer Advance](/books/kb/images/opening-balance/unearned-revenue.png)

*   Click **Continue** and verify the amount in the _Preview_ page.
*   Click **Confirm**.

You’ll have to create [Customer Advance](https://www.zoho.com/in/books/help/payments-received/functions.html#record-advance) with the date as the previous date of the opening balance date. For example, if the migration date entered is 1 April 2022, you’ll have to create a customer advance with the date on or before 30 March 2022. To create a customer advance:

*   Go to the **Payments Received** module under _Sales_ on the left sidebar.
*   Click the **\+ New** button on the top-right corner.
*   Go to _Customer Advance_ tab and fill in all the necessary details.
*   Click **Save** to proceed.

After creating the customer advance, you’ll have to sync these transactions with the opening balance date to record it as a customer advance or an excess payment. Here’s how:

*   Go to _Settings_ and navigate to _Opening Balances_.
*   Click the **Sync** button under _Opening Balances_.

The payment will be recorded as an excess payment and the amount will be shown under **Unused Credits** of that particular customer’s detail page.

![Customer Payment](/books/kb/images/opening-balance/customer-advance.png)

To enter vendor advances or excess payments in opening balances:

*   Go to _Settings_ and navigate to _Opening Balances_.
*   Click the **Edit** button and go to the _Asset_ section. If you’re entering opening balances for the first time, you can directly go to the _Asset_ section and enter the amount.
*   Enter the consolidated opening balance amount in the **Prepaid Expenses’** **Debit** column under the _Asset_ section.

![Vendor Advance](/books/kb/images/opening-balance/prepaid-expenses.png)

*   Click **Continue** and verify the amount in the preview page.
*   Click **Confirm**.

You’ll have to create [Vendor Advance](https://www.zoho.com/in/books/help/payments-made/functions.html#record-vendor-advance) with the date as the previous date of the opening balance date. For example, if the migration date entered is 1 April 2022, you’ll have to create a vendor advance with date on or before 30 March 2022. To create a vendor advance:

*   Go to the **Payments Made** module under _Purchases_ on the left sidebar.
*   Click the **\+ New** button on the top-right corner.
*   Go to _Vendor_ _Advance_ tab and fill in all the necessary details.
*   Click **Save** to proceed.

After creating the transactions, you’ll have to sync these transactions with the opening balance date to record it as a vendor advance or an excess payment. To do that:

*   Go to _Settings_ and navigate to _Opening Balances_.
*   Click the **Sync** button under _Opening Balances_.

The payment will be recorded as an excess payment and the amount will be shown under **Unused Credits** of that particular vendor’s detail page.

![Vendor Payment](/books/kb/images/opening-balance/vendor-advance.png)