Follow the steps below to cancel disbursements in Accounting. Learn more about viewing and downloading disbursements.
Cancel a single disbursement
Step by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click the mode selector and select Accounting mode.
- Click Disbursements.
- Using filters and additional columns as needed, find the disbursement you want to cancel.
- To the right of the disbursement, under "Actions", click
then select Cancel disbursement.
- In the pop-up, review the details, enter an optional reason, then click Cancel disbursement.
In Pilot: Cancel disbursements in bulk
Use this option to efficiently reverse payments when an entire batch (like a NACHA or ABA file) is rejected or contains errors.
Step by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click the mode selector and select Accounting mode.
- Click Disbursements.
- Apply filters, for example "preferred payout method" or "balance".
- Check the boxes to select multiple items, or click Select All Filtered.
- In the gray header that appears, click Cancel disbursements.
- In the pop-up, review the details, enter an optional reason, then click Cancel disbursement.
What happens next
Once a disbursement is canceled, the following is updated:
- The status of the payout shows as "canceled" in the disbursements report
- The status of transactions in the payout will change to "unpaid" in the ledger balances reports
- The actual payout transaction will be reversed in the posting journal
If needed, create a new disbursement / payout under the General Ledger Balances report.