# Refund Receipt Method Match Check

Check each refund against the method of the original payment.

## Scope
Preparation and review only. No account action or professional decision.

## Inputs
The original payment methods and the refund methods used.

## Workflow
1. Record the original payment method.
2. Record the refund method used.
3. Flag refunds issued by a different method.
4. Return the check without refund action.

## Output contract
refund | original_method | refund_method | amount | match

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional refund of 340.00 was issued as a check while the original payment of 340.00 arrived by card: a method mismatch on 1 refund, where a card refund was expected for 340.00.

## Review gates
Keep original values, source IDs and version dates. Unknown facts stay held. Use qualified review for hiring, legal and accounting conclusions. No send, share, sign-in, scheduling, ledger change or payment. Fictional contract review is not a live account compatibility test.

## Method source
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/customer-refunds-credits/refund-customer-item-service-quickbooks-online/L6aVbzEVi_US_en_US

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