# Cancel an Invoice

You may cancel an invoice you have sent to a customer, as long as the customer has not sent you a payment for the invoice ( [see below](https://help.autobooks.co/knowledge/how-do-i-cancel-an-invoice#Cancel-after-payment-is-made) if you need to cancel an invoice after a customer has made a payment).

#### How to cancel an Invoice

Click the **Invoices** tab. Select the invoice from the list you would like to cancel.

From the right-side menu, select **Cancel Invoice.**

To cancel, click **Yes cancel invoice**. To go back to your invoice list, click **No return to list**.

After you cancel the Invoice, the status of the invoice will be updated to Canceled.

#### Cancelling an Invoice after a customer has made a payment

To cancel an invoice after the customer has submitted a payment:

1. Follow all steps above to cancel the invoice.
2. Go to the **Payments** tab. Click to highlight the customer payment that was submitted for the invoice you just canceled.
3. Select the **Refund** or **Cancel** options in the right side menu to refund or cancel the processing of the payment received.

**Note:** If you do NOT refund or cancel the customer payment through the **Payments** tab, Autobooks will recognize a credit for that customer in our records. This customer credit will be applied towards any future invoices you may send to that customer.