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upper stream
hello! https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoices/pay#pay_invoice-forgive
In cases where the source used to pay the invoice has insufficient funds, passing forgive=true controls whether a charge should be attempted for the full amount available on the source, up to the amount to fully pay the invoice. This effectively forgives the difference between the amount available on the source and the amount due.
If you mark as uncollectible, you're indicating that https://docs.stripe.com/invoicing/overview#invoice-statuses
The customer is unlikely to pay the invoice. Normally, you treat it as bad debt in your accounting process.
I'd point out that the an uncollectible invoice can still be paid
lunar jetty
hi alex_stripe, for the pay_inovice forgive parameter, do you mean "for the full amount available on the source" is e.g. the available credit on a customer's credit card?
upper stream
not really, forgive is usually used in cases of bank transfers. For example, you receive $5 less from the customer because they didn't take into account processing fees by the bank. So you decide to just let it go and forgive that small difference
lunar jetty
oh I see. so if we will be charging credit cards for the majority of our customers, we can use the mark as uncollectible for flexibility if a customer can pay in the future
upper stream
yep, that's correct
lunar jetty
thanks alex
upper stream
you're welcome! 😄