# Charge notes

A charge note is a separate finance document type for recording what the guest owes. It follows the
same lifecycle as invoices: Draft, Issued, Paid, Credited.

A workspace is configured for invoices **OR** charge notes, not both. If your PMS shows standard
invoices only, you can skip this page.

## When charge notes are used

Additional or ad-hoc charges on workspaces configured for charge notes rather than standard
invoices.

## Credit charge notes

Charge notes are paired with credit charge notes, not standard credit notes. When a charge note is
voided or corrected, a credit charge note is issued and applied to that charge note.

## Corrective charge notes

When an issued charge note must be fixed, Lavanda may issue a corrective charge note linked to the
original.

## Example

Charge note issued for an extra service, guest pays and receipt is auto-allocated, balance cleared.