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Ability to Perform Multiple Refunds on the Same Item

Agreed! This has caused a problem for us recently. We had a partial refund issued with a typo in the amount, so we needed to go back and issue the additional refund amount. Since it's not possible, there's a discrepancy between finance and Altru.


Note: This topic was created from a reply on the Can you process multiple refunds on the same order (partial or otherwise)? topic.
  • Margaret Matteson
  • Jan 4 2016
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  • Maureen Doherty commented
    17 Nov, 2025 05:15pm

    I needed to apply a partial refund to a pledge and not able to, this is very frustrating and now there will be an unpaid pledge even though our donor did pay it.

  • Laura Taylor commented
    24 Jun, 2025 08:51pm

    Please fix this. It is an ongoing problem. I have had to create a convoluted workaround where I partially refund the transaction in merchant services, then I refund the entire amount in Altru with a non-fiscal payment method and then re-register the amount minus the refunded amount in Altru with the non-fiscal payment method. This way at least Altru and the bank account will match. It is a nightmare for reconciling with finance. This has been an ongoing hassle for as long as we have had Altru.

  • Meghan Dye commented
    14 Feb, 2025 10:01pm

    As I'm sure others have said, members registering for programs, especially camps, who created a second profile or weren't logged in correctly at the time of purchase, didn't get their membership discount. We do a partial refund for their discount. Then if they cancel their registration we cannot refund the remaining amount.

  • Guest commented
    7 Feb, 2025 07:36pm

    We often sell multiple class registrations in one order, and have to refund when a class is cancelled. Totally wild this is not an option.

  • Richie Anderson commented
    26 Dec, 2024 07:55pm

    Too many times a staff member will make a mistake in the refund and it needs to be corrected. Altru really needs the ability to edit a refunded transaction or to issue a secondary refund.

  • Elizabeth Buck Buck commented
    20 Dec, 2023 09:05pm

    This was a surprising issue as I have worked with multiple registration software brands and Altru has been the only time I ran into this. This is a giant issue for our education classes department as we quite often have to refund membership discounts that process through the system incorrectly and then cannot refund if the class/program is cancelled.

  • Donna Yeaw commented
    24 Jul, 2023 08:44pm

    Still waiting.........

  • Guest commented
    20 Jul, 2023 02:37pm

    Since 2018 we have been BEGGING for this. Any organization that does summer camps or classes hits this snag. Please address this!

  • Guest commented
    11 Apr, 2023 02:02pm

    Please allow a second refund if not resolved with the initial refund. Thank you.

  • Donna Yeaw commented
    30 Dec, 2022 05:43pm

    My Gosh! How many years has this been an issue and not yet resolved. This is a necessary action to provide excellent customer service for our guests. PLEASE..make this so......This has been years....time to instigate. Thank you!

  • Guest commented
    7 Oct, 2022 07:15pm

    This would be so incredibly helpful. Altru, please implement this change. It doesn't makes sense that I can't partially refund some of a transaction to a credit card and some of it as an exchange credit.

  • Gail Hutchinson commented
    16 Jun, 2022 04:47pm

    Can we get an update on this please? We are having serious problems with not being able to do this!

  • Nathaniel Wagner commented
    15 Jun, 2022 12:21pm

    Dissapointed that this is not already and option. I have a summer camp registration that I had to issue a discount to that was missed when they purchased, and now they need to cancel and I cannot easily refund the remaining.

  • Guest commented
    21 Mar, 2022 09:20pm

    Please develop this feature! Would be very helpful.

  • Alisha McCann commented
    28 Jun, 2021 01:50pm

    This is an issue that should not be a difficult one to adjust. It has caused my organization many headaches for our summer camps!

  • Mary Sommer commented
    9 Jun, 2021 12:01pm

    The ability to refund multiple times in one transaction would be GREAT! Even if it were limited to specific staff people. In 2020 we refunded camp fees. We first asked if patrons wanted to donate the fees back, convert to memebrship renewal, convert to other program fees or get a refund. So there was the potential of 4 refunds/conversions in one sale.

  • Maggie Peck commented
    6 Oct, 2020 04:01pm

    This has become another major issue for our organization. It's a straight forward problem that needs to be fixed.

  • Peggy Baim commented
    14 Aug, 2020 01:16pm

    We too encounter many situation where additional refunds must be made on the same order. The covid situation has only added to this issue. We would appreciate the ability to issue as many refunds as we need up to the original purchase price.

  • Guest commented
    20 Jul, 2020 07:25pm

    How is this not a thing yet?

  • Guest commented
    7 Jul, 2020 02:36pm

    With all the sudden refunds having to be done we need this feature ASAP

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