Cancelling an Event Registration

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If someone has registered for an event, but chosen the wrong fee item and has already paid or been invoiced, complete these steps to cancel the registration so you can create a new one with the correct fee item.

Note: If the registrant has not paid or been invoiced, simply edit the registration by clicking the Edit Registration icon and change the fee item. See Figure 1 below.


Cancel the Registration

  1. Go to Events ➝ Guest List.
  2. Locate the registration that needs to be cancelled.
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  3. Click on the Edit Registration icon.
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  4. Select Canceled from the Status list.
  5. Click Save & Close.

Writeoff, Refund, or Credit the Registrant (If Needed)

Note: If there is a Reference number located on the Guest List, a transaction has been created.

Scenario 1: An invoice has been created and paid

Option 1: Issue a Credit on the Member’s account to be used later

Go to Members ➝ Account ➝ Transaction History ➝ New Credit.

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See Create a New Credit for further details.

Option 2: Refund the money to the registrant

Note: If Sales Receipts were created the refund process will require a negative sales receipt to be manually created through the Members ➝Account➝ Transaction History➝ New Sales Receipt location.


  1. Go to EventsGuest List tab.
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  2. Click on the invoice Reference number in the Reference column.
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  3. If needed, click the Show Balance Summary button. In the Balance Summary section, click the payment Ref #
  4. Click Refund Payment. See Manage Refunds for further instructions on issuing the refund.
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Scenario 2: An invoice has been created but is unpaid

Write-off the invoice

  1. Go to Events ➝ Guest List.
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  2. Click on the invoice reference number.
  3. Below the Invoice Line Items click on the New Transaction dropdown.
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  4. Select Writeoff Balance. See Process a Write-off for further instructions.