Payment requests, receipts, and refunds

Payment requests, receipts, search, and refunds

How do I request, find, receipt, or refund a student payment?

For
Owners and permitted payment staff
Plan
All plans; online collection requires ready Stripe Connect
Last verified

Before you start

Prepare the right information

  • Confirm the student, package, amount, currency, school policy, and Stripe Connect status before requesting payment.

Workflow

Complete the task step by step

  1. 1

    Open Payments and use the filters to find the student payment record.

  2. 2

    Choose Request a student payment to create the supported payment request and review the recipient, amount, and related record.

  3. 3

    Open the payment detail after Stripe or staff updates the status.

  4. 4

    Use Email receipt for a successful payment after confirming the recipient address.

  5. 5

    Use Refund only when your role allows it, the provider status permits it, and the school's refund decision has been approved.

  6. 6

    Reopen the payment and student record to verify the status, refund history, balance context, and communication trail.

Expected result

What success looks like

The payment requests, receipts, search, and refunds workflow is configured or understood, and the user knows the next dashboard step.

Public website impact

Nothing changes on the public website until an authorized user saves or publishes a setting that is designed to be public.

Troubleshooting

Common problems to check

  • Software for Driving School subscription billing is separate from money a school collects from students.
  • Stripe processing, dispute, refund, and payout rules and fees still apply.

Important

Keep these boundaries in mind

  • Software for Driving School subscription billing is separate from money a school collects from students.
  • Stripe processing, dispute, refund, and payout rules and fees still apply.