Record a Bonus Paid to Me Without Creating a Credit for the Customer Who Paid

Record a Bonus Paid to Me Without Creating a Credit for the Customer Who Paid

I need to record a single one-time payment of a holiday bonus. This is a bonus paid from a client to my accounts. I want to do this without creating a credit for that customer.

How would I record this credit accurately in Books?

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