diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index 1af1b10a01ca..9866f43133ae 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
                 break;
             case 'delete':
                 //need to make sure the invoice is cancelled first!!
-                //$invoice->service()->handleCancellation()->save();
-
+                //$invoice->service()->handleCancellation()s->save();
+nlog("inside delete");
                 $this->invoice_repo->delete($invoice);
 
                 if (! $bulk) {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php b/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php
index 6ee7b715d67a..25762ee7f5d4 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/PaymentRepository.php
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class PaymentRepository extends BaseRepository
      */
     private function applyPayment(array $data, Payment $payment): ?Payment
     {
-nlog($data);
 
         $is_existing_payment = true;
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Invoice/HandleRestore.php b/app/Services/Invoice/HandleRestore.php
index ddee068ba1bd..fa346d3fb571 100644
--- a/app/Services/Invoice/HandleRestore.php
+++ b/app/Services/Invoice/HandleRestore.php
@@ -71,14 +71,15 @@ class HandleRestore extends AbstractService
         }
 
         //adjust ledger balance
-        $this->invoice->ledger()->updateInvoiceBalance($this->invoice->balance, 'Restored invoice {$this->invoice->number}')->save();
+        $this->invoice->ledger()->updateInvoiceBalance($this->invoice->balance, "Restored invoice {$this->invoice->number}")->save();
 
         //adjust paid to dates
         $this->invoice->client->service()->updatePaidToDate($this->payment_total)->save();
 
         $this->invoice->client->service()->updateBalance($this->invoice->balance)->save();
 
-        $this->invoice->ledger()->updatePaymentBalance($this->payment_total, 'Restored payment for invoice {$this->invoice->number}')->save();
+        // you only need to touch the ledger ONCE per transaction.
+        // $this->invoice->ledger()->updatePaymentBalance($this->payment_total*-1, "Restored payment for invoice {$this->invoice->number}")->save();
 
         $this->windBackInvoiceNumber();
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php b/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php
index 34fa1d39d28d..6b6e668feb51 100644
--- a/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php
+++ b/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ class MarkInvoiceDeleted extends AbstractService
         if ($this->invoice->is_deleted) {
             return $this->invoice;
         }
-
-        // if(in_array($this->invoice->status_id, ['currencies', 'industries', 'languages', 'countries', 'banks']))
-        //     return $this->
              
         $this->cleanup()
              ->setAdjustmentAmount()
@@ -53,25 +50,26 @@ class MarkInvoiceDeleted extends AbstractService
 
     private function adjustLedger()
     {
-        $this->invoice->ledger()->updatePaymentBalance($this->adjustment_amount * -1);
+        $this->invoice->ledger()->updatePaymentBalance($this->adjustment_amount * -1, 'Invoice Deleted - reducing ledger balance'); //reduces the payment balance by payment totals
 
         return $this;
     }
 
     private function adjustPaidToDate()
     {
-        $this->invoice->client->service()->updatePaidToDate($this->adjustment_amount * -1)->save();
+        $this->invoice->client->service()->updatePaidToDate($this->adjustment_amount * -1)->save(); //reduces the paid to date by the payment totals
 
         return $this;
     }
 
     private function adjustBalance()
     {
-        $this->invoice->client->service()->updateBalance($this->invoice->balance * -1)->save();
+        $this->invoice->client->service()->updateBalance($this->invoice->balance * -1)->save(); //reduces the client balance by the invoice amount.
 
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /* Adjust the payment amounts */
     private function adjustPayments()
     {
         //if total payments = adjustment amount - that means we need to delete the payments as well.
@@ -79,6 +77,7 @@ class MarkInvoiceDeleted extends AbstractService
         if ($this->adjustment_amount == $this->total_payments) {
             $this->invoice->payments()->update(['payments.deleted_at' => now(), 'payments.is_deleted' => true]);
         } else {
+
             //adjust payments down by the amount applied to the invoice payment.
             
             $this->invoice->payments->each(function ($payment) {
@@ -96,6 +95,12 @@ class MarkInvoiceDeleted extends AbstractService
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the values of two variables
+     *
+     * $this->adjustment_amount - sum of the invoice paymentables
+     * $this->total_payments - sum of the invoice payments
+     */
     private function setAdjustmentAmount()
     {
         foreach ($this->invoice->payments as $payment) {
@@ -111,6 +116,12 @@ class MarkInvoiceDeleted extends AbstractService
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /* 
+     *
+     * This sets the invoice number to _deleted
+     * and also removes the links to existing entities
+     * 
+     */
     private function cleanup()
     {
         $check = false;
@@ -143,7 +154,7 @@ class MarkInvoiceDeleted extends AbstractService
         return $number;
     }
 
-
+    /* Touches all paymentables as deleted */
     private function deletePaymentables()
     {
         $this->invoice->payments->each(function ($payment) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Ledger/LedgerService.php b/app/Services/Ledger/LedgerService.php
index 53337b6838bd..4b0a096ae3fe 100644
--- a/app/Services/Ledger/LedgerService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Ledger/LedgerService.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class LedgerService
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function updatePaymentBalance($adjustment)
+    public function updatePaymentBalance($adjustment, $notes = '')
     {
         $balance = 0;
 
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class LedgerService
         $company_ledger->adjustment = $adjustment;
         $company_ledger->balance = $balance + $adjustment;
         $company_ledger->activity_id = Activity::UPDATE_PAYMENT;
+        $company_ledger->notes = $notes;
         $company_ledger->save();
 
         $this->entity->company_ledger()->save($company_ledger);