Wrong Billing

Khumar Dadashova 0 Reputation points
2026-05-09T13:16:23.39+00:00

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Hello,

I signed up for an Azure free account with $200 USD in free trial credits. After 22nd April, I switched to pay as to go mode. My total Azure usage from the very beginning to the end of my subscription was only €178.67 — which should have been almost entirely covered by my free credits. (as shown in attached screenshot)

I cancelled my subscription on April 24th. Deleted my subscription on May 7. Despite this I have been charged €139.62 to my credit card today — even though I had $200 USD in free credits from the beginning.

My invoice only shows €65 EUR in credits applied. Where did the remaining ~€108 EUR of my free credits go? How is it possible that I started with $200 USD (~174 euro) in free credits, used only €178.67 in total, and still got charged €139.62?

This makes absolutely no sense. Either my credits were not applied correctly or they expired without any clear warning when I upgraded to Pay As You Go. Either way I should not have been charged this amount.

Besides that, I cannot even detach my card from the billing account. Even though the subscription is deleted.

I am unable to submit a support request through the portal as my subscription has been cancelled, however I am seeking urgent clarification and, if my credits were not correctly applied, a refund of the amount charged to my card.

Please assist as soon as possible

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    2026-05-09T13:16:42.72+00:00

    The behavior described (free credits not fully applied, unexpected post‑cancellation charge, and inability to open a support request from a canceled subscription) can’t be fixed from the portal alone and requires direct billing support review.

    For this situation the next steps are:

    1. Open an Azure billing support request
      • Go to the Azure portal Help + support blade and create a new support request with Issue type = Billing as described in the Cost Management + Billing FAQ under How do I contact Azure billing support?
      • If the original subscription is canceled, still create the request at the billing account level and attach the affected subscription ID and invoice number in the description.
      • Upload screenshots of:
        • Cost analysis showing total usage (€178.67)
        • The invoice that only shows ~€65 credits
        • The original free‑trial offer ($200 credit) if available.
    2. Ask support to:
      • Verify how much of the $200 free‑trial credit was actually granted and when it expired.
      • Reconcile the detailed usage file with the invoice to confirm which charges were covered by credits and which were billed to the card. Use the “Review your individual Azure subscription bill” guidance to download the invoice and usage CSV (Subscriptions → your subscription → Billing → Invoices → Download Usage + Charges) and attach them to the ticket.
      • Confirm whether any usage after the free‑trial period or after conversion to Pay‑As‑You‑Go was not eligible for credits, and whether any retroactive rating or late‑posted usage contributed to the €139.62 charge.
      • Review and, if appropriate, adjust or refund the billed amount where credits should have applied.
    3. If there are unexpected charges beyond what the free credits and visible usage explain, use the “Analyze unexpected charges” and “Avoid charges with your Azure free account” guidance referenced in the billing FAQ to double‑check for:
      • Usage that exceeded free limits after the free‑trial credit expired.
      • Services that continued to run between April 22–24 and until the subscription was fully canceled.
    4. For the payment method that cannot be removed, include this explicitly in the same billing ticket so support can:
      • Confirm that there are no active subscriptions or outstanding balances on that billing account.
      • Remove or replace the stored payment method on the backend if the portal no longer exposes the option.

    Because this is a billing/credit-application dispute, only Azure billing support can see the internal rating, credit application, and perform any refund or manual credit.


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