[{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:02:48.000Z","tag_names":["ar aging report","biller genie invoices","bulk pay","export invoices csv","invoice columns","invoice filtering","invoice grid","invoice list","invoice search","invoice status open paid","persistent filters","viewing invoices"],"answer_sample":"The Invoices grid is your main view for browsing, filtering, and acting on your a","long_answer_sample":"The Invoices grid is your main view for browsing, filtering, and acting on your accounts receivable. This article covers how to read the grid, the filter options that save the most time, and the related views (A/R aging, bulk payment, statements) you'll likely reach from here. Open Invoices \u0026gt; All Invoices from the main menu. What you see on the g","language_id":1,"id":1956810,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"invoices grid main view browsing, filtering, acting accounts receivable. article covers read grid, filter options save time, related views (a/r aging, bulk payment, statements) likely reach here. open \u0026gt; menu. see row one invoice. default columns invoice # — reference number (matches accounting software). customer customer's display name. click record. date due payment due. total amount. balance remaining unpaid status current, x day(s) late, paid. (the \"late\" count uses eastern standard time day boundary, local timezone relevant east coast.) filtering searching dropdown narrow / overdue paid pending all. search box searches across number, first name, last business partial matches work. column headers sort ascending/descending. per-column filters beneath header date-range, customer-name, amount filtering. persistent remembering sessions team always works filtered slice example, \"show type = wholesale\" turning saves re-applying every load page. merchant-wide toggle lives control panel settings enable filters. on, state invoices, customers, transactions grids remembered page reloads everyone account. default), reset defaults loads. turn single-user accounts, teams work view. leave multi-user person prefers start clean (otherwise teammate's sticks everyone). details toggle, configure general . detail. can process send manual reminder, opt reminders, modify it, timeline , export pdf. paying multiple customers wants pay several single transaction, use instead time. record (or via portal), select pay, split them. a/r aging report drill shows flat list. buckets-by-age (current, 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 90+ days late), reports aging. bucket range equivalent status=overdue additional age filter. right working collections exporting button lets pull current csv. useful spreadsheet analysis sharing accountant. note reflects active full set. articles activity history setting manually","name":"Viewing Invoices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"viewing-invoices","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/viewing-invoices?from_search=235638889","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoices grid main view browsing, filtering, acting accounts receivable. article covers read grid, filter options save time, related views (a/r aging, bulk payment, statements) likely reach here. open \u0026gt; menu. see row one invoice. default columns invoice # — reference number (matches accounting software). customer customer's display name. click record. date due payment due. total amount. balance remaining unpaid status current, x day(s) late, paid. (the \"late\" count uses eastern standard time day boundary, local timezone relevant east coast.) filtering searching dropdown narrow / overdue paid pending all. search box searches across number, first name, last business partial matches work. column headers sort ascending/descending. per-column filters beneath header date-range, customer-name, amount filtering. persistent remembering sessions team always works filtered slice example, \"show type = wholesale\" turning saves re-applying every load page. merchant-wide toggle lives control panel settings enable filters. on, state invoices, customers, transactions grids remembered page reloads everyone account. default), reset defaults loads. turn single-user accounts, teams work view. leave multi-user person prefers start clean (otherwise teammate's sticks everyone). details toggle, configure general . detail. can process send manual reminder, opt reminders, modify it, timeline , export pdf. paying multiple customers wants pay several single transaction, use instead time. record (or via portal), select pay, split them. a/r aging report drill shows flat list. buckets-by-age (current, 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 90+ days late), reports aging. bucket range equivalent status=overdue additional age filter. right working collections exporting button lets pull current csv. useful spreadsheet analysis sharing accountant. note reflects active full set. articles activity history setting manually","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:13.566Z","tag_names":["customer no longer active","deactivate customer","delete customer biller genie","inactive customer","reactivate customer","remove customer biller genie","send messages to inactive customers","soft delete customer","stop sending reminders one customer","sub-customer auto-flip bill with parent"],"answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situa","long_answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situations — when you're no longer doing business with someone and you want them off your active customer list, out of your reminder runs, and out of your reports going forward. It is not the right tool for \"I just want to stop sending payment reminders on one open invoice\" ","language_id":1,"id":3826908,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","name":"Deactivating a Customer","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer?from_search=235638889","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T15:19:43.000Z","tag_names":["add user","add user account","biller genie roles","control panel users","disable user","granular permissions","managing users","multi user account","reactivate user","remove user","settings manager","superuser","team members biller genie","user access","user permissions","user roles"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports multiple users on one account. This article covers everythi","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports multiple users on one account. This article covers everything you need: adding new users, editing them, disabling them when someone leaves, the seven granular permission roles Biller Genie offers, and the constraints around the SuperUser role. All user management happens at Control Panel \u0026gt; Users. To make changes, you need th","language_id":1,"id":1957844,"last_published_date":"June 22nd, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/JT?bg=f1ba57\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc4f4b69f7e4a4303f236ed2e8c96854.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Juan Tobon","indexable_body":"biller genie supports multiple users one account. article covers everything need adding new users, editing them, disabling someone leaves, seven granular permission roles offers, constraints around superuser role. user management happens control panel \u0026gt; users. make changes, step 1. go click add user. 2. enter user's first name, last email address. create 3. receives confirmation address entered. link verify set password. confirm, account created log in. arrive, can resend record. login will require setting password (recommended) enabling two-factor authentication. id open record, edit. edit disable toggle (on only), (if plan includes permissions). yourself, change totp / authentication setup. username (email address) read-only every user, including one. team member's changed, workflow old — way existing flow binds human. (when leaves) member leaves company, immediately revoke access. deleted kept record historical actions (invoices payments processed etc.) still attribute correctly. update disabled immediately. active session invalidated next request genie, longer re-enabling reactivate previously back off. reactivation done superuser. settings manager intentional, prevent non-superuser cause. permissions offers roles. assigned combination them. restrictive (a dashboardviewer see dashboard nothing else); others additive (you give reportviewer + addonsconfigurator without making superuser). role grants super full access automatically another roles, view settings, branding, customer defaults, invoice defaults manage (only can). add-ons installer install uninstall marketplace. include right configure install. configurator already-installed add-ons. ones. subscription editor billing settings. viewer main summary kpis (collections, a/r aging, recent payments). report reports section (pending transactions, rejected sync errors, etc.). none day-to-day work (view customers, send invoices, process payments) elevated capabilities, baseline availability page visible premium plan, (not yourself). like contact support@billergenie.com options. constraint remove logged superuser, blocks accidental lockouts. demote exists, promote teammate first, you. security best practices person shared accounts impossible actions, locks everyone once. use blanket people genuinely account-wide bookkeeper needs dashboardviewer, especially anyone manager. per-user org-wide enforcement today, ask up. departing employees day leave. wait monthly cleanup sessions disable. audit list quarterly. check works related articles recovery codes multi-factor changing general","name":"Managing Users in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"managing-users-in-biller-genie","first_category":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","categories_display_for_views":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","parent_categories":[1368782],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/settings-and-account/managing-users-in-biller-genie?from_search=235638889","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie supports multiple users one account. article covers everything need adding new users, editing them, disabling someone leaves, seven granular permission roles offers, constraints around superuser role. user management happens control panel \u0026gt; users. make changes, step 1. go click add user. 2. enter user's first name, last email address. create 3. receives confirmation address entered. link verify set password. confirm, account created log in. arrive, can resend record. login will require setting password (recommended) enabling two-factor authentication. id open record, edit. edit disable toggle (on only), (if plan includes permissions). yourself, change totp / authentication setup. username (email address) read-only every user, including one. team member's changed, workflow old — way existing flow binds human. (when leaves) member leaves company, immediately revoke access. deleted kept record historical actions (invoices payments processed etc.) still attribute correctly. update disabled immediately. active session invalidated next request genie, longer re-enabling reactivate previously back off. reactivation done superuser. settings manager intentional, prevent non-superuser cause. permissions offers roles. assigned combination them. restrictive (a dashboardviewer see dashboard nothing else); others additive (you give reportviewer + addonsconfigurator without making superuser). role grants super full access automatically another roles, view settings, branding, customer defaults, invoice defaults manage (only can). add-ons installer install uninstall marketplace. include right configure install. configurator already-installed add-ons. ones. subscription editor billing settings. viewer main summary kpis (collections, a/r aging, recent payments). report reports section (pending transactions, rejected sync errors, etc.). none day-to-day work (view customers, send invoices, process payments) elevated capabilities, baseline availability page visible premium plan, (not yourself). like contact support@billergenie.com options. constraint remove logged superuser, blocks accidental lockouts. demote exists, promote teammate first, you. security best practices person shared accounts impossible actions, locks everyone once. use blanket people genuinely account-wide bookkeeper needs dashboardviewer, especially anyone manager. per-user org-wide enforcement today, ask up. departing employees day leave. wait monthly cleanup sessions disable. audit list quarterly. check works related articles recovery codes multi-factor changing general","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:22.180Z","tag_names":["auto-send reports","biller genie reporting","custom reports","export schedule csv","pdf export biller genie","persistent filters report","recurring report email","report builder","reports api access","scheduled report email","workaround scheduled reports"],"answer_sample":"A common ask from finance teams adopting Biller Genie: \"Can I build a custom repo","long_answer_sample":"A common ask from finance teams adopting Biller Genie: \"Can I build a custom report?\" or \"Can I schedule a report to email itself every Monday morning?\" Here's an honest current-state answer to both, what we offer today instead, and how to request these features formally. Current state: not in product today Feature\nAvailable? Custom report builder (","language_id":1,"id":3826919,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"common ask finance teams adopting biller genie \"can build custom report\" schedule report email every monday morning\" honest current-state answer both, offer today instead, request features formally. current state product feature available builder (drag-and-drop columns, filters, saved views) auto-send reports (e.g. csv monday) pdf export (csv/excel only) api access data partial — see public api, webhooks, zapier manual individual yes button per-column filtering sorting works (the workarounds) manually button. apply filters first, get (technically .xlsx filename content csv; spreadsheet apps open cleanly). recurring reporting needs (weekly a/r aging, monthly transaction summary), pair calendar reminder team. elegant works. filter existing specific view lot \"custom actually combinations reports. examples \"overdue invoices customer type\" grid status = overdue, sort customer. \"all ach payments last month\" transactions, date range + payment type ach. \"failed autopay attempts week\" auto-pay declines report, decline date. turn persistent control panel \u0026gt; settings, setup remembered across sessions configure general settings . use accounting software's broader financial (p\u0026amp;l, balance sheet, aging customers, sales item / category class), software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) powerful native does. syncs software, top qbo/qbd/xero reflects everything flowed genie. larger merchants operational workflow pull period-end qbo/xero. sophisticated connect via data-warehouse bi cases, provides read subset data. endpoint set limited (customers, receipts, tax rates) actively expanding surface based demand; shape unlock need you, tell us. scheduled exports roadmap frequently requested. hear customers higher prioritize. put record submit case \"i want weekly emailed 60 days late\") concrete scenarios design. team adopt paid add-on upgrade, mention weighs prioritization. related articles support (persistent filters)","name":"Custom Reports, Auto-Send, and Scheduled Exports: Current Status","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"auto-send-reports-export-scheduling","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/auto-send-reports-export-scheduling?from_search=235638889","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"common ask finance teams adopting biller genie \"can build custom report\" schedule report email every monday morning\" honest current-state answer both, offer today instead, request features formally. current state product feature available builder (drag-and-drop columns, filters, saved views) auto-send reports (e.g. csv monday) pdf export (csv/excel only) api access data partial — see public api, webhooks, zapier manual individual yes button per-column filtering sorting works (the workarounds) manually button. apply filters first, get (technically .xlsx filename content csv; spreadsheet apps open cleanly). recurring reporting needs (weekly a/r aging, monthly transaction summary), pair calendar reminder team. elegant works. filter existing specific view lot \"custom actually combinations reports. examples \"overdue invoices customer type\" grid status = overdue, sort customer. \"all ach payments last month\" transactions, date range + payment type ach. \"failed autopay attempts week\" auto-pay declines report, decline date. turn persistent control panel \u0026gt; settings, setup remembered across sessions configure general settings . use accounting software's broader financial (p\u0026amp;l, balance sheet, aging customers, sales item / category class), software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) powerful native does. syncs software, top qbo/qbd/xero reflects everything flowed genie. larger merchants operational workflow pull period-end qbo/xero. sophisticated connect via data-warehouse bi cases, provides read subset data. endpoint set limited (customers, receipts, tax rates) actively expanding surface based demand; shape unlock need you, tell us. scheduled exports roadmap frequently requested. hear customers higher prioritize. put record submit case \"i want weekly emailed 60 days late\") concrete scenarios design. team adopt paid add-on upgrade, mention weighs prioritization. related articles support (persistent filters)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-23T21:14:57.000Z","tag_names":["cash flow stage billing","estimate progress invoice","milestone invoicing","one big invoice vs many","partial payments","progress invoices","progress invoicing quickbooks","project invoice","qbo progress invoicing setup","stage billing"],"answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at ","long_answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at framing, 25% at drywall, 25% at completion — you have two ways to structure the receivable: progress invoices (multiple smaller invoices issued as work progresses) or one large invoice with partial payments. This article covers the trade-offs and when each pattern is th","language_id":1,"id":2428271,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","name":"Progress Invoices vs. Partial Payments: Best Practices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online?from_search=235638889","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}}]