[{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T15:30:47.000Z","tag_names":["xero sync","connect xero","xero integration","xero oauth","biller genie xero","xero standard advisor","xero connection","xero troubleshooting","xero authentication unsuccessful","xero invoice errors","xero default payment account","enable payments to this account","xero clearing account","xero payment account","xero bank reconciliation","reconcile xero payments","batch deposits xero","match deposits in xero","reconcile biller genie payments"],"answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to Xero links the two systems through Xero's secure OAuth","long_answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to Xero links the two systems through Xero's secure OAuth authorization flow. Once connected, your customers and invoices stay in sync between the two systems with no manual reconciliation. This article walks through the connection, what happens during the first sync, how to manage the connection day-to-day, and how to troubl","language_id":1,"id":1956641,"last_published_date":"July 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":"connecting biller genie xero links two systems xero's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers invoices stay sync manual reconciliation. article walks connection, happens first sync, manage connection day-to-day, troubleshoot common errors. start sign merchant portal admin user. access user account standard advisor permissions organization want sync. roles (invoice only, read only) permission authorize genie. connects becomes \"owner\" integration — later removed xero, breaks different reconnect. decide connect multiple organizations one login, choose right authorization. need refunds, sales receipts, automatic batch reconciliation feature parity quickbooks online inside abr (automatic reconciliation), bill parent, features unavailable connected xero. using know exactly supported isn't. portal, click add-ons marketplace. select accounting software category tile (or search \"xero\"). install. redirects page. connect. review requesting (read write contacts, invoices, accounts, items, payments), allow access. returns finishes, see confirmation add-on page data will available throughout portal. pulls order chart accounts revenue, expense, bank, plus types active/archived status. system items creates line needs late fees, technology refunds (if exist already). contacts (customers) active archived including bill-to ship-to addresses, email, phone, contact groups (which map customer genie). open authorised sync; subsequent syncs tracks paid, voided, deleted invoices. fees applies configured outstanding mapped segmentation. api rate-limited 60 requests per minute, paces second requests. typical hundred takes 1 3 minutes. larger company files take proportionally longer. settings anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing background off. on, webhooks near-real-time polling fallback runs midnight, 5 am, 11 6 pm utc. turning pauses updates systems. default payment set deposits collected payments. can sales, current asset, income \"enable payments account\" turned (many businesses use dedicated clearing this). without enabled, prompt enable try again. note bank appear list, support enabling saved default. recorded match later; \"reconciling deposits\" below. commodity code unspsc synced retention interval controls often reminds unsynced data. reconciling records collects individual applied invoice posted account. processor funds batches, deposit statement usually covers several create integration), matching screen. makes quick asset named something like \"biller clearing\" genie, (see above). every posts marked paid. appears feed, reconcile screen, tab deducts paying out, add details split transaction full amount coded account, negative expense (your accountant confirm use). reconciled, balance zero. leftover means reached yet, matched. help numbers carries processor's reference (with suffix cc ach), trace single batch. void reopens, voided never linger refresher screen itself, central . managing lets view third-party app within organization. navigation, \u0026gt; apps alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions disconnecting go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. existing stays genie; new occur reconnecting originally \"owns\" connection. organization, loses authentication failing error calling getaccounts {\"type\"null,\"title\"\"forbidden\",\"status\"403,\"detail\"\"authenticationunsuccessful\"} fix it, reconnect log troubleshooting errors \"invoice # must unique\" number exists export duplicate number. options change longer conflicts. delete update starting conflict regenerate invoice. \"the discount rate '0.00' invalid\" contains item value. accept rejects export. resolve re-invoice item. discounts another way (using field line, positive nets correctly). \"to fields paid item, supply lineitemid\" occurs re-sync exported updated integration. remove unpaid, alternatively, make necessary changes manually token expired \"authentication unsuccessful\" tokens expire periodically; normally refreshes automatically. refresh fails (typically revoked permissions), breaks. \"reconnecting removed\" section above. pick recent (near-real-time) four times day. webhook missed reason, scheduled catches it. now force immediate frequently asked questions anything authorizes behalf. customers, going forward, writes (mostly fee additions) back data-flow details. selected wrong switch steps above, authorization, let login. sure selecting correct clicking stopped working check three checks (1) still showing (2) setting (3) recently yes, no. time. vice versa), first, now-disconnected system. related articles global defaults","name":"How to Connect Xero","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"syncing-with-xero","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/syncing-with-xero?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"connecting biller genie xero links two systems xero's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers invoices stay sync manual reconciliation. article walks connection, happens first sync, manage connection day-to-day, troubleshoot common errors. start sign merchant portal admin user. access user account standard advisor permissions organization want sync. roles (invoice only, read only) permission authorize genie. connects becomes \"owner\" integration — later removed xero, breaks different reconnect. decide connect multiple organizations one login, choose right authorization. need refunds, sales receipts, automatic batch reconciliation feature parity quickbooks online inside abr (automatic reconciliation), bill parent, features unavailable connected xero. using know exactly supported isn't. portal, click add-ons marketplace. select accounting software category tile (or search \"xero\"). install. redirects page. connect. review requesting (read write contacts, invoices, accounts, items, payments), allow access. returns finishes, see confirmation add-on page data will available throughout portal. pulls order chart accounts revenue, expense, bank, plus types active/archived status. system items creates line needs late fees, technology refunds (if exist already). contacts (customers) active archived including bill-to ship-to addresses, email, phone, contact groups (which map customer genie). open authorised sync; subsequent syncs tracks paid, voided, deleted invoices. fees applies configured outstanding mapped segmentation. api rate-limited 60 requests per minute, paces second requests. typical hundred takes 1 3 minutes. larger company files take proportionally longer. settings anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing background off. on, webhooks near-real-time polling fallback runs midnight, 5 am, 11 6 pm utc. turning pauses updates systems. default payment set deposits collected payments. can sales, current asset, income \"enable payments account\" turned (many businesses use dedicated clearing this). without enabled, prompt enable try again. note bank appear list, support enabling saved default. recorded match later; \"reconciling deposits\" below. commodity code unspsc synced retention interval controls often reminds unsynced data. reconciling records collects individual applied invoice posted account. processor funds batches, deposit statement usually covers several create integration), matching screen. makes quick asset named something like \"biller clearing\" genie, (see above). every posts marked paid. appears feed, reconcile screen, tab deducts paying out, add details split transaction full amount coded account, negative expense (your accountant confirm use). reconciled, balance zero. leftover means reached yet, matched. help numbers carries processor's reference (with suffix cc ach), trace single batch. void reopens, voided never linger refresher screen itself, central . managing lets view third-party app within organization. navigation, \u0026gt; apps alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions disconnecting go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. existing stays genie; new occur reconnecting originally \"owns\" connection. organization, loses authentication failing error calling getaccounts {\"type\"null,\"title\"\"forbidden\",\"status\"403,\"detail\"\"authenticationunsuccessful\"} fix it, reconnect log troubleshooting errors \"invoice # must unique\" number exists export duplicate number. options change longer conflicts. delete update starting conflict regenerate invoice. \"the discount rate '0.00' invalid\" contains item value. accept rejects export. resolve re-invoice item. discounts another way (using field line, positive nets correctly). \"to fields paid item, supply lineitemid\" occurs re-sync exported updated integration. remove unpaid, alternatively, make necessary changes manually token expired \"authentication unsuccessful\" tokens expire periodically; normally refreshes automatically. refresh fails (typically revoked permissions), breaks. \"reconnecting removed\" section above. pick recent (near-real-time) four times day. webhook missed reason, scheduled catches it. now force immediate frequently asked questions anything authorizes behalf. customers, going forward, writes (mostly fee additions) back data-flow details. selected wrong switch steps above, authorization, let login. sure selecting correct clicking stopped working check three checks (1) still showing (2) setting (3) recently yes, no. time. vice versa), first, now-disconnected system. related articles global defaults","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:12.860Z","tag_names":["instalments","payments"],"answer_sample":"By default, Biller Genie requires customers to pay invoices in full. You can enab","long_answer_sample":"By default, Biller Genie requires customers to pay invoices in full. You can enable partial payments at the account level so customers can choose any amount up to the invoice total when paying online. How to enable partial payments Open Control Panel \u0026gt; Customer Defaults.\nSet Enable Partial Payments to Yes.\nClick Save Settings. Once enabled, this ","language_id":1,"id":3825110,"last_published_date":"July 16th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/DW?bg=5aa6d9\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/709e2a5a560cb6adb4da7419a0daf8fd.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Daniel Wilbur","indexable_body":"default, biller genie requires customers pay invoices full. can enable partial payments account level choose amount invoice total paying online. open control panel \u0026gt; customer defaults. set yes. click save settings. enabled, applies every invoice. per-customer per-invoice partial-payments toggle. see enabled portal public payment page, field edit. enter one cent full total. amount, remains remaining balance, reminders continue per normal cadence. apply autopay always pays amount. customer-initiated transactions chooses less related articles article 1957679 inside","name":"Allowing Partial Payments on Invoices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"allowing-partial-payments","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/allowing-partial-payments?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"default, biller genie requires customers pay invoices full. can enable partial payments account level choose amount invoice total paying online. open control panel \u0026gt; customer defaults. set yes. click save settings. enabled, applies every invoice. per-customer per-invoice partial-payments toggle. see enabled portal public payment page, field edit. enter one cent full total. amount, remains remaining balance, reminders continue per normal cadence. apply autopay always pays amount. customer-initiated transactions chooses less related articles article 1957679 inside","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:43:42.000Z","tag_names":["financing","credit cards"],"answer_sample":"Overview To allow customers to store and use Credit Card and ACH payment methods,","long_answer_sample":"Overview To allow customers to store and use Credit Card and ACH payment methods, these payment options must first be enabled in your Biller Genie account. Once enabled, customers will be able to add and manage their payment methods through the Customer Portal (if enabled), and payment options will be available on invoices.     How To Enable Credit ","language_id":1,"id":1957640,"last_published_date":"May 21st, 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":"overview allow customers store use credit card ach payment methods, options must first enabled biller genie account. enabled, will able add manage methods customer portal (if enabled), available invoices.   enable payments step 1 log navigate control panel \u0026gt; defaults 2 general section, locate following settings toggle setting yes needed. click save new apply moving forward.  3 (optional – existing customers) like update current well scroll bottom page. individual customers. select appropriate name dropdown changes. ensures profiles updated reflect preferences.  important notes enabling allows pay invoices using selected methods. see defaults. invoice pages, active. still trouble unable payments, contact support team support@billergenie.com include details method attempting whether applies customers, error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Allowing Credit Card \u0026 ACH Payments","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"allowing-credit-card-ach-payments","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/allowing-credit-card-ach-payments?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview allow customers store use credit card ach payment methods, options must first enabled biller genie account. enabled, will able add manage methods customer portal (if enabled), available invoices.   enable payments step 1 log navigate control panel \u0026gt; defaults 2 general section, locate following settings toggle setting yes needed. click save new apply moving forward.  3 (optional – existing customers) like update current well scroll bottom page. individual customers. select appropriate name dropdown changes. ensures profiles updated reflect preferences.  important notes enabling allows pay invoices using selected methods. see defaults. invoice pages, active. still trouble unable payments, contact support team support@billergenie.com include details method attempting whether applies customers, error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-09T18:54:46.000Z","tag_names":["magtek check scanner","capturing checks","mobile check capture","rdc install","check scanner driver","biller genie check scanning software","checkscanner.billergenie.com","install check scanner","mobile vs rdc","remote deposit capture install","check capture comparison","connection code","check scanner setup","check image upload","jpeg tif check upload","mobile check deposit","check image too large","check capture error","check won’t upload","failed to analyze the check","mobile check capture not working","check upload internal server error"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports two ways to capture check images for electronic deposit: a ","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports two ways to capture check images for electronic deposit: a web-based Mobile Check Capture Add-On that works on a phone, tablet, or desktop browser, and a Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) Add-On that uses a dedicated MagTek check scanner connected to a Windows computer. Both methods produce the same captured-check object, and the pr","language_id":1,"id":2402068,"last_published_date":"June 9th, 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":"biller genie supports two ways capture check images electronic deposit web-based mobile add-on works phone, tablet, desktop browser, remote (rdc) uses dedicated magtek scanner connected windows computer. methods produce captured-check object, processing step comes identical regardless method used. article covers pick one, install both, day-to-day flow each. installing either method, make sure account enabled reliafund credentials — see overview done yet. use   hardware needed none browser (purchase below) operating system anything ios, android, windows, mac (driver + companion app windows-native) style take photo device camera, upload jpeg/tif image disk feed checks one time best low-to-medium volume, staff, occasional deposits high paper-bound back-office workflows, anyone cost additional (just add-on) one-time purchase can installed time. captured add-ons appear queue. 1. log navigate marketplace. 2. locate click tile. 3. install. it. nothing download runs entirely browser. desktop. capturing supported formats jpeg tif. desktop, open portal \u0026gt; capture. check. enter amount next. 4. front mobile, device's camera opens. prompted tif image. 5. clear legible, not, retake re-upload. 6. back side. 7. look good, confirm \u0026amp; upload. repeat seeing error common cause large. large process, now tells directly (or, smaller tif) try again. phone cameras default resolution, simply retaking picture usually clears uploads keep failing, contact support@billergenie.com type exact message shown. 1 compatible rdc magtek-brand scanners certified genie. order checkscanner.billergenie.com . link redirects current genie-recommended listing amazon buying guarantees get model bg drivers. 2 driver plug important matters. computer first first, may generic talk hardware, conflicts genie-required one. happens uninstall manager easier just right order. available inside (the used codebase configuration always version). installation 3 enable select payments category (or search \"rdc\") 4 follow on-screen setup steps walks remaining steps. must completed check-scanner drivers 2). shows driver, computer's usb port. scanning software talks 5 connect using connection code complete, displays add-on. account. multiple users need checks, devices each, code, recovery plugged working, disconnect scanner. unplug driver. manager, find entry created scanner, right-click it, uninstall. reinstall installer. re-run installer genie, reconnect practices scan prevent errors free staples, tape, folds, major damage. verify written legible. matches intend deposit. insert side up, facing application dollar start scan. successful, confirmation appears top screen. next process (from method) sit view them. match invoice record standalone transaction) submit payment. matching, standalone, sync still trouble recognized, launch, (mobile rdc) model, os version, whether plugging in, (ios, browser) messages displayed related articles pending transactions report","name":"Capturing Checks: Mobile or MagTek Reader","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-rdc-or-mobile-capture","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/setting-up-rdc-or-mobile-capture?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie supports two ways capture check images electronic deposit web-based mobile add-on works phone, tablet, desktop browser, remote (rdc) uses dedicated magtek scanner connected windows computer. methods produce captured-check object, processing step comes identical regardless method used. article covers pick one, install both, day-to-day flow each. installing either method, make sure account enabled reliafund credentials — see overview done yet. use   hardware needed none browser (purchase below) operating system anything ios, android, windows, mac (driver + companion app windows-native) style take photo device camera, upload jpeg/tif image disk feed checks one time best low-to-medium volume, staff, occasional deposits high paper-bound back-office workflows, anyone cost additional (just add-on) one-time purchase can installed time. captured add-ons appear queue. 1. log navigate marketplace. 2. locate click tile. 3. install. it. nothing download runs entirely browser. desktop. capturing supported formats jpeg tif. desktop, open portal \u0026gt; capture. check. enter amount next. 4. front mobile, device's camera opens. prompted tif image. 5. clear legible, not, retake re-upload. 6. back side. 7. look good, confirm \u0026amp; upload. repeat seeing error common cause large. large process, now tells directly (or, smaller tif) try again. phone cameras default resolution, simply retaking picture usually clears uploads keep failing, contact support@billergenie.com type exact message shown. 1 compatible rdc magtek-brand scanners certified genie. order checkscanner.billergenie.com . link redirects current genie-recommended listing amazon buying guarantees get model bg drivers. 2 driver plug important matters. computer first first, may generic talk hardware, conflicts genie-required one. happens uninstall manager easier just right order. available inside (the used codebase configuration always version). installation 3 enable select payments category (or search \"rdc\") 4 follow on-screen setup steps walks remaining steps. must completed check-scanner drivers 2). shows driver, computer's usb port. scanning software talks 5 connect using connection code complete, displays add-on. account. multiple users need checks, devices each, code, recovery plugged working, disconnect scanner. unplug driver. manager, find entry created scanner, right-click it, uninstall. reinstall installer. re-run installer genie, reconnect practices scan prevent errors free staples, tape, folds, major damage. verify written legible. matches intend deposit. insert side up, facing application dollar start scan. successful, confirmation appears top screen. next process (from method) sit view them. match invoice record standalone transaction) submit payment. matching, standalone, sync still trouble recognized, launch, (mobile rdc) model, os version, whether plugging in, (ios, browser) messages displayed related articles pending transactions report","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:01.931Z","tag_names":["contactless transactions","mobile payments"],"answer_sample":"Apple Pay lets your customers pay an invoice in one tap using the card stored in ","long_answer_sample":"Apple Pay lets your customers pay an invoice in one tap using the card stored in their Apple Wallet, with no typing of card numbers. It is available now in Biller Genie on supported payment gateways. Where customers see it\nWhen a customer opens their invoice on a supported Apple device (iPhone, iPad, or Safari on a Mac) and has a card in Apple Walle","language_id":1,"id":3826894,"last_published_date":"July 1st, 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":"apple pay lets customers invoice one tap using card stored wallet, typing numbers. available now biller genie supported payment gateways. see customer opens device (iphone, ipad, safari mac) button appears automatically alongside usual bank options. shows portal, paying single multiple invoices (bulk pay) statement links sent devices browsers support (for example chrome windows, android phone), simply appear pays normally would. nothing set beyond wallet. gateways authorize.net nmi supported. (including elavon epg) yet runs existing gateway deposits account payments. processing rates unchanged. turn self-serve setting account. enabled per genie. like customers, contact will enable gateway. enabled, eligible automatically. changes reminders needed. refunds voids transactions void refund exactly screen. uses device-specific number, last four digits shown wallet's number rather physical card, match record. google wallets first digital wallet yet. article updated options added.","name":"Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Digital Wallets in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"apple-pay-google-pay-digital-wallets","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/apple-pay-google-pay-digital-wallets?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"apple pay lets customers invoice one tap using card stored wallet, typing numbers. available now biller genie supported payment gateways. see customer opens device (iphone, ipad, safari mac) button appears automatically alongside usual bank options. shows portal, paying single multiple invoices (bulk pay) statement links sent devices browsers support (for example chrome windows, android phone), simply appear pays normally would. nothing set beyond wallet. gateways authorize.net nmi supported. (including elavon epg) yet runs existing gateway deposits account payments. processing rates unchanged. turn self-serve setting account. enabled per genie. like customers, contact will enable gateway. enabled, eligible automatically. changes reminders needed. refunds voids transactions void refund exactly screen. uses device-specific number, last four digits shown wallet's number rather physical card, match record. google wallets first digital wallet yet. article updated options added.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369273,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T19:02:46.000Z","tag_names":["customer portal","using customer portal","customer portal sign up","customer portal login","customer portal troubleshooting","portal access","pay invoice online","save card on file","customer self service","portal branding"],"answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of ","long_answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of your customers. When they receive an invoice, the email contains a button that opens the portal, where they can view what they owe, pay it, save a card on file, set up autopay, request a payment plan, and download receipts and statements. This article explains what the ","language_id":1,"id":1956892,"last_published_date":"July 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":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","name":"Using the Customer Portal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-customer-portal","first_category":"The Customer Portal","categories_display_for_views":"The Customer Portal","parent_categories":[1369273],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customer-portal/using-the-customer-portal?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369273,"name":"The Customer Portal","url":"/customer-portal"}},"category_param":"customer-portal"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:54:25.000Z","tag_names":["payment sync queue","payment sync history","sync error","invoice not paid in quickbooks","qbo sync error","xero sync error","qbd web connector","dequeue payment sync","transaction has been deleted","stale object error","closed transaction cannot be edited","authentication failed","6240 qbo","5010 qbo","3120 qbd","3171 qbd","3200 qbo","reconcile biller genie quickbooks","late fee not on quickbooks invoice","payments needing resolution","re-queue payment","dismiss payment","payment withheld from sync"],"answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in ","long_answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in Biller Genie first and then pushed back to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero) so your books match reality. Most of the time this push happens within a few minutes and you never have to think about it. When something goes wrong, the","language_id":1,"id":1957804,"last_published_date":"August 10th, 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":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. needing resolution sometimes deliberately holds instead sending usual settled applying ach overpay pushing leave unapplied credit sitting customer, send second paid\" email. top history, reason shown. captured hand-off paused, waits decide. to-do link straight panel, timeline withheld sits held choose options dismiss hand simply pushed. leaves panel. re-queue all. choosing reminder first. order. refused closed. bring change come re-queue. through, closes sides, disappears closed, voided, charged back, returned. refunded ach, finish settling rather re-queueing articles activity configure general (email notification)","name":"Payment Sync Queue and History: Why Invoices Sometimes Don’t Show Paid in Your Accounting Software","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-payment-sync-history-report","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/using-the-payment-sync-history-report?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. needing resolution sometimes deliberately holds instead sending usual settled applying ach overpay pushing leave unapplied credit sitting customer, send second paid\" email. top history, reason shown. captured hand-off paused, waits decide. to-do link straight panel, timeline withheld sits held choose options dismiss hand simply pushed. leaves panel. re-queue all. choosing reminder first. order. refused closed. bring change come re-queue. through, closes sides, disappears closed, voided, charged back, returned. refunded ach, finish settling rather re-queueing articles activity configure general (email notification)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:35:19.000Z","tag_names":["bill with parent","display invoices with parent","parent customer","sub customer","sub-customer","quickbooks jobs","qbo job","qbd customer job","bill to parent","viewsubcustomersinvoices","consolidated billing","parent rollup","sub-customer email inheritance","sub customer autopay"],"answer_sample":"In QuickBooks, a customer can be set up as a sub-customer of another customer — u","long_answer_sample":"In QuickBooks, a customer can be set up as a sub-customer of another customer — useful for tracking jobs under a single account, multiple locations of one client, or a contractor doing work for a property owner. Biller Genie reads these parent/sub relationships from QuickBooks and gives you two distinct features to leverage them: Bill With Parent (r","language_id":1,"id":1956845,"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":"quickbooks, customer can set sub-customer another — useful tracking jobs single account, multiple locations one client, contractor work property owner. biller genie reads parent/sub relationships quickbooks gives two distinct features leverage bill parent (route sub-customer's billing parent), customer-portal experience lets portal user see, switch between, pay invoices records connected to. glance per-customer-or-per-type setting sub-customer. on, receives reminders, parent's autopay configuration drives payment, communications route parent. sub's invoice messenger , reminders auto settings get grayed take over. display per-customer toggle customer. view includes sub-customers combined list. independent turn either without other. works hood sub-customer, several pieces genie's behavior shift sub runtime messenger. send time, checks billtoqbonlineparent flag. looks uses reminder toggles decide whether send. ignored. pay. eligible autopay, system (autopay enabled, autopay-on-type, default payment method, threshold) determine charge. off, runs regardless record says. routing. still recorded database (the for), processing flow processing. payments processed using stored applies invoice. accounting software sees marked paid, coming card file. late fees. fees calculated \"owns\" overdue balance perspective), goes inheritance. methods shared automatically methods. merge just means method. file does, will fail method make sure working relying autopay. qbo qbd differ handling customer's to, persisted differently behind scenes online native \"billed with\" dropdown profile). syncs flag bi-directionally flip qbo, bg picks next sync; bg, writes back qbo. systems stay aligned automatically. desktop (magiccarpet) equivalent setting. stores locally persists across magiccarpet never read written desktop. qbd-connected customer, directly bg. nothing appears itself, qbd-side override value. practical implication expect round-trip check something off. qbd, source truth ever change projects require careful bulk changes technically hood, requires \"bill customer\" checkbox every project. use defaults surgical option push customers once, inadvertently breaks alignment cause confusing invoicing behavior. including projects; special handling.  projects, per non-project need changed, leave projects' alone. see intuit's help qbo-side requirement. management. owner parent; individual properties sub-customers. gets communications, arrangement, job billed reported separately. multi-location franchisees. franchisee corporate office handles keep per-location billing. general contractors paying subs' invoices. gc trades gc's covers trades' holding company operating entities. subsidiaries centralized decentralized point handle separately-tracked accounts, cleanest pattern. independently, let manage settings. configure system, sync, auto-pay run cover linked sub-customers' (or desktop), profile \"is sub-customer\". reads. wait sync manual sync). relationship genie, open record. pay, messenger, fields now inheriting video walkthrough short tutorial showing side setup, end step-by-step screenshots (quickbooks online) step 1. log account. 2. go sales \u0026gt; customers. 3. select whose want via 4. click edit profile. 5. section, parent, save. sync. turned inside tab, confirmation message configured ways (and optionally pay) view, access portal's top navigation. (configurable type ) mixed logs normally would. grid shows hide button collapse ones checkout. processes credited correct receipts depending sub). necessarily portal. happen together. switching person manages accounts example, manager pays bills three different llcs, separate accident logging out. customer-switching groups email address. in, active merchant's account shares logged-in user's match, navigation listing matched alphabetically. person, email, records. lists clicking switches context invoices, saved cards, configuration. share email. address, them. matching. customers, accountant clients switcher move freely. enable alone put surface one. link access. routes adds existing view. feature. email-based, parent/sub-based purely email-driven. records, separate, emails. status drive switcher. putting together common configurations buildings llc. subs building 101, 102, 103. manager. building. llc's charges building's place. result schedule b llcs llc a, b, c totally relationship. accountant's applicable (no relationship). applicable. c. needed. cadence login. independently co. co 1, payments. companies. company's cards stand own. companies' emails, accident, used. functions genie. reporting tag company; anything else. frequently asked questions charged back-invoices no. affects future retroactively charge exist unpaid picked going forward. manually-paid history touched. charged. fallback. multi-level hierarchy (grandparent → sub) model flat immediate only. \"parent\" grandparent, resolution; cascade chain. recommend hierarchies purposes level (parent predictable dropdown. (1) record's matches exactly (case-insensitive, punctuation whitespace matter), (2) (deactivated appear), (3) merchant logged in. \"display parent\" viewing historical hidden turning hides forward, delete already-issued receipts. stops seeing related articles global overrides fees, customer-enabled supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Parent and Sub Customers (including QuickBooks Jobs)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"parentsub-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/parentsub-customer?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"quickbooks, customer can set sub-customer another — useful tracking jobs single account, multiple locations one client, contractor work property owner. biller genie reads parent/sub relationships quickbooks gives two distinct features leverage bill parent (route sub-customer's billing parent), customer-portal experience lets portal user see, switch between, pay invoices records connected to. glance per-customer-or-per-type setting sub-customer. on, receives reminders, parent's autopay configuration drives payment, communications route parent. sub's invoice messenger , reminders auto settings get grayed take over. display per-customer toggle customer. view includes sub-customers combined list. independent turn either without other. works hood sub-customer, several pieces genie's behavior shift sub runtime messenger. send time, checks billtoqbonlineparent flag. looks uses reminder toggles decide whether send. ignored. pay. eligible autopay, system (autopay enabled, autopay-on-type, default payment method, threshold) determine charge. off, runs regardless record says. routing. still recorded database (the for), processing flow processing. payments processed using stored applies invoice. accounting software sees marked paid, coming card file. late fees. fees calculated \"owns\" overdue balance perspective), goes inheritance. methods shared automatically methods. merge just means method. file does, will fail method make sure working relying autopay. qbo qbd differ handling customer's to, persisted differently behind scenes online native \"billed with\" dropdown profile). syncs flag bi-directionally flip qbo, bg picks next sync; bg, writes back qbo. systems stay aligned automatically. desktop (magiccarpet) equivalent setting. stores locally persists across magiccarpet never read written desktop. qbd-connected customer, directly bg. nothing appears itself, qbd-side override value. practical implication expect round-trip check something off. qbd, source truth ever change projects require careful bulk changes technically hood, requires \"bill customer\" checkbox every project. use defaults surgical option push customers once, inadvertently breaks alignment cause confusing invoicing behavior. including projects; special handling.  projects, per non-project need changed, leave projects' alone. see intuit's help qbo-side requirement. management. owner parent; individual properties sub-customers. gets communications, arrangement, job billed reported separately. multi-location franchisees. franchisee corporate office handles keep per-location billing. general contractors paying subs' invoices. gc trades gc's covers trades' holding company operating entities. subsidiaries centralized decentralized point handle separately-tracked accounts, cleanest pattern. independently, let manage settings. configure system, sync, auto-pay run cover linked sub-customers' (or desktop), profile \"is sub-customer\". reads. wait sync manual sync). relationship genie, open record. pay, messenger, fields now inheriting video walkthrough short tutorial showing side setup, end step-by-step screenshots (quickbooks online) step 1. log account. 2. go sales \u0026gt; customers. 3. select whose want via 4. click edit profile. 5. section, parent, save. sync. turned inside tab, confirmation message configured ways (and optionally pay) view, access portal's top navigation. (configurable type ) mixed logs normally would. grid shows hide button collapse ones checkout. processes credited correct receipts depending sub). necessarily portal. happen together. switching person manages accounts example, manager pays bills three different llcs, separate accident logging out. customer-switching groups email address. in, active merchant's account shares logged-in user's match, navigation listing matched alphabetically. person, email, records. lists clicking switches context invoices, saved cards, configuration. share email. address, them. matching. customers, accountant clients switcher move freely. enable alone put surface one. link access. routes adds existing view. feature. email-based, parent/sub-based purely email-driven. records, separate, emails. status drive switcher. putting together common configurations buildings llc. subs building 101, 102, 103. manager. building. llc's charges building's place. result schedule b llcs llc a, b, c totally relationship. accountant's applicable (no relationship). applicable. c. needed. cadence login. independently co. co 1, payments. companies. company's cards stand own. companies' emails, accident, used. functions genie. reporting tag company; anything else. frequently asked questions charged back-invoices no. affects future retroactively charge exist unpaid picked going forward. manually-paid history touched. charged. fallback. multi-level hierarchy (grandparent → sub) model flat immediate only. \"parent\" grandparent, resolution; cascade chain. recommend hierarchies purposes level (parent predictable dropdown. (1) record's matches exactly (case-insensitive, punctuation whitespace matter), (2) (deactivated appear), (3) merchant logged in. \"display parent\" viewing historical hidden turning hides forward, delete already-issued receipts. stops seeing related articles global overrides fees, customer-enabled supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-14T19:34:37.000Z","tag_names":["migrating quickbooks desktop to quickbooks online","qbd to qbo","quickbooks migration","convert quickbooks desktop","quickbooks online conversion","intuit migration tool","qbo conversion","export company file","magic carpet disconnect","switch to quickbooks online","bill with parent migration","qbd qbo customer types"],"answer_sample":"Moving from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online is one of the most consequent","long_answer_sample":"Moving from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online is one of the most consequential decisions you'll make in your accounting setup, and we want to be candid about something up front: the conversion uses Intuit's own QuickBooks Desktop to Online migration tool, and once it runs, it's a one-way operation. Intuit doesn't offer a built-in path back to ","language_id":1,"id":2407511,"last_published_date":"July 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":"moving quickbooks desktop online one consequential decisions make accounting setup, want candid something front conversion uses intuit's migration tool, runs, one-way operation. intuit offer built-in path back successful conversion. biller genie limitation — tool works. that, strongly recommend reaching genie's subscriber success team start. helped merchants can walk right sequence side switch lands cleanly. book call subscribersuccess.billergenie.com email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com run talk start undo inside quickbooks. matters running ready leave account half-migrated state painful clean up. 15-minute pre-flight usually saves hours post-conversion troubleshooting. actually happening two distinct parts, helps understand separately part desktop, company → export file online. reads file, translates schema, uploads account. stores mapping table links every old record new id. loaded, connect genie. first sync online, automatically use relink customer, invoice, item, id historical data stays intact just points instead going forward. relinking reason convert without losing invoice history, customer records, payment data. sequencing ids fresh complete, means time finishes days weeks later. anything prepare unglamorous prep work. difference surfaces problems guidance lays file-health requirements detail see article switching guide . cover items sure healthy verify rebuild utilities reports issues, immediately integrity errors cleanly often become obvious file. backup utility keep somewhere safe; complete pre-conversion state. update latest maintenance release. help desktop. requires recent check size. target limit (around 4 million transaction targets editions). press f2 (or ctrl+1) count. limit, condense converting. single-user mode. it. save things carry comprehensive total. printed, saved, screenshot survive (per transfers ) sales tax print liability revenue summary reports. need online's setup matches had. bank credit card reconciliations reconcile date reconciliation history transfer cleanly; reference next reconciliation. custom templates forms bring estimate over. take screenshots examples; template system. saved transfer. pdf recreate. feed connections transfer; re-link employee details (if payroll) profiles payroll separate workflow pay records may manual attachments pdfs images attached download important plan around features work differently concepts direct equivalents. handle \"bill parent\" sub-customer billing; concept. sub-customers bill parent (and autopay), set projects require across flat contacts, review them. sub customers affects behavior post-conversion. types map types. built type defaults , write convert. recreate matching contact groups reapply configuration migration. multi-currency. multi-currency works multiple currencies, support specifically inventory. track inventory advanced (assemblies, average cost, units measure), expect spend reconfiguring model simpler. fields. fields heavily, document converting decide whether field, class, tag. active subscription country canadian account, example. blank near-blank overwrites existing customers, items, invoices keep, admin access note 60-day window limits conversions 60 created older days, subscription. full (biller included) calls. following order prevents states. step 1 final genie, go add-ons \u0026gt; click now. wait complete. makes payment, change captured runs. 2 turn messenger reminders conversion, re-sync re-send notifications received paid. verified. 3 disconnect magiccarpet application windows machine, three dots connection select unlink frees authorization fight clear, return marketplace, uninstall. open mode, get started. choose either (full migration) (selective). pick unless specific filter. sign prompted destination. export. runs conversion; medium-sized files takes anywhere 15 minutes hours. watch confirmation do_not_reply@intuit.com. \"complete setup\" link finalize option edition include tool. ask specialist additional tooling available. 5 connecting plugging in, sanity-check converted list count spot-check 5-10 accurate balances info. chart accounts names match. opening key (ar, ap, bank, equity) balances. tie out. ones enabled. explains setting detail. center automated rates. phase. fix issues directly reconnecting gets picked automatically; will cleanup side. 6 marketplace software install. shows migration-attestation modal asking confirm completed box continue connect. company. authorize kicks immediately. magic sync, invoices, ids. status. ended successfully, now linked 7 reconfigure configurations re-set configured types, (as groups) each. auto rules autopay methods present re-enable needed. gateway authorization. different entity using payments tokens stored connected settings. projects. sub-customers/projects appropriate. routes parent's method child's integrations. feeds reconnected scratch. recording deposits reconciling 8 verified confident duplicate fire, checking activity communications resume looks fall categories. hit them, reach seen sort show customer. investigate per-record. wrong amount. indicates issue. try bulk; let look pattern first. expected needs re-applied per billing parent. enabled online; firing / left turned soon. pause settle, resume. frequently asked questions like one-way. verification re-enabling sends caught still address lose no. payments, stay intact. relinks via table, past references rightworks flow, happens rightworks-hosted application. anymore connects oauth directly, app required. uninstall session accountant depends file's complexity. clean, small standard self-converted. complex inventory, multi-currency, fields, large counts benefit way, please loop side, coordinate long actual depending entire end-to-end (prep, verification, reconnection) half day longer. low-activity trying mid-migration. stop fails harder diagnose data-recovery options. advise known problems. related articles reliability syncs fail customer-enabled","name":"Migrating from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"migrating-from-qb-desktop-to-qb-online","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/migrating-from-qb-desktop-to-qb-online?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"moving quickbooks desktop online one consequential decisions make accounting setup, want candid something front conversion uses intuit's migration tool, runs, one-way operation. intuit offer built-in path back successful conversion. biller genie limitation — tool works. that, strongly recommend reaching genie's subscriber success team start. helped merchants can walk right sequence side switch lands cleanly. book call subscribersuccess.billergenie.com email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com run talk start undo inside quickbooks. matters running ready leave account half-migrated state painful clean up. 15-minute pre-flight usually saves hours post-conversion troubleshooting. actually happening two distinct parts, helps understand separately part desktop, company → export file online. reads file, translates schema, uploads account. stores mapping table links every old record new id. loaded, connect genie. first sync online, automatically use relink customer, invoice, item, id historical data stays intact just points instead going forward. relinking reason convert without losing invoice history, customer records, payment data. sequencing ids fresh complete, means time finishes days weeks later. anything prepare unglamorous prep work. difference surfaces problems guidance lays file-health requirements detail see article switching guide . cover items sure healthy verify rebuild utilities reports issues, immediately integrity errors cleanly often become obvious file. backup utility keep somewhere safe; complete pre-conversion state. update latest maintenance release. help desktop. requires recent check size. target limit (around 4 million transaction targets editions). press f2 (or ctrl+1) count. limit, condense converting. single-user mode. it. save things carry comprehensive total. printed, saved, screenshot survive (per transfers ) sales tax print liability revenue summary reports. need online's setup matches had. bank credit card reconciliations reconcile date reconciliation history transfer cleanly; reference next reconciliation. custom templates forms bring estimate over. take screenshots examples; template system. saved transfer. pdf recreate. feed connections transfer; re-link employee details (if payroll) profiles payroll separate workflow pay records may manual attachments pdfs images attached download important plan around features work differently concepts direct equivalents. handle \"bill parent\" sub-customer billing; concept. sub-customers bill parent (and autopay), set projects require across flat contacts, review them. sub customers affects behavior post-conversion. types map types. built type defaults , write convert. recreate matching contact groups reapply configuration migration. multi-currency. multi-currency works multiple currencies, support specifically inventory. track inventory advanced (assemblies, average cost, units measure), expect spend reconfiguring model simpler. fields. fields heavily, document converting decide whether field, class, tag. active subscription country canadian account, example. blank near-blank overwrites existing customers, items, invoices keep, admin access note 60-day window limits conversions 60 created older days, subscription. full (biller included) calls. following order prevents states. step 1 final genie, go add-ons \u0026gt; click now. wait complete. makes payment, change captured runs. 2 turn messenger reminders conversion, re-sync re-send notifications received paid. verified. 3 disconnect magiccarpet application windows machine, three dots connection select unlink frees authorization fight clear, return marketplace, uninstall. open mode, get started. choose either (full migration) (selective). pick unless specific filter. sign prompted destination. export. runs conversion; medium-sized files takes anywhere 15 minutes hours. watch confirmation do_not_reply@intuit.com. \"complete setup\" link finalize option edition include tool. ask specialist additional tooling available. 5 connecting plugging in, sanity-check converted list count spot-check 5-10 accurate balances info. chart accounts names match. opening key (ar, ap, bank, equity) balances. tie out. ones enabled. explains setting detail. center automated rates. phase. fix issues directly reconnecting gets picked automatically; will cleanup side. 6 marketplace software install. shows migration-attestation modal asking confirm completed box continue connect. company. authorize kicks immediately. magic sync, invoices, ids. status. ended successfully, now linked 7 reconfigure configurations re-set configured types, (as groups) each. auto rules autopay methods present re-enable needed. gateway authorization. different entity using payments tokens stored connected settings. projects. sub-customers/projects appropriate. routes parent's method child's integrations. feeds reconnected scratch. recording deposits reconciling 8 verified confident duplicate fire, checking activity communications resume looks fall categories. hit them, reach seen sort show customer. investigate per-record. wrong amount. indicates issue. try bulk; let look pattern first. expected needs re-applied per billing parent. enabled online; firing / left turned soon. pause settle, resume. frequently asked questions like one-way. verification re-enabling sends caught still address lose no. payments, stay intact. relinks via table, past references rightworks flow, happens rightworks-hosted application. anymore connects oauth directly, app required. uninstall session accountant depends file's complexity. clean, small standard self-converted. complex inventory, multi-currency, fields, large counts benefit way, please loop side, coordinate long actual depending entire end-to-end (prep, verification, reconnection) half day longer. low-activity trying mid-migration. stop fails harder diagnose data-recovery options. advise known problems. related articles reliability syncs fail customer-enabled","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"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=236871823","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":"2023-05-16T15:17:09.000Z","tag_names":["account settings","ach web terms","auto pay terms","biller genie settings","chrome extension","configure general settings","control panel settings","email auto-pay failures","email merchant receipts","email sync notification","invoice email","invoice payment terms","merchant email","persistent filters","sync notifications setup","terms and conditions"],"answer_sample":"Your Control Panel \u0026gt; Settings page is where you set the account-level defaults","long_answer_sample":"Your Control Panel \u0026gt; Settings page is where you set the account-level defaults that apply everywhere in Biller Genie — who receives merchant notifications, which automated emails go out, the Terms \u0026amp; Conditions your customers agree to, and whether the Chrome Extension is enabled. This article walks through every field on the page, what it cont","language_id":1,"id":1957837,"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":"control panel \u0026gt; settings page set account-level defaults apply everywhere biller genie — receives merchant notifications, automated emails go out, terms \u0026amp; conditions customers agree to, whether chrome extension enabled. article walks every field page, controls, small gotchas catch people one. open click main menu, settings. need user superuser manager role see managing users . email address (or addresses) receive copy sales receipts customer-driven notifications example, customer updates stored payment method card file expires. gets auto-pay failure alert sync toggles enabled below. multiple recipients can enter one here. separate comma semicolon accounting@yourcompany.com, owner@yourcompany.com. list notification triggers. way send another nothing. invoice sender reminder sends. reply-to hits reply reminder, it. use real, monitored inbox (not no-reply address) reply, often questions. want sent domain (so look like come billing@yourcompany.com instead genie's envelope), custom domains enable persistent filters toggle on, column search grids (invoices, customers, transactions, etc.) remembered across sessions account. off, reset time load grid. turn frequently filter (e.g., \"always show overdue invoices type = wholesale\"). team members share account prefers start clean view. three address(es) above. processed (credit card, ach, check, manual, autopay), receipt. don't. org-level setting applies payments receipt controlled separately per-transaction \"send receipt\" checkbox payment, plus flag individual customer's record. full breakdown. successfully synced accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) configurable number days, get email. failures commonly happen oauth connection expired password changed. configuring threshold. default \"alert 3 days without successful sync.\" change per-integration make sure save add-ons select xero). find last field, whenever automatic attempt fails (declined nsf etc.), details unnoticed. recommended keep on. failed autopay attempts notice quickly past-due invoices. pre-populates sets corresponding flows. edit match business's policies, next revert default. sees paying one-time portal via link. auto pay enrolling agrees charge automatically becomes due. ach web transaction t\u0026amp;cs bank / ach. nacha requires explicit authorization language web-channel debits customize language. tip. legal counsel review customizing phrasing general; industry (rentals, subscriptions, professional services) specific worth adding rather invoice. installed (which adds in-line buttons quick-actions online tools), shows status lets issues 90-day credential authenticate calls back genie. required first work new browser device. disable immediately invalidates credential. uninstalled device authorized lost compromised. related located elsewhere feel live actually dedicated pages quick map know branding (logo + brand color) branding. setup (reminder cadence, terms, messenger settings) defaults. welcome area hosted (fraud thresholds look/feel public page) link menu. late fees reminders add-ons, core fee manager, reminders. session timeout user-configurable. signs 25 minutes inactivity production security reasons. saving changes button. saved edited. enable/disable save. articles","name":"Configure General Settings","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"configure-general-settings","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/configure-general-settings?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"control panel \u0026gt; settings page set account-level defaults apply everywhere biller genie — receives merchant notifications, automated emails go out, terms \u0026amp; conditions customers agree to, whether chrome extension enabled. article walks every field page, controls, small gotchas catch people one. open click main menu, settings. need user superuser manager role see managing users . email address (or addresses) receive copy sales receipts customer-driven notifications example, customer updates stored payment method card file expires. gets auto-pay failure alert sync toggles enabled below. multiple recipients can enter one here. separate comma semicolon accounting@yourcompany.com, owner@yourcompany.com. list notification triggers. way send another nothing. invoice sender reminder sends. reply-to hits reply reminder, it. use real, monitored inbox (not no-reply address) reply, often questions. want sent domain (so look like come billing@yourcompany.com instead genie's envelope), custom domains enable persistent filters toggle on, column search grids (invoices, customers, transactions, etc.) remembered across sessions account. off, reset time load grid. turn frequently filter (e.g., \"always show overdue invoices type = wholesale\"). team members share account prefers start clean view. three address(es) above. processed (credit card, ach, check, manual, autopay), receipt. don't. org-level setting applies payments receipt controlled separately per-transaction \"send receipt\" checkbox payment, plus flag individual customer's record. full breakdown. successfully synced accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) configurable number days, get email. failures commonly happen oauth connection expired password changed. configuring threshold. default \"alert 3 days without successful sync.\" change per-integration make sure save add-ons select xero). find last field, whenever automatic attempt fails (declined nsf etc.), details unnoticed. recommended keep on. failed autopay attempts notice quickly past-due invoices. pre-populates sets corresponding flows. edit match business's policies, next revert default. sees paying one-time portal via link. auto pay enrolling agrees charge automatically becomes due. ach web transaction t\u0026amp;cs bank / ach. nacha requires explicit authorization language web-channel debits customize language. tip. legal counsel review customizing phrasing general; industry (rentals, subscriptions, professional services) specific worth adding rather invoice. installed (which adds in-line buttons quick-actions online tools), shows status lets issues 90-day credential authenticate calls back genie. required first work new browser device. disable immediately invalidates credential. uninstalled device authorized lost compromised. related located elsewhere feel live actually dedicated pages quick map know branding (logo + brand color) branding. setup (reminder cadence, terms, messenger settings) defaults. welcome area hosted (fraud thresholds look/feel public page) link menu. late fees reminders add-ons, core fee manager, reminders. session timeout user-configurable. signs 25 minutes inactivity production security reasons. saving changes button. saved edited. enable/disable save. articles","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2025-07-21T20:03:49.000Z","tag_names":["reconciling technology fees","sales receipts vs line items","gaap technology fees","tech fee accounting reconciliation","tech fee sync error locked invoice","partial payment technology fee","tech fee tax rate","surcharge item name accounting","how technology fee shows in quickbooks","how technology fee shows in xero","technology fee chart of accounts"],"answer_sample":"When you enable Technology Fees on your Biller Genie account — whether you're usi","long_answer_sample":"When you enable Technology Fees on your Biller Genie account — whether you're using Surcharging or Dual Pricing — Biller Genie writes the fee back to your connected accounting software so your books reconcile cleanly. This article explains how the fee appears in your accounting software, why we recommend the Sales Receipts mode, and how each field m","language_id":1,"id":3411096,"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":"enable technology fees biller genie account — whether using surcharging dual pricing writes fee back connected accounting software books reconcile cleanly. article explains appears software, recommend sales receipts mode, field maps two recording options. setup details vs line items choice, see setting . chart-of-accounts mapping controls posts chart accounts show supports ways writing choose one add-ons \u0026gt; page. trade-offs mode separate receipt month collection. cleanest gaap, conflict locked invoice periods. recommended merchants. added original invoice. easier spot single invoice, can fail sync locks invoices certain period. choice change customer sees pays. changes bookkeeping entry side. (the gaap reason) generally accepted principles revenue recorded every transaction gets dated entry, booked card payment cleared independent issued. onto follow lock end period (a common practice), edit add item fails post. avoids entirely. fields map syncs receipt, follows ach subtotal, tax, amount total amounts created with. included. previous payments paid toward invoice's total. additional used (i.e., receipts). chosen new included makes difference). important specific may locked. switch avoid this. tax treatment first sets creates non-taxable. want taxed set taxable software. enter rate genie's settings. will automatically apply rules vary state check accountant turning on. partial allow applies paying full per-payment, per-invoice. reconcile, plus (or line-item add-ons) match paid. keeps gaap-compliant multiple part-payments different methods. successfully synced yet, appear books. completes, visible merchant portal reconciling mappings describe flow actual mechanics, setup, deposit reconciliation steps platform, linked articles lives remap it. connect quickbooks online mechanics qbo. deposits bank feeds desktop reconciliation. xero xero. frequently asked questions showing synced. run close, fail. locked-invoice issue. rename depends mode. surcharging, name description fixed \"surcharge\" card-brand compliance requires unambiguous consistent across transactions. pricing, customize item's management area; next sync. details. back) fact yes. page future transactions point onward. existing stay whichever originally in. count subtotal treated normal income item. business. related outbound queue (when tech sync) history glance checkout experience","name":"Reconciling Technology Fees in Your Accounting Software","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"reconciliation-with-dual-pricing","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/reconciliation-with-dual-pricing?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"enable technology fees biller genie account — whether using surcharging dual pricing writes fee back connected accounting software books reconcile cleanly. article explains appears software, recommend sales receipts mode, field maps two recording options. setup details vs line items choice, see setting . chart-of-accounts mapping controls posts chart accounts show supports ways writing choose one add-ons \u0026gt; page. trade-offs mode separate receipt month collection. cleanest gaap, conflict locked invoice periods. recommended merchants. added original invoice. easier spot single invoice, can fail sync locks invoices certain period. choice change customer sees pays. changes bookkeeping entry side. (the gaap reason) generally accepted principles revenue recorded every transaction gets dated entry, booked card payment cleared independent issued. onto follow lock end period (a common practice), edit add item fails post. avoids entirely. fields map syncs receipt, follows ach subtotal, tax, amount total amounts created with. included. previous payments paid toward invoice's total. additional used (i.e., receipts). chosen new included makes difference). important specific may locked. switch avoid this. tax treatment first sets creates non-taxable. want taxed set taxable software. enter rate genie's settings. will automatically apply rules vary state check accountant turning on. partial allow applies paying full per-payment, per-invoice. reconcile, plus (or line-item add-ons) match paid. keeps gaap-compliant multiple part-payments different methods. successfully synced yet, appear books. completes, visible merchant portal reconciling mappings describe flow actual mechanics, setup, deposit reconciliation steps platform, linked articles lives remap it. connect quickbooks online mechanics qbo. deposits bank feeds desktop reconciliation. xero xero. frequently asked questions showing synced. run close, fail. locked-invoice issue. rename depends mode. surcharging, name description fixed \"surcharge\" card-brand compliance requires unambiguous consistent across transactions. pricing, customize item's management area; next sync. details. back) fact yes. page future transactions point onward. existing stay whichever originally in. count subtotal treated normal income item. business. related outbound queue (when tech sync) history glance checkout experience","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"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=236871823","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"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T15:02:56.000Z","tag_names":["allow ach","allow credit card","biller genie customer defaults","by customer type","charge late fees default","control panel customer defaults","customer defaults","customer type defaults","customer type quickbooks","enable customer type defaults","global customer defaults","require auto-pay at checkout","save and apply to existing","update individual setting","wholesale retail defaults","xero contact groups"],"answer_sample":"Customer Defaults control how Biller Genie behaves for your customers by default ","long_answer_sample":"Customer Defaults control how Biller Genie behaves for your customers by default — what payment methods are allowed, whether autopay is required, whether late fees apply, and how invoice messages and reminders go out. You set the defaults once and they shape every new customer added to your account going forward. For most accounts, one set of defaul","language_id":1,"id":1957815,"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":"customer defaults control biller genie behaves customers default — payment methods allowed, whether autopay required, late fees apply, invoice messages reminders go out. set shape every new added account going forward. accounts, one enough; sophisticated setups, can switch page type mode maintain different (wholesale vs retail, net 30 60, etc.). customer-level settings stack two layers play, understanding difference saves lot confusion later (this article) template seeds onto first created (via accounting-software sync, manual creation, import). global mode; per mode. per-customer actual customer's record, edited customer-by-customer time. see overrides reminders, fees, features . important nuance seed create time step way. editing automatically update existing keep whatever plus edits made since. explicit \"apply existing\" options (covered below) want push change customers; deliberate, automatic. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. three tabs general, messenger, reminders. general tab policies allow credit card payments pay debit card. means offered screen, gateway supports it. ach (bank transfer). apm alternative methods. today primarily paypal supported gateway. partial amount total instead paying full. useful overdue large invoices full balance right away. charge applies late-fee policy. requires fee manager add-on. technology on, dual pricing surcharging applied credit-card configuration. plans request plan portal. merchant must approve takes effect. enable receipts emails receipt pays. customer-portal checkout behavior require stored method \"save file\" agreement forced checkout. workflow charging later. auto-pay beyond storing enroll future paid. best subscription, retainer, recurring-billing models. display parent portal sub-customer login shows sub-customer's too. sub bill route payment. ignore email conflicts controls without addresses appear report. flagged. use serve walk-in paper-only never collect email. missing address messenger get delivered matrix rows message types, columns delivery channels (email, paper mail). row, toggle channel independently. always available; mail active paper-mail subscription. types upcoming heads-up sent ahead invoice's due date. updated changed. arrive next update. statement periodic listing invoices. past due. applied. inherits. configured parent, toggles record grayed parent's drive gets sent. follow-up cadence uses governs repeating follow-ups delivered. covers touch; nudges top-of-mind messenger. independent row. newer add-on version, statements email-only. inherits settings. switching business need say wholesale retail set, seeded based managed accounting software, genie. reads via sync bucket create, rename, delete inside quickbooks online live lists types. assign record. desktop built-in field additional info xero contact groups, maps model. requirements premium-plan feature. page, include support@billergenie.com discuss upgrade options. least defined software assigned. configure on. selector appears header \"default – customers\" followed dropdown synced special option pick dropdown. type. click save. repeat differentiate. catch-all fallback baseline. worked example sell (b2b, 30, prefers ach) (one-off, pays point sale, only). longer reminder cadence. off, shorter sensible middle-ground assigned type, one. syncs \"wholesale,\" \"retail\" retail's changes changing re-seed type's run create/import. reset match defaults, either edit manually individual setting current tool (described specific across given save apply adjusting tab's settings, behave differently. everyday adjusted become touched. almost situation. forward overwrites heads up. wipes customization board. override replaced. established accounts surgical instead. rarely. typically setup customization, genuinely everyone updating single (or type) overwriting anything else. top expand drop-down. name dropdown, value, value customers. mode, scopes currently-selected turn customers, anyone's policy, cadence, partial-payment wholesale, drop-down, autopay, apply. done now on; everything else stays same. recommended day-to-day adjust shapes baseline touching anyone existing. leaves (including settings) intact. one-off adjustments directly. frequently asked questions (what cadence). looks (which show, footer text, template). goes shown ones currently effect customer. time; subsequent with. toggle. toggle, upgrades. no. (qbo qbd field, groups). rename there, automatically. different. keeps related articles","name":"Customer Defaults: Global and By Customer Type","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-global-customer-defaults","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/setting-global-customer-defaults?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer defaults control biller genie behaves customers default — payment methods allowed, whether autopay required, late fees apply, invoice messages reminders go out. set shape every new added account going forward. accounts, one enough; sophisticated setups, can switch page type mode maintain different (wholesale vs retail, net 30 60, etc.). customer-level settings stack two layers play, understanding difference saves lot confusion later (this article) template seeds onto first created (via accounting-software sync, manual creation, import). global mode; per mode. per-customer actual customer's record, edited customer-by-customer time. see overrides reminders, fees, features . important nuance seed create time step way. editing automatically update existing keep whatever plus edits made since. explicit \"apply existing\" options (covered below) want push change customers; deliberate, automatic. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. three tabs general, messenger, reminders. general tab policies allow credit card payments pay debit card. means offered screen, gateway supports it. ach (bank transfer). apm alternative methods. today primarily paypal supported gateway. partial amount total instead paying full. useful overdue large invoices full balance right away. charge applies late-fee policy. requires fee manager add-on. technology on, dual pricing surcharging applied credit-card configuration. plans request plan portal. merchant must approve takes effect. enable receipts emails receipt pays. customer-portal checkout behavior require stored method \"save file\" agreement forced checkout. workflow charging later. auto-pay beyond storing enroll future paid. best subscription, retainer, recurring-billing models. display parent portal sub-customer login shows sub-customer's too. sub bill route payment. ignore email conflicts controls without addresses appear report. flagged. use serve walk-in paper-only never collect email. missing address messenger get delivered matrix rows message types, columns delivery channels (email, paper mail). row, toggle channel independently. always available; mail active paper-mail subscription. types upcoming heads-up sent ahead invoice's due date. updated changed. arrive next update. statement periodic listing invoices. past due. applied. inherits. configured parent, toggles record grayed parent's drive gets sent. follow-up cadence uses governs repeating follow-ups delivered. covers touch; nudges top-of-mind messenger. independent row. newer add-on version, statements email-only. inherits settings. switching business need say wholesale retail set, seeded based managed accounting software, genie. reads via sync bucket create, rename, delete inside quickbooks online live lists types. assign record. desktop built-in field additional info xero contact groups, maps model. requirements premium-plan feature. page, include support@billergenie.com discuss upgrade options. least defined software assigned. configure on. selector appears header \"default – customers\" followed dropdown synced special option pick dropdown. type. click save. repeat differentiate. catch-all fallback baseline. worked example sell (b2b, 30, prefers ach) (one-off, pays point sale, only). longer reminder cadence. off, shorter sensible middle-ground assigned type, one. syncs \"wholesale,\" \"retail\" retail's changes changing re-seed type's run create/import. reset match defaults, either edit manually individual setting current tool (described specific across given save apply adjusting tab's settings, behave differently. everyday adjusted become touched. almost situation. forward overwrites heads up. wipes customization board. override replaced. established accounts surgical instead. rarely. typically setup customization, genuinely everyone updating single (or type) overwriting anything else. top expand drop-down. name dropdown, value, value customers. mode, scopes currently-selected turn customers, anyone's policy, cadence, partial-payment wholesale, drop-down, autopay, apply. done now on; everything else stays same. recommended day-to-day adjust shapes baseline touching anyone existing. leaves (including settings) intact. one-off adjustments directly. frequently asked questions (what cadence). looks (which show, footer text, template). goes shown ones currently effect customer. time; subsequent with. toggle. toggle, upgrades. no. (qbo qbd field, groups). rename there, automatically. different. keeps related articles","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-03-11T14:50:45.000Z","tag_names":["self-pay","user-driven"],"answer_sample":"Overview When a customer pays an invoice online, Biller Genie provides options th","long_answer_sample":"Overview When a customer pays an invoice online, Biller Genie provides options that allow them to securely store their payment information and manage future payments. During checkout, customers may see two optional settings that make future transactions easier and more secure.     Option 1: Store Payment Method for Future Use When this option is sel","language_id":1,"id":2455043,"last_published_date":"May 26th, 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":"overview customer pays invoice online, biller genie provides options allow securely store payment information manage future payments. checkout, customers may see two optional settings make transactions easier secure.   option 1 method use selected stored gateway. last four digits card bank account visible within genie. can used either merchant apply upcoming invoices. secure way save without needing collect again. 2 enable auto pay selects auto-pay will automatically charged charge occur based configuration (typically shortly created trigger date). additional action required unless needs updated. ideal expect recurring ongoing open invoices like currently invoice, send link add method. refer invite important notes methods tokenized maintained limited details (such digits) update remove time portal, enabled. still trouble unable contact support team support@billergenie.com include following number type (card ach) error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Customer-Enabled Auto Pay","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"customer-enabled-auto-pay","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/customer-enabled-auto-pay?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview customer pays invoice online, biller genie provides options allow securely store payment information manage future payments. checkout, customers may see two optional settings make transactions easier secure.   option 1 method use selected stored gateway. last four digits card bank account visible within genie. can used either merchant apply upcoming invoices. secure way save without needing collect again. 2 enable auto pay selects auto-pay will automatically charged charge occur based configuration (typically shortly created trigger date). additional action required unless needs updated. ideal expect recurring ongoing open invoices like currently invoice, send link add method. refer invite important notes methods tokenized maintained limited details (such digits) update remove time portal, enabled. still trouble unable contact support team support@billergenie.com include following number type (card ach) error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-01-05T20:07:36.000Z","tag_names":["check add-on","check application","check capture vs processing","check destruction","check funding timeframe","check imaging","check overview","check processing","check scanner","electronic check deposit","magtek scanner","mobile check capture","paper check retention","rdc","reliafund","remote deposit capture"],"answer_sample":"Check Processing in Biller Genie lets you turn paper checks into electronic depos","long_answer_sample":"Check Processing in Biller Genie lets you turn paper checks into electronic deposits without going to the bank. Checks are imaged (with a mobile camera or a desktop check scanner), submitted electronically to the banking network, and applied as payments against your customers' invoices — or recorded as standalone transactions. This article explains ","language_id":1,"id":2353820,"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":"check processing biller genie lets turn paper checks electronic deposits without going bank. imaged (with mobile camera desktop scanner), submitted electronically banking network, applied payments customers' invoices — recorded standalone transactions. article explains feature works conceptually, takes enable account, expect funding timeframes paper-check retention. capturing two separate steps important thing understand payment asynchronous steps. can done person time, different people times care. capture means producing digital image front back submitting genie. phone tablet (mobile capture), browser uploads saved file, dedicated magtek scanner connected computer (remote deposit capture, rdc). process matching captured specific invoice (or recording transaction tied invoice) network. practice, one staff member desk scan every comes in, accounting match scanned right later. single sitting. captured-but-unprocessed sit add-on view them. mechanics, see reader . matching/processing step, matching, standalone, sync traditional work processing, physically transported bank branch stuffed atm envelope), enter clearing process. move funds clear stack visits lose visibility will actually available. rdc business never leave office. (front back) replaces physical check. genie's partner, reliafund, submits network way ach submitted. deposited standard settlement timelines. produces record includes routing number account (read micr line) amount entered setting add-on. enabling one-time setup applying reliafund (the processor handles submission). step 1. log navigate add-ons marketplace. 2. select category search \"check processing.\" click tile. 3. continue need processing. 4. complete application form submit. receive email link finalize application. 5. approved, send second login credentials. notified credentials created. cases, team automatically connect behalf return \u0026gt; connected, done. yet gateway. 6. pick method. start scanning checks, either (phone, tablet, upload) remote (magtek scanner). comparison install follows transactions funded within 3–5 days, depending merchant service provider policies. window, appears pending report suppresses reminders late fees associated period. processed rejects submission (returned customer's bank), reopens surfaces rejection rejected storing destroying imaging deposit, original longer active record. banks processors still retain short period case needs researched, destroy securely. three things matter storage, retention period, destruction. keep secure area limited employee traffic customer traffic. limit access it. locked drawer filing cabinet back-office usually sufficient. industry guidance least 20 90 calendar days posted account. exact window inside range business, long enough research image-quality issues pull needed. passed, securely beyond recovery. cross-cut diamond-cut shredder standard. loose put regular trash recycling. trouble questions help connecting contact support@billergenie.com whether received method plan use rdc) error messages displayed related articles credit card reject codes","name":"Check Processing Overview","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"rdc-remote-deposit-capture-overview","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/rdc-remote-deposit-capture-overview?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"check processing biller genie lets turn paper checks electronic deposits without going bank. imaged (with mobile camera desktop scanner), submitted electronically banking network, applied payments customers' invoices — recorded standalone transactions. article explains feature works conceptually, takes enable account, expect funding timeframes paper-check retention. capturing two separate steps important thing understand payment asynchronous steps. can done person time, different people times care. capture means producing digital image front back submitting genie. phone tablet (mobile capture), browser uploads saved file, dedicated magtek scanner connected computer (remote deposit capture, rdc). process matching captured specific invoice (or recording transaction tied invoice) network. practice, one staff member desk scan every comes in, accounting match scanned right later. single sitting. captured-but-unprocessed sit add-on view them. mechanics, see reader . matching/processing step, matching, standalone, sync traditional work processing, physically transported bank branch stuffed atm envelope), enter clearing process. move funds clear stack visits lose visibility will actually available. rdc business never leave office. (front back) replaces physical check. genie's partner, reliafund, submits network way ach submitted. deposited standard settlement timelines. produces record includes routing number account (read micr line) amount entered setting add-on. enabling one-time setup applying reliafund (the processor handles submission). step 1. log navigate add-ons marketplace. 2. select category search \"check processing.\" click tile. 3. continue need processing. 4. complete application form submit. receive email link finalize application. 5. approved, send second login credentials. notified credentials created. cases, team automatically connect behalf return \u0026gt; connected, done. yet gateway. 6. pick method. start scanning checks, either (phone, tablet, upload) remote (magtek scanner). comparison install follows transactions funded within 3–5 days, depending merchant service provider policies. window, appears pending report suppresses reminders late fees associated period. processed rejects submission (returned customer's bank), reopens surfaces rejection rejected storing destroying imaging deposit, original longer active record. banks processors still retain short period case needs researched, destroy securely. three things matter storage, retention period, destruction. keep secure area limited employee traffic customer traffic. limit access it. locked drawer filing cabinet back-office usually sufficient. industry guidance least 20 90 calendar days posted account. exact window inside range business, long enough research image-quality issues pull needed. passed, securely beyond recovery. cross-cut diamond-cut shredder standard. loose put regular trash recycling. trouble questions help connecting contact support@billergenie.com whether received method plan use rdc) error messages displayed related articles credit card reject codes","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-07-02T17:14:35.000Z","tag_names":["biller genie","paypal integration"],"answer_sample":"Integrating PayPal to your existing Biller Genie checkout experience allows your ","long_answer_sample":"Integrating PayPal to your existing Biller Genie checkout experience allows your customers to pay with their PayPal balance, Pay Later, and Venmo.    To learn more, read our article: PayPal Overview, or follow the steps below to get started!   Before starting, make sure you have your login information for: Biller Genie\nPayPal     Step 1 Within the B","language_id":1,"id":2649368,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 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":"integrating paypal existing biller genie checkout experience allows customers pay balance, later, venmo.    learn more, read article overview, follow steps get started! starting, make sure login information step 1 within portal, navigate add-ons marketplace 2 narrow results selecting “payments” category, use search function typing “paypal.”  click tile 3 ‘install’ 4 'sign paypal' 5 enter email address password associated account.  connected, will display “you're currently connected!” option disable products, wish.  connecting automatically enable products customers. however, like payment methods, can disabled control panel and/or individual customer level. \u0026gt; defaults. general tab, yes/no switch labeled ‘allow apm payments’ (apm = alternate methods), select customers  turn globally, certain globally customers.  selected works you, adjust global setting, open first needs adjusted. advanced options, toggle allowed. now ready accept payments directly inside software!","name":"Installing the PayPal Add-on","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"installing-the-paypal-add-on","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/installing-the-paypal-add-on?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"integrating paypal existing biller genie checkout experience allows customers pay balance, later, venmo.    learn more, read article overview, follow steps get started! starting, make sure login information step 1 within portal, navigate add-ons marketplace 2 narrow results selecting “payments” category, use search function typing “paypal.”  click tile 3 ‘install’ 4 'sign paypal' 5 enter email address password associated account.  connected, will display “you're currently connected!” option disable products, wish.  connecting automatically enable products customers. however, like payment methods, can disabled control panel and/or individual customer level. \u0026gt; defaults. general tab, yes/no switch labeled ‘allow apm payments’ (apm = alternate methods), select customers  turn globally, certain globally customers.  selected works you, adjust global setting, open first needs adjusted. advanced options, toggle allowed. now ready accept payments directly inside software!","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:46.551Z","tag_names":["per-customer overrides","customer overrides","waive next late fee","autopay one customer","customer-specific settings","override defaults","vip customer settings","turn off late fees one customer","customer-only autopay","bill with parent override","send receipts off"],"answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record ","long_answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record to make Biller Genie behave differently for that customer than your Customer Defaults seeded onto that customer at create time. Because defaults only run at create/import, anything you change on a customer's record at any point afterward is what's in effect for that cus","language_id":1,"id":3825118,"last_published_date":"July 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":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Per-Customer Overrides for Reminders, Late Fees, and Other Features","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"per-customer-overrides","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/per-customer-overrides?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T21:27:35.000Z","tag_names":["setting up technology fees","enable surcharging","enable dual pricing","technology fee setup","fee type sales receipt","fee type line item","cash invoice price labels","surcharge item name","gateway managed surcharge","surcharge percentage","technology fee percentage","global tech fee setting","why surcharge is global","visa mastercard fee compliance","how to turn on dual pricing","how to turn on surcharging","biller genie surcharge configuration"],"answer_sample":"This article walks you through enabling and configuring Technology Fees on your B","long_answer_sample":"This article walks you through enabling and configuring Technology Fees on your Biller Genie account. Before you start, make sure you've reviewed the differences between Surcharging and Dual Pricing — they configure on the same page, but they behave very differently for your customers. See Technology Fees: Dual Pricing and Surcharging at a Glance if","language_id":1,"id":1957104,"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":"article walks enabling configuring technology fees biller genie account. start, make sure reviewed differences surcharging dual pricing — configure page, behave differently customers. see glance choose. turn decide pricing. choice affects customer sees, caps apply, states can operate in. confirm compliance. options designed card-brand compliant, state laws acquirer's rules change. check merchant processor legal team going live. surcharging, notify acquirer least 30 days turning on. requirement, one. find dashboard, go add-ons \u0026gt; fees. switch feature on, pick mode (surcharging pricing), set percentage, fee syncs accounting software. step-by-step setup toggle \"yes.\" master switch. none fields apply. choose mode. either later, two modes run time. type. decides gets recorded back merchants connected system add sales receipts follows gaap standards avoids sync errors locked invoice periods. next section. amount. percentage supported (no flat-dollar fees). cap 3% (2% colorado). pricing, cap. section field editable. save. setting goes live every new transaction point forward. gateway manages surcharge amount handful payment gateways handle configuration side, genie. account uses one enabled page will appear read-only. tooltip says \"surcharging managed gateway.\" alert banner top reads \"important gateway. settings must changed level.\" value automatically updates gateway's changes. need manually update change side. picks sync. looks frozen why, probably reason. reach support side controls surcharge. type vs line items appears software card (recommended system) posts separate receipt month collected. conflict added original invoice. locks invoices specific periods (a common practice), may able item error. reconciling full mapping flows name description (surcharge pricing) writes software, needs line. fixed \"surcharge\" customized. compliance requirement term customer's unambiguous. rename reset customized read-only naming lives management area page. edit control software's chart accounts receipts. cash price labels (dual only) show prices side-by-side \"cash\" price. second label says, depending whether accepts ach. customers pay via ach used option available. defaults cash, check, other. option. cash. choices ach, matches describe method primarily takes checks might ach-disabled \"card / price\" instead price.\" all-or-nothing turned apply processed per-customer per-invoice exemption design. (visa mastercard, primarily) require tied applied consistently transparently across transactions. showing another, charging others, violation puts processing risk. keeping single global setting, makes sees flow (invoice, screen, receipt). always non-card avoid fee. disclosure language identical transaction, brands require. absolutely exempt one-off situation comes want (ach cash/check, accepts) neither triggers process outside record manual just ways route ask leaving on; violate processor's agreement. related articles checkout experience","name":"Setting Up Technology Fees on Your Account","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-technology-fees","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/setting-up-technology-fees?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"article walks enabling configuring technology fees biller genie account. start, make sure reviewed differences surcharging dual pricing — configure page, behave differently customers. see glance choose. turn decide pricing. choice affects customer sees, caps apply, states can operate in. confirm compliance. options designed card-brand compliant, state laws acquirer's rules change. check merchant processor legal team going live. surcharging, notify acquirer least 30 days turning on. requirement, one. find dashboard, go add-ons \u0026gt; fees. switch feature on, pick mode (surcharging pricing), set percentage, fee syncs accounting software. step-by-step setup toggle \"yes.\" master switch. none fields apply. choose mode. either later, two modes run time. type. decides gets recorded back merchants connected system add sales receipts follows gaap standards avoids sync errors locked invoice periods. next section. amount. percentage supported (no flat-dollar fees). cap 3% (2% colorado). pricing, cap. section field editable. save. setting goes live every new transaction point forward. gateway manages surcharge amount handful payment gateways handle configuration side, genie. account uses one enabled page will appear read-only. tooltip says \"surcharging managed gateway.\" alert banner top reads \"important gateway. settings must changed level.\" value automatically updates gateway's changes. need manually update change side. picks sync. looks frozen why, probably reason. reach support side controls surcharge. type vs line items appears software card (recommended system) posts separate receipt month collected. conflict added original invoice. locks invoices specific periods (a common practice), may able item error. reconciling full mapping flows name description (surcharge pricing) writes software, needs line. fixed \"surcharge\" customized. compliance requirement term customer's unambiguous. rename reset customized read-only naming lives management area page. edit control software's chart accounts receipts. cash price labels (dual only) show prices side-by-side \"cash\" price. second label says, depending whether accepts ach. customers pay via ach used option available. defaults cash, check, other. option. cash. choices ach, matches describe method primarily takes checks might ach-disabled \"card / price\" instead price.\" all-or-nothing turned apply processed per-customer per-invoice exemption design. (visa mastercard, primarily) require tied applied consistently transparently across transactions. showing another, charging others, violation puts processing risk. keeping single global setting, makes sees flow (invoice, screen, receipt). always non-card avoid fee. disclosure language identical transaction, brands require. absolutely exempt one-off situation comes want (ach cash/check, accepts) neither triggers process outside record manual just ways route ask leaving on; violate processor's agreement. related articles checkout experience","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-03-08T14:41:57.000Z","tag_names":["customer payment","store payment"],"answer_sample":"Overview If you would prefer not to collect or handle a customer’s sensitive paym","long_answer_sample":"Overview If you would prefer not to collect or handle a customer’s sensitive payment information directly, you can send them a secure invitation to store their own payment method. Anytime a customer is paying one of your invoices, they have the option to store the payment method for future use (Customer-Enabled Auto Pay). Once a payment method is st","language_id":1,"id":2452987,"last_published_date":"July 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":"overview prefer collect handle customer’s sensitive payment information directly, can send secure invitation store method. anytime customer paying one invoices, option method future use (customer-enabled auto pay). stored, details like enter yourself, refer storing credit debit card ach account securely information, follow steps below.   step 1 log biller genie account. navigate customers search invite.  2 open profile locate stored methods section. click dropdown next methods, select generate link add confirmation message will appear indicating copied. 3 paste email text another form communication directly customer. see opens contact saved pre-populate. prompted either bank (ach) card, within gateway — sent directly. optional enable pay may choose check box auto-pay transactions selected new invoices automatically charged invoice due date. used transactions. still trouble work unable method, support team support@billergenie.com include following name whether attempting error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Invite a Customer to Store a Payment Method","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invite-a-customer-to-store-a-payment-method","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/invite-a-customer-to-store-a-payment-method?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview prefer collect handle customer’s sensitive payment information directly, can send secure invitation store method. anytime customer paying one invoices, option method future use (customer-enabled auto pay). stored, details like enter yourself, refer storing credit debit card ach account securely information, follow steps below.   step 1 log biller genie account. navigate customers search invite.  2 open profile locate stored methods section. click dropdown next methods, select generate link add confirmation message will appear indicating copied. 3 paste email text another form communication directly customer. see opens contact saved pre-populate. prompted either bank (ach) card, within gateway — sent directly. optional enable pay may choose check box auto-pay transactions selected new invoices automatically charged invoice due date. used transactions. still trouble work unable method, support team support@billergenie.com include following name whether attempting error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"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=236871823","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":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:52:21.000Z","tag_names":["mail management","paper post"],"answer_sample":"Setting up paper mail is easy in Biller Genie. It's a great tool to give customer","long_answer_sample":"Setting up paper mail is easy in Biller Genie. It's a great tool to give customers an extra nudge to pay their invoices on time. Step 1 Navigate to Add-Ons \u0026gt; Paper Mail. Step 2 Review the Business Info section and correct any information as necessary. Step 3 Review the address in Step 3. This will be the printed return address. Step 4 Review your","language_id":1,"id":1957058,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 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":"setting paper mail easy biller genie. great tool give customers extra nudge pay invoices time. step 1 navigate to add-ons \u0026gt; mail. 2 review business info section correct information necessary. 3 address 3. will printed return address. 4 payment information. able everything signing agreement final by clicking review. 5 page, please double-check information. click sign on bottom right page taken adobe sign page. use click-to-sign function and submit the signed form. note if cookies disabled browser, see following message clicking sign can follow instructions to enable cookies, or click open new tab to view form tab browser. submitted, please allow 24-48 hours for account activated. contact confirmation becomes active.","name":"Setting Up Paper Mail","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-paper-mail","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/setting-up-paper-mail?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"setting paper mail easy biller genie. great tool give customers extra nudge pay invoices time. step 1 navigate to add-ons \u0026gt; mail. 2 review business info section correct information necessary. 3 address 3. will printed return address. 4 payment information. able everything signing agreement final by clicking review. 5 page, please double-check information. click sign on bottom right page taken adobe sign page. use click-to-sign function and submit the signed form. note if cookies disabled browser, see following message clicking sign can follow instructions to enable cookies, or click open new tab to view form tab browser. submitted, please allow 24-48 hours for account activated. contact confirmation becomes active.","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-30T19:22:09.540Z","tag_names":["surcharging customer experience","surcharging popup","surcharge disclosure","credit card surcharge popup","bin validation debit card","card brand compliant surcharging","surcharging receipt line item","surcharging invoice unchanged","how surcharging looks to customer"],"answer_sample":"With Biller Genie's Surcharging option, your invoices display your original price","long_answer_sample":"With Biller Genie's Surcharging option, your invoices display your original price — exactly as you created it in your accounting software. The surcharge is only disclosed and added at checkout if the customer chooses to pay by credit card. Debit and prepaid cards are protected from the surcharge automatically. This article walks through the six poin","language_id":1,"id":3832650,"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":"biller genie's surcharging option, invoices display original price — exactly created accounting software. surcharge disclosed added checkout customer chooses pay credit card. debit prepaid cards protected automatically. article walks six points sees typical payment, know experience. dual pricing equivalent (which different flow prices shown start, popup), see experience . step 1 invoice syncs software create normal price. genie presents applied visible point. 2 total opens invoice, number entered column, second price, nothing extra. intentional discloses fee point payment selection, itself. 3 \"new invoice\" email goes sent messenger shows yet. 4 summary screen flags credit-card possibility clicks pay, alongside available methods. option includes language indicating \"an additional may apply card transactions.\" ach (if available) clearly indicates fee. 5 popup charging card, appears outlines amount new charged. gives two choices go back switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, cash, depending avoid accept proceed total. explicit disclosure-and-acceptance makes implementation card-brand compliant. must affirmatively can 6 receipt separate line emailed itemizes subtotal. paid transaction. customers another get just total, line. bin validation protects rules allow traditional cards. enforces automatically checking (bank identification number) applying surcharge. first 8 digits identify bank issued type (credit, debit, prepaid). enters checkout, looks either applies (credit card) skips (debit protection lets run account without accidentally debit-card compliance violation). need anything enable runs every transaction related articles technology fees glance setting reconciling","name":"What Your Customer Sees: The Surcharging Checkout Experience","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"what-your-customer-sees-the-surcharging-checkout-experience","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/what-your-customer-sees-the-surcharging-checkout-experience?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie's surcharging option, invoices display original price — exactly created accounting software. surcharge disclosed added checkout customer chooses pay credit card. debit prepaid cards protected automatically. article walks six points sees typical payment, know experience. dual pricing equivalent (which different flow prices shown start, popup), see experience . step 1 invoice syncs software create normal price. genie presents applied visible point. 2 total opens invoice, number entered column, second price, nothing extra. intentional discloses fee point payment selection, itself. 3 \"new invoice\" email goes sent messenger shows yet. 4 summary screen flags credit-card possibility clicks pay, alongside available methods. option includes language indicating \"an additional may apply card transactions.\" ach (if available) clearly indicates fee. 5 popup charging card, appears outlines amount new charged. gives two choices go back switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, cash, depending avoid accept proceed total. explicit disclosure-and-acceptance makes implementation card-brand compliant. must affirmatively can 6 receipt separate line emailed itemizes subtotal. paid transaction. customers another get just total, line. bin validation protects rules allow traditional cards. enforces automatically checking (bank identification number) applying surcharge. first 8 digits identify bank issued type (credit, debit, prepaid). enters checkout, looks either applies (credit card) skips (debit protection lets run account without accidentally debit-card compliance violation). need anything enable runs every transaction related articles technology fees glance setting reconciling","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:25:26.000Z","tag_names":["invoice messenger","invoice delivery","send invoice email","paper mail invoice","invoice updated email","invoice notification","bill with parent invoice messenger","merge tags invoice","invoice messenger settings","invoice messenger matrix"],"answer_sample":"Invoice Messenger handles the first touch with your customer when an invoice goes","long_answer_sample":"Invoice Messenger handles the first touch with your customer when an invoice goes out: emailing the invoice, mailing the invoice on paper if you've enabled paper mail, and updating the customer if the invoice changes. It's the front half of Biller Genie's customer-communication system; Reminders handles the follow-up cadence after that first touch. ","language_id":1,"id":1957013,"last_published_date":"July 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":"invoice messenger handles first touch customer goes emailing invoice, mailing paper enabled mail, updating changes. front half biller genie's customer-communication system; reminders follow-up cadence touch. sends organized matrix — six message types, two channels (email mail). cell independently toggleable, can choose exactly communications go channel. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful autopay know charge hit. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email mail offered arrive next update. statement periodic listing customer's open invoices. overdue past late fee posts. vs always available genie ships invoices sender address (or custom domain set one up). requires add-on enabled, hands print-and-mail vendor puts physical mailbox within business days. type, gets both. customers reliably check \"belt suspenders\" approach. differs systems use structure serve different purposes out, updates triggers once. cadence. repeats schedule paid. may trigger time. practice, usually turn every type ever see, repeat pressure find configured layered model used everywhere global defaults baseline applied customer. control panel \u0026gt; tab. overrides per quickbooks type. per-customer specific customers. most-specific layer wins. configure first, add exceptions. starter setup service b2b businesses, works well on, off. (turn insist paper). (paper option here). accounts want hardcopy month-end statement). (enable level stubborn invoices). bill parent sub-customer parent, settings sub-customer's record grayed parent's drive sent. keeps messaging consistent actually paying. customizing content wording, branding, footer emails comes template (classic / modern simple), text, columns shown, whether pdf includes qr code. specifically, see customize . merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders like {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. let render correctly invoice. work mail. tag system shared contexts. information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display name (combines + based set). {jobname} job title (for setups). {other} value field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency example, $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} days is. plain (negative yet messages might \"due 5 days\" phrasing). (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. particularly template. {latefee} will (currency formatted). {latefeedate} scheduled post link {customerportallink} full url portal important one-click pay-now needs. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the by). rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. single curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example send simple hi {customerfirstname}, ready. {duedate}. pay online click questions, just reply email. thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, exact amount, date, working manual editing frequently asked questions says receive look activity history shows timestamp, delivery channel used. went it, (1) file correct, (2) server bounce (check records), (3) spam folder. worst case, fire resend (see manually ). disable insists another way yes types suppressed. change settings, already-sent re-sent fires event (invoice created, updated). changing affects future updates, gone already-issued again, action. get only, record, emailed, ones paper. active. related articles using setting reminders, fees, features","name":"Invoice Messenger","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoice-messenger","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/invoice-messenger?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice messenger handles first touch customer goes emailing invoice, mailing paper enabled mail, updating changes. front half biller genie's customer-communication system; reminders follow-up cadence touch. sends organized matrix — six message types, two channels (email mail). cell independently toggleable, can choose exactly communications go channel. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful autopay know charge hit. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email mail offered arrive next update. statement periodic listing customer's open invoices. overdue past late fee posts. vs always available genie ships invoices sender address (or custom domain set one up). requires add-on enabled, hands print-and-mail vendor puts physical mailbox within business days. type, gets both. customers reliably check \"belt suspenders\" approach. differs systems use structure serve different purposes out, updates triggers once. cadence. repeats schedule paid. may trigger time. practice, usually turn every type ever see, repeat pressure find configured layered model used everywhere global defaults baseline applied customer. control panel \u0026gt; tab. overrides per quickbooks type. per-customer specific customers. most-specific layer wins. configure first, add exceptions. starter setup service b2b businesses, works well on, off. (turn insist paper). (paper option here). accounts want hardcopy month-end statement). (enable level stubborn invoices). bill parent sub-customer parent, settings sub-customer's record grayed parent's drive sent. keeps messaging consistent actually paying. customizing content wording, branding, footer emails comes template (classic / modern simple), text, columns shown, whether pdf includes qr code. specifically, see customize . merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders like {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. let render correctly invoice. work mail. tag system shared contexts. information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display name (combines + based set). {jobname} job title (for setups). {other} value field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency example, $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} days is. plain (negative yet messages might \"due 5 days\" phrasing). (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. particularly template. {latefee} will (currency formatted). {latefeedate} scheduled post link {customerportallink} full url portal important one-click pay-now needs. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the by). rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. single curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example send simple hi {customerfirstname}, ready. {duedate}. pay online click questions, just reply email. thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, exact amount, date, working manual editing frequently asked questions says receive look activity history shows timestamp, delivery channel used. went it, (1) file correct, (2) server bounce (check records), (3) spam folder. worst case, fire resend (see manually ). disable insists another way yes types suppressed. change settings, already-sent re-sent fires event (invoice created, updated). changing affects future updates, gone already-issued again, action. get only, record, emailed, ones paper. active. related articles using setting reminders, fees, features","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:14.317Z","tag_names":["consolidate customers","duplicate customer records","merge contacts xero","merge customers","merge duplicate customers","merge in quickbooks","merge in xero","qbd merge customer","qbo customer merge","remove duplicate customer"],"answer_sample":"Duplicate customer records — where you have two (or more) Biller Genie customer r","long_answer_sample":"Duplicate customer records — where you have two (or more) Biller Genie customer records for the same real-world business or person — usually appear after a one-time customer import, a manual entry that didn't match an existing record, or a sync hiccup with your accounting software. This article covers how Biller Genie handles merging and the practic","language_id":1,"id":3826909,"last_published_date":"July 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":"duplicate customer records — two (or more) biller genie real-world business person usually appear one-time import, manual entry match existing record, sync hiccup accounting software. article covers handles merging practical workflow getting list back one record per customer. native merge merchant portal \"merge customers\" button. reason software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) system identity. customers inside without create worse mismatch still two, next re-create side. correct first, let merged state. online decide want keep (the \"winner\"). note exact display name. open \"loser\" duplicate. click edit. change loser's name exactly winner's save. asks merge. yes. invoices transactions loser reassigned winner. wait trigger add-ons \u0026gt; online). will marked hidden winner pick consolidated invoices. merges irreversible make sure picked correctly saving. desktop idea rename center, right-click loser, choose edit customerjob, exactly, ok, confirm sync, state propagates. limitation sub-customers (jobs) underneath it, need move jobs first delete them. attached. xero supports contact list. select contacts using checkboxes, merge, master keep), confirm. moves master. propagates genie. five-minute checklist things software, result side regardless deliberately. duplicates stored payment methods set genie, accurate info, active access, keep. methods, biller-genie-side customization (autopay thresholds, per-customer reminder overrides, etc.) lost cc emails. additional email recipients file (different winner), copy can add see adding . disable autopay temporarily. invoices, turn avoid accidental charge window. verify actually duplicates. different locations real customers, syncs previously-spread-across-two-records now record. emails old noted merging. re-enable disabled login winner's, support@billergenie.com help re-link access surviving preventing future search adding. manually creating new xero, name, email, phone there. standardize names. convention (e.g. \"last name\" \"business name\") stick it. come entered \"smith, john\" \"john smith.\" use import tool carefully. importing csv run dedupe pass first. quick reference guide trouble went refusing ids audit reconcile. related articles parent sub deleting deactivating","name":"Merging Duplicate Customer Records","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"merging-duplicate-customer-records","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/merging-duplicate-customer-records?from_search=236871823","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"duplicate customer records — two (or more) biller genie real-world business person usually appear one-time import, manual entry match existing record, sync hiccup accounting software. article covers handles merging practical workflow getting list back one record per customer. native merge merchant portal \"merge customers\" button. reason software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) system identity. customers inside without create worse mismatch still two, next re-create side. correct first, let merged state. online decide want keep (the \"winner\"). note exact display name. open \"loser\" duplicate. click edit. change loser's name exactly winner's save. asks merge. yes. invoices transactions loser reassigned winner. wait trigger add-ons \u0026gt; online). will marked hidden winner pick consolidated invoices. merges irreversible make sure picked correctly saving. desktop idea rename center, right-click loser, choose edit customerjob, exactly, ok, confirm sync, state propagates. limitation sub-customers (jobs) underneath it, need move jobs first delete them. attached. xero supports contact list. select contacts using checkboxes, merge, master keep), confirm. moves master. propagates genie. five-minute checklist things software, result side regardless deliberately. duplicates stored payment methods set genie, accurate info, active access, keep. methods, biller-genie-side customization (autopay thresholds, per-customer reminder overrides, etc.) lost cc emails. additional email recipients file (different winner), copy can add see adding . disable autopay temporarily. invoices, turn avoid accidental charge window. verify actually duplicates. different locations real customers, syncs previously-spread-across-two-records now record. emails old noted merging. re-enable disabled login winner's, support@billergenie.com help re-link access surviving preventing future search adding. manually creating new xero, name, email, phone there. standardize names. convention (e.g. \"last name\" \"business name\") stick it. come entered \"smith, john\" \"john smith.\" use import tool carefully. importing csv run dedupe pass first. quick reference guide trouble went refusing ids audit reconcile. related articles parent sub deleting deactivating","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}}]