[{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-02-09T17:00:10.000Z","tag_names":["biller genie email templates","customize invoice email","dbaname merge tag","email delivery best practices","email template best practices","invoice messenger","invoice number merge tag","invoice reminder emails","merge tags","new invoice template","paid invoice template","reminder customization","spam filter avoidance","subject line best practices","transactional email"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie's default invoice email templates are tuned for deliverability — sho","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie's default invoice email templates are tuned for deliverability — short, transactional subject lines and clean message bodies that look like the legitimate transactional email they are, not a marketing blast. When you customize the templates, the choices you make affect whether your customer's email provider routes the message to the inb","language_id":1,"id":3686047,"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 default invoice email templates tuned deliverability — short, transactional subject lines clean message bodies look like legitimate are, marketing blast. customize templates, choices make affect whether customer's provider routes inbox junk folder. article covers genie sends, good bad customization looks like, confirm changes still deliver. heads up. caps, lots !!!, words \"limited time offer\" trigger spam filters google workspace, microsoft 365, corporate gateways. avoid patterns purpose. bigger change make, higher chance lands spam. live editable inside two add-ons send behalf \u0026gt; messenger \"new invoice,\" \"paid manually-sent \"invoice\" templates. reminders \"invoice reminders\" sent schedules. template line body fields, plus header comes branding setup. lifecycle stage sends new automatically created synced accounting software. (manual send) demand click \"email\" invoice. separately can craft personal voice one-offs. based reminder schedule rules configured (days before/after due date, cadence, escalation tone). paid marked confirms customer received payment. best practices keep short 40–60 characters sweet spot. anything longer gets truncated mobile. include number match specific reference business name using {dbaname} merge tag customers recognize sender sight. use neutral, language \"invoice,\" \"payment receipt,\" \"statement,\" \"reminder.\" solid examples #{invoicenumber} excessive punctuation , $$$. caps acronym brand name. emojis friendly ones. emails them. urgency/sales \"act now,\" \"final notice,\" time,\" \"must open.\" (will hurt deliverability) pay now!!! final notice – act fast must open immediately providers analyze text. apply transactional, promotional. professional invoice-focused. lead (\"this for...\") rather warming language. standard capitalization. large blocks bold colored extra links. now button call action adding links (social media, marketing) reduces focus filters. limit repeated urgency keywords (e.g., \"overdue overdue overdue\"). one mention fine; piling flagged. want upsell share news, separate tool top template. useful tags supports bodies. most-used inserts {invoicenumber} invoice's 1024) (as displayed genie) {customername} display {invoicetotal} amount (formatted currency) {duedate} date {paymentlink} unique payment link picker editor see full list available account. defaults recommended years real-world delivery data shaped align practices. pass common spam-filter sender-reputation checks. deliver consistently across recognized major b2b mail billing email. lightly business's tone voice, add thank-you line, swap \"statement\" industry calls underlying structure intact. testing go test address (gmail, outlook, yahoo control). mirrors real sees. landed inbox, promotions. check rendered correctly (no leftover text). resolves hosted page. wait 24 hours, window delivers right. customized starts landing spam, revert previous wording. original subject/body note (or run view history it) roll back. related articles custom domains troubleshooting setup configure general settings","name":"Writing Effective Invoice Reminder Emails","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"email-delivery-best-practices-for-subject-lines-and-content","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/email-delivery-best-practices-for-subject-lines-and-content?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie's default invoice email templates tuned deliverability — short, transactional subject lines clean message bodies look like legitimate are, marketing blast. customize templates, choices make affect whether customer's provider routes inbox junk folder. article covers genie sends, good bad customization looks like, confirm changes still deliver. heads up. caps, lots !!!, words \"limited time offer\" trigger spam filters google workspace, microsoft 365, corporate gateways. avoid patterns purpose. bigger change make, higher chance lands spam. live editable inside two add-ons send behalf \u0026gt; messenger \"new invoice,\" \"paid manually-sent \"invoice\" templates. reminders \"invoice reminders\" sent schedules. template line body fields, plus header comes branding setup. lifecycle stage sends new automatically created synced accounting software. (manual send) demand click \"email\" invoice. separately can craft personal voice one-offs. based reminder schedule rules configured (days before/after due date, cadence, escalation tone). paid marked confirms customer received payment. best practices keep short 40–60 characters sweet spot. anything longer gets truncated mobile. include number match specific reference business name using {dbaname} merge tag customers recognize sender sight. use neutral, language \"invoice,\" \"payment receipt,\" \"statement,\" \"reminder.\" solid examples #{invoicenumber} excessive punctuation , $$$. caps acronym brand name. emojis friendly ones. emails them. urgency/sales \"act now,\" \"final notice,\" time,\" \"must open.\" (will hurt deliverability) pay now!!! final notice – act fast must open immediately providers analyze text. apply transactional, promotional. professional invoice-focused. lead (\"this for...\") rather warming language. standard capitalization. large blocks bold colored extra links. now button call action adding links (social media, marketing) reduces focus filters. limit repeated urgency keywords (e.g., \"overdue overdue overdue\"). one mention fine; piling flagged. want upsell share news, separate tool top template. useful tags supports bodies. most-used inserts {invoicenumber} invoice's 1024) (as displayed genie) {customername} display {invoicetotal} amount (formatted currency) {duedate} date {paymentlink} unique payment link picker editor see full list available account. defaults recommended years real-world delivery data shaped align practices. pass common spam-filter sender-reputation checks. deliver consistently across recognized major b2b mail billing email. lightly business's tone voice, add thank-you line, swap \"statement\" industry calls underlying structure intact. testing go test address (gmail, outlook, yahoo control). mirrors real sees. landed inbox, promotions. check rendered correctly (no leftover text). resolves hosted page. wait 24 hours, window delivers right. customized starts landing spam, revert previous wording. original subject/body note (or run view history it) roll back. related articles custom domains troubleshooting setup configure general settings","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-11-14T21:15:02.000Z","tag_names":["create invoice","new invoice biller genie","add invoice","invoice line items","invoice due date","invoice memo","invoice in biller genie","manual invoice creation"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work alongside the accounting software you're already","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work alongside the accounting software you're already using — most of the time, invoices are created in QuickBooks (or Xero) and sync into Biller Genie automatically. But Biller Genie can also create invoices directly when you don't have your accounting software handy or when you need to bill a one-off customer quickly. T","language_id":1,"id":2297802,"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":"biller genie designed work alongside accounting software using — time, invoices created quickbooks (or xero) sync automatically. can create directly handy need bill one-off customer quickly. article walks paths. come pulls two sources, end place software. online, desktop (via magiccarpet ), xero. new next sync, sent, paid, reconciled genie. invoice genie, synced back sales receipt journal entry. flows systems way qbo qbd directly. either path produces result tracked goes messenger . best practice merchants, creating cleanest path. records, item catalog, tax rates, accounts there. connected, every automatically double entry, opportunity drift systems. online use \"save close,\" send\" qbo, finish save close. tells email itself, creates duplicate syncs sends it. want handle send, manually merchants find easier just always close let sending. merchant portal, click left nav. invoice. pick customer. start typing customer's name; shows matches list. exist yet, first will add line items. set quantity amount per item. number, date, due date. auto-suggests override optional po custom message, memo. flow receives finalize based settings. work-in-progress without sending yet draft status holds gets shown columns, footer text, template (classic / modern simple), pdf formatting defaults includes payment qr code (if enabled), branding, one-click portal access link body. configure control panel \u0026gt; whether qbo/qbd uses look. default save, fires immediately within seconds. send manual action different email, cc additional addresses, paper mail addition email. hold (see ) ready. editing voiding sent open edit. updates trigger updated message knows changed. applies outstanding balance immediately. error needs canceled, void page. software, reminders stop firing. refunding paid) refund record saved method credited. frequently asked questions show yes. invoice, entry (depending configuration). sees yes inline. made mistake sent. fix edit small (a wrong amount, typo memo). communication turned on. large (wrong customer, altogether), one cleaner trying massively rewrite existing record. bulk-create genie's strength processing scale bulk software's bulk-invoice features rest. genie-created invoicing, reach subscribersuccess guidance right approach volume. related articles setting","name":"How To Create An Invoice","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"how-to-create-an-invoice","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/how-to-create-an-invoice?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie designed work alongside accounting software using — time, invoices created quickbooks (or xero) sync automatically. can create directly handy need bill one-off customer quickly. article walks paths. come pulls two sources, end place software. online, desktop (via magiccarpet ), xero. new next sync, sent, paid, reconciled genie. invoice genie, synced back sales receipt journal entry. flows systems way qbo qbd directly. either path produces result tracked goes messenger . best practice merchants, creating cleanest path. records, item catalog, tax rates, accounts there. connected, every automatically double entry, opportunity drift systems. online use \"save close,\" send\" qbo, finish save close. tells email itself, creates duplicate syncs sends it. want handle send, manually merchants find easier just always close let sending. merchant portal, click left nav. invoice. pick customer. start typing customer's name; shows matches list. exist yet, first will add line items. set quantity amount per item. number, date, due date. auto-suggests override optional po custom message, memo. flow receives finalize based settings. work-in-progress without sending yet draft status holds gets shown columns, footer text, template (classic / modern simple), pdf formatting defaults includes payment qr code (if enabled), branding, one-click portal access link body. configure control panel \u0026gt; whether qbo/qbd uses look. default save, fires immediately within seconds. send manual action different email, cc additional addresses, paper mail addition email. hold (see ) ready. editing voiding sent open edit. updates trigger updated message knows changed. applies outstanding balance immediately. error needs canceled, void page. software, reminders stop firing. refunding paid) refund record saved method credited. frequently asked questions show yes. invoice, entry (depending configuration). sees yes inline. made mistake sent. fix edit small (a wrong amount, typo memo). communication turned on. large (wrong customer, altogether), one cleaner trying massively rewrite existing record. bulk-create genie's strength processing scale bulk software's bulk-invoice features rest. genie-created invoicing, reach subscribersuccess guidance right approach volume. related articles setting","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-10-20T19:29:30.000Z","tag_names":["bulk import invoices","csv invoice import","import invoice playbook","invoice import","invoice import tool","invoice migration","invoice template csv","item id required invoice import","load historical invoices"],"answer_sample":"Before you start: You can import a maximum of 1,000 rows per spreadsheet.\nInvoice","long_answer_sample":"Before you start: You can import a maximum of 1,000 rows per spreadsheet.\nInvoices must be associated with customers that already exist in Biller Genie. You can import invoices with single or multiple line items. You can’t add discounts, credit memos, or negative amounts in general. Important: Invoice numbers can be duplicated if they already exist ","language_id":1,"id":2247806,"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":"start can import maximum 1,000 rows per spreadsheet. invoices must associated customers exist biller genie. single multiple line items. can’t add discounts, credit memos, negative amounts general. important invoice numbers duplicated genie, double-check exist.    prepare spreadsheet create download sample file found tool. get file, go to “invoices” and click “import invoices”. click the click to download template. double-check.csv format following columns customerid (see find customer id) invoiceno invoicedate duedate taxrate itemname itemdescription itemrate itemquantity itemamount taxable (y n) items item row various matched invoice, values match exactly id number date  due date item, quantity 1, put total manually ( spread sheet will multiplication you) new products services(items), sure genie importing. services (items) added import, “sales” used name description.  verify csv importing invoices, review information make everything looks correct. mistakes, lengthy process correct remove imported invoices. step 1 open saved check accuracy. 2 column titles 3 fill missing information, mistakes. ensure required fields data prevent skipped. 4 exceed 1000-row limit. does, split files. sign step2 to invoices and click import invoices in upper right. click choose file to upload computer. choose select open. click upload file. 5 last-chance warning dialog box pop up. proceed. 6 results displaying outcome import.  successfully and/or skipped listed. corresponding +1 skip reason.  7 ok. 8 now view inside needed updates. 9  repeat steps – imports needed. field descriptions restrictions notes yes correspond exists (how special characters asa exist\" \"–\" allowed.if once. mm/dd/yyyy tax rate left blank, 0.00 used.-numerical only.-the related greater zero, taxed regardless taxability. exactly.-if used, default.-if default. description used.- blank -numerical only.-item different change default rate. numerical only. amount only. -this charge (item x quantity)  -do include tax. y (taxable) used.-if status n value taxed. link imported.  log merchant portal. 'customers' side menu. first list. once, record drop-down bottom screen select “all”. search using top list exported clicking “export csv” button right corner. ","name":"Importing Invoices to Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoiceimporttool","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/invoiceimporttool?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"start can import maximum 1,000 rows per spreadsheet. invoices must associated customers exist biller genie. single multiple line items. can’t add discounts, credit memos, negative amounts general. important invoice numbers duplicated genie, double-check exist.    prepare spreadsheet create download sample file found tool. get file, go to “invoices” and click “import invoices”. click the click to download template. double-check.csv format following columns customerid (see find customer id) invoiceno invoicedate duedate taxrate itemname itemdescription itemrate itemquantity itemamount taxable (y n) items item row various matched invoice, values match exactly id number date  due date item, quantity 1, put total manually ( spread sheet will multiplication you) new products services(items), sure genie importing. services (items) added import, “sales” used name description.  verify csv importing invoices, review information make everything looks correct. mistakes, lengthy process correct remove imported invoices. step 1 open saved check accuracy. 2 column titles 3 fill missing information, mistakes. ensure required fields data prevent skipped. 4 exceed 1000-row limit. does, split files. sign step2 to invoices and click import invoices in upper right. click choose file to upload computer. choose select open. click upload file. 5 last-chance warning dialog box pop up. proceed. 6 results displaying outcome import.  successfully and/or skipped listed. corresponding +1 skip reason.  7 ok. 8 now view inside needed updates. 9  repeat steps – imports needed. field descriptions restrictions notes yes correspond exists (how special characters asa exist\" \"–\" allowed.if once. mm/dd/yyyy tax rate left blank, 0.00 used.-numerical only.-the related greater zero, taxed regardless taxability. exactly.-if used, default.-if default. description used.- blank -numerical only.-item different change default rate. numerical only. amount only. -this charge (item x quantity)  -do include tax. y (taxable) used.-if status n value taxed. link imported.  log merchant portal. 'customers' side menu. first list. once, record drop-down bottom screen select “all”. search using top list exported clicking “export csv” button right corner. ","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T17:51:29.000Z","tag_names":["attach invoice pdf to reminders","biller genie invoice defaults","invoice columns","invoice custom fields","invoice defaults","invoice footer","invoice memo display","invoice qr code","invoice templates","invoice theme","show billing address","show shipping address"],"answer_sample":"Invoice Defaults control what your customer-facing invoices look like and what da","long_answer_sample":"Invoice Defaults control what your customer-facing invoices look like and what data they include. You set them once and Biller Genie applies them to every invoice that syncs in from your accounting software. Take 10 to 15 minutes to lock these in before your first invoice goes out — every invoice your customer ever sees is shaped by these settings. ","language_id":1,"id":1956790,"last_published_date":"June 2nd, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/JT?bg=f1ba57\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc4f4b69f7e4a4303f236ed2e8c96854.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Juan Tobon","indexable_body":"invoice defaults control customer-facing invoices look like data include. set biller genie applies every syncs accounting software. take 10 15 minutes lock first goes — customer ever sees shaped settings. global, per-customer setting page customer. overridden true behavior settings (autopay, late fees, allowed payment methods, reminder cadence) live . box toggle starts position. default theme simple. brand-new configured shows stripped-down layout turn columns options need. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. organized four sections display, advanced options, custom messages, theme. recommended starter setup sure on, configuration works service-based businesses (hvac, plumbing, property management, landscape, b2b services) item/product name, description, quantity, unit price, total, billing address, sales tax, subtotal, amount, service date, due date. show display name (so business invoice), memo field notes quickbooks come through), add pdf emails turned best deliverability, send messages inactive customers off. replace footer text one-line thank-you phone number. leave \"bill to\" / \"ship labels unless use different term. modern common pick. classic used traditional quickbooks-style invoice. simple want least visual weight. product wholesale usually shipping address job name. management often renames bill label \"account holder\" \"owner\". hoas sometimes \"unit\" instead. hide column yes/no toggles. date line item, record service. merchants on. category category, used. description item. quantity column. blank software, left too. price per-unit price. total line-item total. block. ship tax line. subtotal pre-tax amount grand bottom. good rule thumb actually needs make decision. rest. clean gets paid faster busy one. section bundles everything affects beyond columns. group control. identity bill-to address. accounting-software same, can avoid redundancy. separate useful contractors uses jobs track work fields put software displays required \"append message memo\" (in messages) place area. appear populated either \"print\" \"screen\" checkbox enabled quickbooks. location choose header field. \"memo field\" option requires on; otherwise dropdown locks header. pdfs, qr codes, email attachments includes copy attachment. recommend leaving lower deliverability (more land spam). still click view download there. reminders include files attached online email. only. code adds pdf. scan page. whose accounts new generator enabled. contact support@billergenie.com dates statement delayed statements yet customer's statement. plan ahead. current closed standard \"thank paying\" rather genie. allows closing fire regardless recorded. (recommended), marked get statements. do. customize let personalize wording append enabled, appended memo. \"show free-text bottom us!\" terms, language, number questions. rename label. 50-character limit. to\". holder\", \"owner\", \"buyer\", unit\". idea \"job site\", \"service address\", \"deliver pick template single radio-button choice across three layouts layout. receiving ones accountant sends them, quickbooks-only long time change feel minimal. cleaner spacing, larger headers, hierarchy. newer businesses, brand wants polished. starting point merchants. lightest fewest elements. quick (hoas, dues, subscription billing). picked theme, whichever fits brand. going forward. happens save changes immediately rendering delay background queue. (what \"view invoice\" statement) always renders fresh next reflects rules. sent months ago synced five ago. pdfs generated downloads saved, re-downloading old file delivered attachment sitting inbox. keeps sent. reach update it. thing stays frozen. invoices, reminders, statements, receipts immediately. short nothing waits sync, overnight. moment save, behaves existed (except literal inboxes). frequently asked questions override specific no. global columns, overridable cadence, partial-payment policy) , tune individual level via overrides will changing re-send gone never re-emails anything change. opens link past email, practice see causes (1) corresponding (2) empty populate (3) fields, must up. \"custom location\" locked advanced) lets off, disabled entirely. available test without affecting customers. change, (your own, low-stakes customer's). instantly. see, revert again. part test. related articles type features","name":"Setting Invoice Defaults","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-invoice-defaults","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-invoice-defaults?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice defaults control customer-facing invoices look like data include. set biller genie applies every syncs accounting software. take 10 15 minutes lock first goes — customer ever sees shaped settings. global, per-customer setting page customer. overridden true behavior settings (autopay, late fees, allowed payment methods, reminder cadence) live . box toggle starts position. default theme simple. brand-new configured shows stripped-down layout turn columns options need. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. organized four sections display, advanced options, custom messages, theme. recommended starter setup sure on, configuration works service-based businesses (hvac, plumbing, property management, landscape, b2b services) item/product name, description, quantity, unit price, total, billing address, sales tax, subtotal, amount, service date, due date. show display name (so business invoice), memo field notes quickbooks come through), add pdf emails turned best deliverability, send messages inactive customers off. replace footer text one-line thank-you phone number. leave \"bill to\" / \"ship labels unless use different term. modern common pick. classic used traditional quickbooks-style invoice. simple want least visual weight. product wholesale usually shipping address job name. management often renames bill label \"account holder\" \"owner\". hoas sometimes \"unit\" instead. hide column yes/no toggles. date line item, record service. merchants on. category category, used. description item. quantity column. blank software, left too. price per-unit price. total line-item total. block. ship tax line. subtotal pre-tax amount grand bottom. good rule thumb actually needs make decision. rest. clean gets paid faster busy one. section bundles everything affects beyond columns. group control. identity bill-to address. accounting-software same, can avoid redundancy. separate useful contractors uses jobs track work fields put software displays required \"append message memo\" (in messages) place area. appear populated either \"print\" \"screen\" checkbox enabled quickbooks. location choose header field. \"memo field\" option requires on; otherwise dropdown locks header. pdfs, qr codes, email attachments includes copy attachment. recommend leaving lower deliverability (more land spam). still click view download there. reminders include files attached online email. only. code adds pdf. scan page. whose accounts new generator enabled. contact support@billergenie.com dates statement delayed statements yet customer's statement. plan ahead. current closed standard \"thank paying\" rather genie. allows closing fire regardless recorded. (recommended), marked get statements. do. customize let personalize wording append enabled, appended memo. \"show free-text bottom us!\" terms, language, number questions. rename label. 50-character limit. to\". holder\", \"owner\", \"buyer\", unit\". idea \"job site\", \"service address\", \"deliver pick template single radio-button choice across three layouts layout. receiving ones accountant sends them, quickbooks-only long time change feel minimal. cleaner spacing, larger headers, hierarchy. newer businesses, brand wants polished. starting point merchants. lightest fewest elements. quick (hoas, dues, subscription billing). picked theme, whichever fits brand. going forward. happens save changes immediately rendering delay background queue. (what \"view invoice\" statement) always renders fresh next reflects rules. sent months ago synced five ago. pdfs generated downloads saved, re-downloading old file delivered attachment sitting inbox. keeps sent. reach update it. thing stays frozen. invoices, reminders, statements, receipts immediately. short nothing waits sync, overnight. moment save, behaves existed (except literal inboxes). frequently asked questions override specific no. global columns, overridable cadence, partial-payment policy) , tune individual level via overrides will changing re-send gone never re-emails anything change. opens link past email, practice see causes (1) corresponding (2) empty populate (3) fields, must up. \"custom location\" locked advanced) lets off, disabled entirely. available test without affecting customers. change, (your own, low-stakes customer's). instantly. see, revert again. part test. related articles type features","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":459465,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:30:45.131Z","tag_names":["first invoice","getting started","onboarding","save and close","save and send","qbo workflow","duplicate invoice","two emails","invoice to cash","new merchant","biller genie setup"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work with the accounting software you already use. Yo","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie is designed to work with the accounting software you already use. You keep creating invoices in QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero the same way you always have. Biller Genie syncs each invoice over and takes care of getting it to your customer, collecting payment, applying reminders if needed, and posting the payment back to","language_id":1,"id":3826871,"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":"biller genie designed work accounting software use. keep creating invoices quickbooks online, desktop, xero way always have. syncs invoice takes care getting customer, collecting payment, applying reminders needed, posting payment back software. guide walks set first goes out, day-one workflow changes (in small ways) on. defaults over, configure two things. quick (under 15 minutes each) shape every sends. setting global customer — decides methods customers can use, whether autopay required, late-fee policy, go when. behavior layer. looks like columns show, template (classic / modern simple), footer message, pdf includes qr code. appearance optional useful meaningfully different groups (premium vs. standard, retail wholesale, etc.) type too. otherwise come later. day-to-day owns invoice-to-cash cycle sending invoice, taking reminding back. stops shifts matter online merchants finish qbo, click save close instead send . tells qbo email itself, creates duplicate (your get email). just saves invoice; picks next sync handles send. turn automatic emailing qbo. account settings \u0026gt; sales disable \"automatically send\" toggles. sender now. manually do, will version plus stick genie's flow desktop (magiccarpet) create magiccarpet new company file pushes genie. directly desktop. reason sender. qbd's \"send\" \"email\" actions message receives. \"two invoices\" happens gets emails, almost either (a) auto-sends still on, (b) clicked \"save close\" (c) merchant emailed accounting-software paths let sends invoice. within (qbo) scheduled (qbd), lands renders using defaults. columns, template, code (if enabled) earlier. email. contains \"view invoice\" link opens branded portal. pay card, ach, whatever allowed fire automatically. pay, schedule configured. chase manually. posts pays, processes transaction gateway quickbooks. closes systems. customize specific dialed in, find need treatment vips late fees, big one-off wants paper invoices. use per-customer overrides handle without changing larger setup, type. experiences business, logo colors. view land portal, pay. complete whole minutes. see portal full customer-facing walkthrough. frequently asked questions software, layer top replace practical change stop (save qbo). want can. open generator there. sync. yes. menu. reminder cadence applies that. never got now check three things (1) customer's correct (2) synced (look list), (3) bounce spam. bounced report flags delivery failures. long initial take usually 30 average-sized base. via depends interval (configurable, 5 minutes) size file. talk implementation contact estimate. related articles reminders, features connect","name":"Your First Invoice in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"your-first-invoice-in-biller-genie","first_category":"Getting Started","categories_display_for_views":"Getting Started","parent_categories":[459465],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/getting-started/your-first-invoice-in-biller-genie?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie designed work accounting software use. keep creating invoices quickbooks online, desktop, xero way always have. syncs invoice takes care getting customer, collecting payment, applying reminders needed, posting payment back software. guide walks set first goes out, day-one workflow changes (in small ways) on. defaults over, configure two things. quick (under 15 minutes each) shape every sends. setting global customer — decides methods customers can use, whether autopay required, late-fee policy, go when. behavior layer. looks like columns show, template (classic / modern simple), footer message, pdf includes qr code. appearance optional useful meaningfully different groups (premium vs. standard, retail wholesale, etc.) type too. otherwise come later. day-to-day owns invoice-to-cash cycle sending invoice, taking reminding back. stops shifts matter online merchants finish qbo, click save close instead send . tells qbo email itself, creates duplicate (your get email). just saves invoice; picks next sync handles send. turn automatic emailing qbo. account settings \u0026gt; sales disable \"automatically send\" toggles. sender now. manually do, will version plus stick genie's flow desktop (magiccarpet) create magiccarpet new company file pushes genie. directly desktop. reason sender. qbd's \"send\" \"email\" actions message receives. \"two invoices\" happens gets emails, almost either (a) auto-sends still on, (b) clicked \"save close\" (c) merchant emailed accounting-software paths let sends invoice. within (qbo) scheduled (qbd), lands renders using defaults. columns, template, code (if enabled) earlier. email. contains \"view invoice\" link opens branded portal. pay card, ach, whatever allowed fire automatically. pay, schedule configured. chase manually. posts pays, processes transaction gateway quickbooks. closes systems. customize specific dialed in, find need treatment vips late fees, big one-off wants paper invoices. use per-customer overrides handle without changing larger setup, type. experiences business, logo colors. view land portal, pay. complete whole minutes. see portal full customer-facing walkthrough. frequently asked questions software, layer top replace practical change stop (save qbo). want can. open generator there. sync. yes. menu. reminder cadence applies that. never got now check three things (1) customer's correct (2) synced (look list), (3) bounce spam. bounced report flags delivery failures. long initial take usually 30 average-sized base. via depends interval (configurable, 5 minutes) size file. talk implementation contact estimate. related articles reminders, features connect","categories":{"current":{"id":459465,"name":"Getting Started","url":"/getting-started"}},"category_param":"getting-started"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:30:54.960Z","tag_names":["autopay receipt","customer receipt","email merchant receipts","merchant receipt","multiple recipient receipts","paid invoice email","receipt branding","receipt for ach","receipts biller genie","receipt timing","resend receipt","route receipts to accountant","send receipts","suppress receipts","transaction receipt"],"answer_sample":"Every payment processed through Biller Genie can produce two emails: a customer r","long_answer_sample":"Every payment processed through Biller Genie can produce two emails: a customer receipt (the person who paid) and a merchant receipt (your own staff inbox). Whether each one actually goes out is controlled by three independent toggles. This article walks through the toggles, when receipts fire, and how to route them. When receipts fire Receipts fire","language_id":1,"id":3826882,"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":"every payment processed biller genie can produce two emails customer receipt (the person paid) merchant (your staff inbox). whether one actually goes controlled three independent toggles. article walks toggles, receipts fire, route them. fire transaction creation time — moment successfully authorizes writes record. true manual one-off payments (virtual terminal, processing invoice portal) customer-driven (paying portal via link) autopay charges bulk pay flows captured checks (rdc mobile check capture) paypal wait funding. ach takes 3–5 business days settle, sent day created. later rejects, follow-up \"receipt cancellation\" email instead, reopens rejection appears rejected transactions report . toggles decide sending decided control different scope toggle set controls org level panel \u0026gt; settings \"email receipts\" copy ever account. record \"send specific gets receipt. per form receipt\" checkbox sends (overrides customer-level setting downward suppress single payment). copies require valid recipient file needs least address field settings. customer's contact turned receipts. address(es) page. accepts multiple addresses separated commas semicolons list receives routing inboxes native way send inbox example, say credit card billing@ operations@.\" all-or-nothing. need split, common workarounds distribution like billing@yourcompany.com, use rules provider (gmail filters, outlook rules) split inbound stream based subject line body content. alias (gmail's + aliases, fan-out provider) there. paid working together per-customer flag default new customers. explicitly told want high-volume b2b whose accounting team data software sync instead. per-transaction form. defaults flag. useful suppression e.g., refunding duplicate charge notified separately, internal write-off. send, must process email, regardless branding logo site primary color configured setup share template differences salutation. sender's name come custom domain , envelope better deliverability trust. scenarios \"this open off. will still receive reminders (a type) post-payment suppressed. \"my flooded either turn settings, add filter auto-archives folder (so searchable main inside covers information, case prefer look demand. \"i go accountant\" accountant's comma-separated email. going forward. \"a says get order checked ask spam/junk search \"biller genie\" inbox. missing, see troubleshooting support@billergenie.com name, date, amount pull mailjet delivery log. resend (or invoice's list), click resend-receipt action detail alternate point original recipient's changed. related articles configure general domains","name":"Receipts in Biller Genie — Customer and Merchant Copy","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"receipts-customer-and-merchant-copy","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/receipts-customer-and-merchant-copy?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"every payment processed biller genie can produce two emails customer receipt (the person paid) merchant (your staff inbox). whether one actually goes controlled three independent toggles. article walks toggles, receipts fire, route them. fire transaction creation time — moment successfully authorizes writes record. true manual one-off payments (virtual terminal, processing invoice portal) customer-driven (paying portal via link) autopay charges bulk pay flows captured checks (rdc mobile check capture) paypal wait funding. ach takes 3–5 business days settle, sent day created. later rejects, follow-up \"receipt cancellation\" email instead, reopens rejection appears rejected transactions report . toggles decide sending decided control different scope toggle set controls org level panel \u0026gt; settings \"email receipts\" copy ever account. record \"send specific gets receipt. per form receipt\" checkbox sends (overrides customer-level setting downward suppress single payment). copies require valid recipient file needs least address field settings. customer's contact turned receipts. address(es) page. accepts multiple addresses separated commas semicolons list receives routing inboxes native way send inbox example, say credit card billing@ operations@.\" all-or-nothing. need split, common workarounds distribution like billing@yourcompany.com, use rules provider (gmail filters, outlook rules) split inbound stream based subject line body content. alias (gmail's + aliases, fan-out provider) there. paid working together per-customer flag default new customers. explicitly told want high-volume b2b whose accounting team data software sync instead. per-transaction form. defaults flag. useful suppression e.g., refunding duplicate charge notified separately, internal write-off. send, must process email, regardless branding logo site primary color configured setup share template differences salutation. sender's name come custom domain , envelope better deliverability trust. scenarios \"this open off. will still receive reminders (a type) post-payment suppressed. \"my flooded either turn settings, add filter auto-archives folder (so searchable main inside covers information, case prefer look demand. \"i go accountant\" accountant's comma-separated email. going forward. \"a says get order checked ask spam/junk search \"biller genie\" inbox. missing, see troubleshooting support@billergenie.com name, date, amount pull mailjet delivery log. resend (or invoice's list), click resend-receipt action detail alternate point original recipient's changed. related articles configure general domains","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T21:22:32.000Z","tag_names":["reminders","using reminders","reminder cadence","overdue reminders","payment due","upcoming payment","statement","merge tags","invoice messenger","escalation sequence","dunning","late fee reminder","reminder schedule","disable reminders","attach pdf"],"answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your c","long_answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your customers between the time an invoice goes out and the time it's paid. They're the engine that \"chases\" payments on your behalf — and the reason most Biller Genie merchants get paid significantly faster than they used to. This article explains how reminders work, what ea","language_id":1,"id":1957096,"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":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","name":"Using Reminders","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-reminders","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/using-reminders?from_search=235633378","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"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=235633378","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":"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. 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(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=235633378","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. 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