[{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-19T18:38:40.000Z","tag_names":["abr","automatic batch reconciliation","batch reconciliation","cancellations","cancel or refund","refund readiness","reimbursements","settlement timing","voids vs refunds","void vs refund"],"answer_sample":"When a customer's payment needs to be cancelled or reversed, Biller Genie gives y","long_answer_sample":"When a customer's payment needs to be cancelled or reversed, Biller Genie gives you two options depending on the state of the transaction: void or refund. The Merchant Portal automatically shows the right option based on where the transaction is in its lifecycle, and void and refund are never available at the same time. This article explains the dif","language_id":1,"id":3821032,"last_published_date":"July 27th, 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's payment needs cancelled reversed, biller genie gives two options depending state transaction void refund. merchant portal automatically shows right option based lifecycle, refund never available time. article explains difference, available, customer experiences. short version = cancel settled. money moved yet; authorization dropped. instant, fees apply. return 3 5 business days back cardholder's card (or roughly window ach). credit \u0026amp; stored moment processing daily batch closes processor (typically end-of-day). close, enters settlement. settlement flight, neither — greyed portal. settled, becomes available. ach gateway submitted file federal reserve. originating (after submission, settlement), sees pending charge falls statement, usually same-day, sometimes within 24 hours bank. funds actually moved. bank days. open action button whichever now (in red) pre-batch-close transactions, settled transactions. click it, confirm, done. step-by-step walkthroughs (full partial) bulk refunds voids use automatic reconciliation active account, behave differently books appear batch. voided settlement, part journal entry. amounts show grid’s column visibility only. ride inside reverses money, flows day’s refund-heavy day entry simply flips direction, sweep account still zeroes out. readiness stays disabled sweep, item mappings set synced. see check details. faqs paid wants pay personal card. showing. instant fees. (which takes days). either way, run new away. will charged no. drop apply side. happen original stick. fast released immediately processor. reflects same-day; banks take hours. flight yet longer completes card; ach, depends fed cycle), become can whole transaction. need amount, partial (only settlement). sync behavior accounting software automatically. quickbooks online, create receipt. desktop (via magiccarpet), memo plus (the standard way recording refund). cases, corresponding sales receipt reopen associated invoices. books, payment. v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. related articles chart accounts mapping understanding","name":"Voids vs Refunds: When to Use Each","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"voids-vs-refunds","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/voids-vs-refunds?from_search=236871599","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer's payment needs cancelled reversed, biller genie gives two options depending state transaction void refund. merchant portal automatically shows right option based lifecycle, refund never available time. article explains difference, available, customer experiences. short version = cancel settled. money moved yet; authorization dropped. instant, fees apply. return 3 5 business days back cardholder's card (or roughly window ach). credit \u0026amp; stored moment processing daily batch closes processor (typically end-of-day). close, enters settlement. settlement flight, neither — greyed portal. settled, becomes available. ach gateway submitted file federal reserve. originating (after submission, settlement), sees pending charge falls statement, usually same-day, sometimes within 24 hours bank. funds actually moved. bank days. open action button whichever now (in red) pre-batch-close transactions, settled transactions. click it, confirm, done. step-by-step walkthroughs (full partial) bulk refunds voids use automatic reconciliation active account, behave differently books appear batch. voided settlement, part journal entry. amounts show grid’s column visibility only. ride inside reverses money, flows day’s refund-heavy day entry simply flips direction, sweep account still zeroes out. readiness stays disabled sweep, item mappings set synced. see check details. faqs paid wants pay personal card. showing. instant fees. (which takes days). either way, run new away. will charged no. drop apply side. happen original stick. fast released immediately processor. reflects same-day; banks take hours. flight yet longer completes card; ach, depends fed cycle), become can whole transaction. need amount, partial (only settlement). sync behavior accounting software automatically. quickbooks online, create receipt. desktop (via magiccarpet), memo plus (the standard way recording refund). cases, corresponding sales receipt reopen associated invoices. books, payment. v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. related articles chart accounts mapping understanding","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-19T18:38:41.000Z","tag_names":["abr","automatic batch reconciliation","batch reconciliation","credit memo","full refund","partial refund","refund a payment","refund button disabled","refunding","refund readiness","refund receipt","reimbursement"],"answer_sample":"This article walks through refunding a payment in Biller Genie. You can issue ful","long_answer_sample":"This article walks through refunding a payment in Biller Genie. You can issue full refunds or partial refunds on Credit Card, Stored Card, and ACH transactions, and the refund automatically syncs back to your accounting software — as a refund receipt in QuickBooks Online, or as a credit memo against the customer plus a check that funds the credit me","language_id":1,"id":3821033,"last_published_date":"July 27th, 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 refunding payment biller genie. can issue full refunds partial credit card, stored ach transactions, refund automatically syncs back accounting software — receipt quickbooks online, memo customer plus check funds (the standard desktop way recording refund) (via magiccarpet). start available transaction settled. same-day yet submitted federal reserve ach, might able void instead voids instant incur fees. see vs use timing breakdown. readiness (automatic batch reconciliation) automatic reconciliation active type, genie checks books ready lets button stays disabled sweep account, settlement item mappings set synced. shows tooltip required accounts items must configured synced processing refund. allows properly sync software. manage settings link shown jump straight mapping screen, setting abr account balances. place synced, enables own. issuing merchant portal, open want click button. modal opens, defaulted instead, toggle enter amount. refunds, choose technology fees handled inclusive gets amount (you absorb fee). exclusive principal back; fee stays. review confirm. will return original method 3 5 business days. multiple transaction. cumulative total equal payment, fully refunded possible it. bulk paid invoices one transaction, single action. walkthrough. happens completes, creates matching record online created online. split line items, credited originally came (proper gaap accounting). tax amounts flow authority. id written description field cross-reference. invoice, invoice reopens. magiccarpet) applied invoice. (quickbooks refund-receipt concept, serves role.) follow gaap-correct description. delete corresponding (which support voiding records) reopen associated invoices. chart tool controls writes to. correctly, just appears right places manual needed. ride inside daily batch. refund-heavy day negative; journal entry simply flips direction (money moves bank account) still returns zero. nothing extra do, counted history grid. different voided never settles, money v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, need upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. late charge charges directly removing connected next software, removed automatically. applies yet. treated like duplicate accidental occasionally ends charged twice common causes double-click pay (or you) clicked slow gateway response flight. clicks produced charge. retry timeout first attempt timed side, actually succeeded gateway. follow-up resulted second + autopay collision run scheduled date, ran. identify duplicates, transactions report look two day. typically show approved. fix following above. recent gateways generally capture reliably. faqs process refund, partial, technology-fee handling, part card yes. integrations. work whether includes not. = eat fee, back. back, correctly prorates fee. long take customer's days cards, depending issuer. similar window settlement. showing quickbooks. appear within minutes. magiccarpet, cycle. v3, upgrade-path note below. default behavior push gaap). failover matched usually modified deleted related articles understanding balances","name":"How to Refund a Payment (Full or Partial)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"refund-a-payment","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/refund-a-payment?from_search=236871599","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"article walks refunding payment biller genie. can issue full refunds partial credit card, stored ach transactions, refund automatically syncs back accounting software — receipt quickbooks online, memo customer plus check funds (the standard desktop way recording refund) (via magiccarpet). start available transaction settled. same-day yet submitted federal reserve ach, might able void instead voids instant incur fees. see vs use timing breakdown. readiness (automatic batch reconciliation) automatic reconciliation active type, genie checks books ready lets button stays disabled sweep account, settlement item mappings set synced. shows tooltip required accounts items must configured synced processing refund. allows properly sync software. manage settings link shown jump straight mapping screen, setting abr account balances. place synced, enables own. issuing merchant portal, open want click button. modal opens, defaulted instead, toggle enter amount. refunds, choose technology fees handled inclusive gets amount (you absorb fee). exclusive principal back; fee stays. review confirm. will return original method 3 5 business days. multiple transaction. cumulative total equal payment, fully refunded possible it. bulk paid invoices one transaction, single action. walkthrough. happens completes, creates matching record online created online. split line items, credited originally came (proper gaap accounting). tax amounts flow authority. id written description field cross-reference. invoice, invoice reopens. magiccarpet) applied invoice. (quickbooks refund-receipt concept, serves role.) follow gaap-correct description. delete corresponding (which support voiding records) reopen associated invoices. chart tool controls writes to. correctly, just appears right places manual needed. ride inside daily batch. refund-heavy day negative; journal entry simply flips direction (money moves bank account) still returns zero. nothing extra do, counted history grid. different voided never settles, money v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, need upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. late charge charges directly removing connected next software, removed automatically. applies yet. treated like duplicate accidental occasionally ends charged twice common causes double-click pay (or you) clicked slow gateway response flight. clicks produced charge. retry timeout first attempt timed side, actually succeeded gateway. follow-up resulted second + autopay collision run scheduled date, ran. identify duplicates, transactions report look two day. typically show approved. fix following above. recent gateways generally capture reliably. faqs process refund, partial, technology-fee handling, part card yes. integrations. work whether includes not. = eat fee, back. back, correctly prorates fee. long take customer's days cards, depending issuer. similar window settlement. showing quickbooks. appear within minutes. magiccarpet, cycle. v3, upgrade-path note below. default behavior push gaap). failover matched usually modified deleted related articles understanding balances","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}}]