[{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-06-20T01:27:45.919Z","tag_names":["unit price","discount"],"answer_sample":"If you use a percentage-based discount on an invoice that syncs from QuickBooks D","long_answer_sample":"If you use a percentage-based discount on an invoice that syncs from QuickBooks Desktop, the discount line on your Biller Genie invoice may show a blank Quantity and Unit Price. This is expected. Your invoice total is still correct and the discount is still applied. Here is why it happens and two ways to display the discount amount. What you will se","language_id":1,"id":3853792,"last_published_date":"June 20th, 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":"use percentage-based discount invoice syncs quickbooks desktop, line biller genie may show blank quantity unit price. expected. total still correct applied. happens two ways display amount. will see percentage desktop shows amount subtracted total. fixed (flat-dollar) displays price column normal. online (either type) appears single totals rather line, always displays. can look sends calculated dollar amount, without line. values provides, columns empty applied options. option 1 turn go control panel open defaults. save settings. discount's now appear 2 fixed-dollar set (flat) instead percentage. discounts automatically. good know correct, whether detail differs. related articles supported accounting-software integrations outbound sync queue late fees technology moving new computer (magiccarpet)","name":"Why a Percentage Discount From QuickBooks May Not Show a Unit Price","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"quickbooks-percentage-discount-line-display","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/quickbooks-percentage-discount-line-display?from_search=235634670","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"use percentage-based discount invoice syncs quickbooks desktop, line biller genie may show blank quantity unit price. expected. total still correct applied. happens two ways display amount. will see percentage desktop shows amount subtracted total. fixed (flat-dollar) displays price column normal. online (either type) appears single totals rather line, always displays. can look sends calculated dollar amount, without line. values provides, columns empty applied options. option 1 turn go control panel open defaults. save settings. discount's now appear 2 fixed-dollar set (flat) instead percentage. discounts automatically. good know correct, whether detail differs. related articles supported accounting-software integrations outbound sync queue late fees technology moving new computer (magiccarpet)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-10-23T19:32:18.000Z","tag_names":["managing items","biller genie items","item catalog","item sync","bidirectional item sync","create item biller genie","item taxable","item is active","item unit price","no item import","qbo item sync","xero item sync"],"answer_sample":"Items are the building blocks of every invoice — each line on an invoice referenc","long_answer_sample":"Items are the building blocks of every invoice — each line on an invoice references an item (a product, service, or fee) with a name, description, price, and taxable flag. Biller Genie keeps your items in sync with your accounting software so the same item catalog drives invoicing in both places. This article covers how items work in Biller Genie: h","language_id":1,"id":2256381,"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":"items building blocks every invoice — line references item (a product, service, fee) name, description, price, taxable flag. biller genie keeps sync accounting software catalog drives invoicing places. article covers work sync, create one locally, small set fields can edit. bidirectionally connected quickbooks online, desktop, xero, round-trip directions qbo/qbd/xero list pulled first kept up-to-date thereafter. back pushed show too. result manage either system whichever convenient stay sync. live open main menu. grid lists columns taxable, active status. click name edit it; add new upper right one. creating item. fill (must unique within account). description appears unit price default (can overridden individual invoices). whether subject sales tax. actual tax rate comes software's configuration. toggle hide picker invoices (without deleting it). save. immediately pushes next try existing one, save shows \"duplicate name\" error. editing grid. change need edits cycle. use retroactively updated original description. bulk import csv tool items. load large list, best path (qbo qbd native tools; xero too), let pull afterward. merchant portal support exporting (items \u0026gt; export), useful review migration. important using genie's bulk-load invoices, reference id meaning present (either synced created manually) them. see importing . deactivating instead like customers, expose hard delete generally bad idea used (your will block merge inventory adjustments). pattern off. disappears stays historical invoices. practices keep names short descriptive. \"hourly consulting\" better \"generic service\" team picking dropdown customer reading invoice. needs know. printed invoice; mostly internal picker. correctly per automated tax, flag applies line. wrong = everywhere. customer-specific job. field one-off customizations instead. (under ~100 items) usability. deactivate, delete. invoice, preserves audit trail. related articles tax-exempt customers","name":"Managing Items in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"managing-items-quick-reference-guide","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/managing-items-quick-reference-guide?from_search=235634670","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"items building blocks every invoice — line references item (a product, service, fee) name, description, price, taxable flag. biller genie keeps sync accounting software catalog drives invoicing places. article covers work sync, create one locally, small set fields can edit. bidirectionally connected quickbooks online, desktop, xero, round-trip directions qbo/qbd/xero list pulled first kept up-to-date thereafter. back pushed show too. result manage either system whichever convenient stay sync. live open main menu. grid lists columns taxable, active status. click name edit it; add new upper right one. creating item. fill (must unique within account). description appears unit price default (can overridden individual invoices). whether subject sales tax. actual tax rate comes software's configuration. toggle hide picker invoices (without deleting it). save. immediately pushes next try existing one, save shows \"duplicate name\" error. editing grid. change need edits cycle. use retroactively updated original description. bulk import csv tool items. load large list, best path (qbo qbd native tools; xero too), let pull afterward. merchant portal support exporting (items \u0026gt; export), useful review migration. important using genie's bulk-load invoices, reference id meaning present (either synced created manually) them. see importing . deactivating instead like customers, expose hard delete generally bad idea used (your will block merge inventory adjustments). pattern off. disappears stays historical invoices. practices keep names short descriptive. \"hourly consulting\" better \"generic service\" team picking dropdown customer reading invoice. needs know. printed invoice; mostly internal picker. correctly per automated tax, flag applies line. wrong = everywhere. customer-specific job. field one-off customizations instead. (under ~100 items) usability. deactivate, delete. invoice, preserves audit trail. related articles tax-exempt customers","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=235634670","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":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-31T02:39:02.419Z","tag_names":["2500 qbo","3171 qbd period locked","5010 qbo stale","6070 qbo","6240 qbo deleted","append line item failed","bg late fee item inactive","dequeue line item sync","invoice update sync failed","late fee not synced","outbound sync queue","qbo line item error","reconcile fees biller genie","returned check fee","surcharge not on quickbooks invoice","technology fee not synced","xero validation error"],"answer_sample":"The Outbound Sync Queue covers the same problem space as the Payment Sync Queue —","long_answer_sample":"The Outbound Sync Queue covers the same problem space as the Payment Sync Queue — Biller Genie trying to push changes back to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero) and something going wrong — except this queue is specifically about line items that need to be added to existing invoices. The two most common cases: a","language_id":1,"id":3833022,"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":"outbound sync queue covers problem space payment — biller genie trying push changes back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) something going wrong except specifically line items need added existing invoices. two common cases late fee assessed needs original invoice qbo/xero, technology (surcharge / dual pricing fee) applied time appended. report matters shows side missing software, answer lives. model every row collected append books, error message tells fix. find main menu, click reports \u0026gt; queue. page panels (top) currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. ends genie's manager add-on invoice. appended books reflect it. customer paid credit card surcharging on, surcharge dual-pricing gets item flow back. returned check ach fees rejects, returned-check item. updates biller-genie-local software. note payments (not items) different see . work way cover kinds changes. column id links underlying transaction, invoice, record depending type. deleted invoices, falls plain text. do. example updated 1024 - (or \"sync ...\" side). created entry created. last attempt tried recent still queue, failing repeatedly. desc useful wrong. actions dequeue button rows link removes retry. retries background jobs run schedule online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 minutes web connector running. fixed retry budget gives n attempts qbo keeps retrying long there. one exception fail \"invoice closed\" (code 3171) auto-dequeue 3 retries, assumption period reopened. stale (over 365 days old) get auto-dequeued 900 \"automatically dequeued due age.\" messages fix \"make sure [late fee] active account\" means adds invoices using dedicated bg software's products \u0026amp; services deleted, renamed, set inactive code 2500. open re-activate settings services. \"bg fee\" fee,\" it, toggle on. lists item, right-click edit, uncheck \"item inactive.\" chart accounts inventory items). account/item, status active. re-activating, next cycle picks queued automatically dequeue. \"the contains invalid format quantity unit price (rate) field\" bad math times equal amount, fields format. 6070. fine; accept try update. qbo. look line. whose × match unusual characters. save. up. \"transaction deleted\" \"object found\" add 6240; 3120; valid modification.\" recreate let line, dequeue, recorded appear qbo/xero manually want systems match. auto-dequeues failed retries. \"stale object\" reference\" edited moment 5010. transient. wait cycle. self-resolves. \"closed transaction edited\" locked containing closed. allow modification including adding 6000; 3171. reopen briefly run, re-close specific make historical remains records show (bg assumes period). \"authentication failed\" oauth disconnect connection broken 3200; \"authenticationunsuccessful\" \"forbidden.\" reconnect add-ons. resume \"account 'xyz' code\" (xero only) account maps longer exists renamed. go add-ons review mapping fee. re-select correct xero, save, will heads permanently. never makes onto accounting-software moves panel timeline \"manually page.\" dequeueing right move already. deliberately voided closed permanently disagree invoice's total this). transient errors (stale object, timeout) inactive\" item; clears itself. authentication failures reconnect; anything fully understand contact support@billergenie.com first. can totals tracks higher amount. mostly fine occasional one-off issues become real reconciliation headache happens frequently example, base lots getting deactivated. recommendation weekly. consistently growing sign things attention (1) configuration issue (fee deactivated, tight, integration disconnected), (2) strategy adjustment. related articles marked configure general (email notification) overview integrations","name":"Outbound Sync Queue: When Late Fees and Technology Fees Don’t Sync","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"outbound-sync-queue","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/outbound-sync-queue?from_search=235634670","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"outbound sync queue covers problem space payment — biller genie trying push changes back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) something going wrong except specifically line items need added existing invoices. two common cases late fee assessed needs original invoice qbo/xero, technology (surcharge / dual pricing fee) applied time appended. report matters shows side missing software, answer lives. model every row collected append books, error message tells fix. find main menu, click reports \u0026gt; queue. page panels (top) currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. ends genie's manager add-on invoice. appended books reflect it. customer paid credit card surcharging on, surcharge dual-pricing gets item flow back. returned check ach fees rejects, returned-check item. updates biller-genie-local software. note payments (not items) different see . work way cover kinds changes. column id links underlying transaction, invoice, record depending type. deleted invoices, falls plain text. do. example updated 1024 - (or \"sync ...\" side). created entry created. last attempt tried recent still queue, failing repeatedly. desc useful wrong. actions dequeue button rows link removes retry. retries background jobs run schedule online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 minutes web connector running. fixed retry budget gives n attempts qbo keeps retrying long there. one exception fail \"invoice closed\" (code 3171) auto-dequeue 3 retries, assumption period reopened. stale (over 365 days old) get auto-dequeued 900 \"automatically dequeued due age.\" messages fix \"make sure [late fee] active account\" means adds invoices using dedicated bg software's products \u0026amp; services deleted, renamed, set inactive code 2500. open re-activate settings services. \"bg fee\" fee,\" it, toggle on. lists item, right-click edit, uncheck \"item inactive.\" chart accounts inventory items). account/item, status active. re-activating, next cycle picks queued automatically dequeue. \"the contains invalid format quantity unit price (rate) field\" bad math times equal amount, fields format. 6070. fine; accept try update. qbo. look line. whose × match unusual characters. save. up. \"transaction deleted\" \"object found\" add 6240; 3120; valid modification.\" recreate let line, dequeue, recorded appear qbo/xero manually want systems match. auto-dequeues failed retries. \"stale object\" reference\" edited moment 5010. transient. wait cycle. self-resolves. \"closed transaction edited\" locked containing closed. allow modification including adding 6000; 3171. reopen briefly run, re-close specific make historical remains records show (bg assumes period). \"authentication failed\" oauth disconnect connection broken 3200; \"authenticationunsuccessful\" \"forbidden.\" reconnect add-ons. resume \"account 'xyz' code\" (xero only) account maps longer exists renamed. go add-ons review mapping fee. re-select correct xero, save, will heads permanently. never makes onto accounting-software moves panel timeline \"manually page.\" dequeueing right move already. deliberately voided closed permanently disagree invoice's total this). transient errors (stale object, timeout) inactive\" item; clears itself. authentication failures reconnect; anything fully understand contact support@billergenie.com first. can totals tracks higher amount. mostly fine occasional one-off issues become real reconciliation headache happens frequently example, base lots getting deactivated. recommendation weekly. consistently growing sign things attention (1) configuration issue (fee deactivated, tight, integration disconnected), (2) strategy adjustment. related articles marked configure general (email notification) overview integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}}]