[{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T15:30:47.000Z","tag_names":["xero sync","connect xero","xero integration","xero oauth","biller genie xero","xero standard advisor","xero connection","xero troubleshooting","xero authentication unsuccessful","xero invoice errors","xero default payment account","enable payments to this account","xero clearing account","xero payment account","xero bank reconciliation","reconcile xero payments","batch deposits xero","match deposits in xero","reconcile biller genie payments"],"answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to Xero links the two systems through Xero's secure OAuth","long_answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to Xero links the two systems through Xero's secure OAuth authorization flow. Once connected, your customers and invoices stay in sync between the two systems with no manual reconciliation. This article walks through the connection, what happens during the first sync, how to manage the connection day-to-day, and how to troubl","language_id":1,"id":1956641,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"connecting biller genie xero links two systems xero's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers invoices stay sync manual reconciliation. article walks connection, happens first sync, manage connection day-to-day, troubleshoot common errors. start sign merchant portal admin user. access user account standard advisor permissions organization want sync. roles (invoice only, read only) permission authorize genie. connects becomes \"owner\" integration — later removed xero, breaks different reconnect. decide connect multiple organizations one login, choose right authorization. need refunds, sales receipts, automatic batch reconciliation feature parity quickbooks online inside abr (automatic reconciliation), bill parent, features unavailable connected xero. using know exactly supported isn't. portal, click add-ons marketplace. select accounting software category tile (or search \"xero\"). install. redirects page. connect. review requesting (read write contacts, invoices, accounts, items, payments), allow access. returns finishes, see confirmation add-on page data will available throughout portal. pulls order chart accounts revenue, expense, bank, plus types active/archived status. system items creates line needs late fees, technology refunds (if exist already). contacts (customers) active archived including bill-to ship-to addresses, email, phone, contact groups (which map customer genie). open authorised sync; subsequent syncs tracks paid, voided, deleted invoices. fees applies configured outstanding mapped segmentation. api rate-limited 60 requests per minute, paces second requests. typical hundred takes 1 3 minutes. larger company files take proportionally longer. settings anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing background off. on, webhooks near-real-time polling fallback runs midnight, 5 am, 11 6 pm utc. turning pauses updates systems. default payment set deposits collected payments. can sales, current asset, income \"enable payments account\" turned (many businesses use dedicated clearing this). without enabled, prompt enable try again. note bank appear list, support enabling saved default. recorded match later; \"reconciling deposits\" below. commodity code unspsc synced retention interval controls often reminds unsynced data. reconciling records collects individual applied invoice posted account. processor funds batches, deposit statement usually covers several create integration), matching screen. makes quick asset named something like \"biller clearing\" genie, (see above). every posts marked paid. appears feed, reconcile screen, tab deducts paying out, add details split transaction full amount coded account, negative expense (your accountant confirm use). reconciled, balance zero. leftover means reached yet, matched. help numbers carries processor's reference (with suffix cc ach), trace single batch. void reopens, voided never linger refresher screen itself, central . managing lets view third-party app within organization. navigation, \u0026gt; apps alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions disconnecting go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. existing stays genie; new occur reconnecting originally \"owns\" connection. organization, loses authentication failing error calling getaccounts {\"type\"null,\"title\"\"forbidden\",\"status\"403,\"detail\"\"authenticationunsuccessful\"} fix it, reconnect log troubleshooting errors \"invoice # must unique\" number exists export duplicate number. options change longer conflicts. delete update starting conflict regenerate invoice. \"the discount rate '0.00' invalid\" contains item value. accept rejects export. resolve re-invoice item. discounts another way (using field line, positive nets correctly). \"to fields paid item, supply lineitemid\" occurs re-sync exported updated integration. remove unpaid, alternatively, make necessary changes manually token expired \"authentication unsuccessful\" tokens expire periodically; normally refreshes automatically. refresh fails (typically revoked permissions), breaks. \"reconnecting removed\" section above. pick recent (near-real-time) four times day. webhook missed reason, scheduled catches it. now force immediate frequently asked questions anything authorizes behalf. customers, going forward, writes (mostly fee additions) back data-flow details. selected wrong switch steps above, authorization, let login. sure selecting correct clicking stopped working check three checks (1) still showing (2) setting (3) recently yes, no. time. vice versa), first, now-disconnected system. related articles global defaults","name":"How to Connect Xero","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"syncing-with-xero","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/syncing-with-xero?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"connecting biller genie xero links two systems xero's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers invoices stay sync manual reconciliation. article walks connection, happens first sync, manage connection day-to-day, troubleshoot common errors. start sign merchant portal admin user. access user account standard advisor permissions organization want sync. roles (invoice only, read only) permission authorize genie. connects becomes \"owner\" integration — later removed xero, breaks different reconnect. decide connect multiple organizations one login, choose right authorization. need refunds, sales receipts, automatic batch reconciliation feature parity quickbooks online inside abr (automatic reconciliation), bill parent, features unavailable connected xero. using know exactly supported isn't. portal, click add-ons marketplace. select accounting software category tile (or search \"xero\"). install. redirects page. connect. review requesting (read write contacts, invoices, accounts, items, payments), allow access. returns finishes, see confirmation add-on page data will available throughout portal. pulls order chart accounts revenue, expense, bank, plus types active/archived status. system items creates line needs late fees, technology refunds (if exist already). contacts (customers) active archived including bill-to ship-to addresses, email, phone, contact groups (which map customer genie). open authorised sync; subsequent syncs tracks paid, voided, deleted invoices. fees applies configured outstanding mapped segmentation. api rate-limited 60 requests per minute, paces second requests. typical hundred takes 1 3 minutes. larger company files take proportionally longer. settings anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing background off. on, webhooks near-real-time polling fallback runs midnight, 5 am, 11 6 pm utc. turning pauses updates systems. default payment set deposits collected payments. can sales, current asset, income \"enable payments account\" turned (many businesses use dedicated clearing this). without enabled, prompt enable try again. note bank appear list, support enabling saved default. recorded match later; \"reconciling deposits\" below. commodity code unspsc synced retention interval controls often reminds unsynced data. reconciling records collects individual applied invoice posted account. processor funds batches, deposit statement usually covers several create integration), matching screen. makes quick asset named something like \"biller clearing\" genie, (see above). every posts marked paid. appears feed, reconcile screen, tab deducts paying out, add details split transaction full amount coded account, negative expense (your accountant confirm use). reconciled, balance zero. leftover means reached yet, matched. help numbers carries processor's reference (with suffix cc ach), trace single batch. void reopens, voided never linger refresher screen itself, central . managing lets view third-party app within organization. navigation, \u0026gt; apps alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions disconnecting go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. existing stays genie; new occur reconnecting originally \"owns\" connection. organization, loses authentication failing error calling getaccounts {\"type\"null,\"title\"\"forbidden\",\"status\"403,\"detail\"\"authenticationunsuccessful\"} fix it, reconnect log troubleshooting errors \"invoice # must unique\" number exists export duplicate number. options change longer conflicts. delete update starting conflict regenerate invoice. \"the discount rate '0.00' invalid\" contains item value. accept rejects export. resolve re-invoice item. discounts another way (using field line, positive nets correctly). \"to fields paid item, supply lineitemid\" occurs re-sync exported updated integration. remove unpaid, alternatively, make necessary changes manually token expired \"authentication unsuccessful\" tokens expire periodically; normally refreshes automatically. refresh fails (typically revoked permissions), breaks. \"reconnecting removed\" section above. pick recent (near-real-time) four times day. webhook missed reason, scheduled catches it. now force immediate frequently asked questions anything authorizes behalf. customers, going forward, writes (mostly fee additions) back data-flow details. selected wrong switch steps above, authorization, let login. sure selecting correct clicking stopped working check three checks (1) still showing (2) setting (3) recently yes, no. time. vice versa), first, now-disconnected system. related articles global defaults","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-19T18:38:43.000Z","tag_names":["chart of accounts","coa mapping","biller genie chart of accounts","sales account mapping","late fee account","sweep account mapping","undeposited funds account","system items","convenience fee","surcharge mapping","qbo chart of accounts","qbd chart of accounts","red green sync indicator","remap accounts","override account mapping","account balance","balance column","current balance","sweep account balance","account balance in biller genie","open in quickbooks","negative balance","balance not zero"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie connects to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online or QuickBook","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie connects to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop via MagicCarpet ) using a Chart of Accounts mapping that controls where invoices, refunds, technology fees, and customer payments get posted. Most merchants are happy with the seeded defaults — Biller Genie sets them up automatically on first sync — but you ca","language_id":1,"id":3821036,"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 connects accounting software (quickbooks online quickbooks desktop via magiccarpet ) using chart accounts mapping controls invoices, refunds, technology fees, customer payments get posted. merchants happy seeded defaults — sets automatically first sync can override items accounts. article walks tool lives, indicators mean, customize. find lives inside accounting-software section merchant portal add-ons \u0026gt; refreshed ui groups everything two sections (the line writes invoices) destination post to). moved abr page remember setting account mappings automatic batch reconciliation page, live anymore. now part add-on directly. existing carried new location nothing reset. status indicator means (green vs red) item shows current green = synced. exists software, correctly linked. red (\"not synced\") waiting broken. either created recently synced yet, issue (for example, linked deleted software). just made change, normal moment usually flips next sync. persistent needs attention. open question re-point valid account. seeing balances mapped balance, pulled balance appears small colored pill account, info icon beside last updated blue positive balance. grey zero. orange negative. especially useful sweep return zero day's posts, quick glance confirms flowing should. sub-accounts show too. use online, will see external link click directly online. seeds connect creates set somewhere data produces. none collide added alongside whatever have. name type origin late fee service creation used late-fee charge invoice. covers checkout dual pricing flavor fees). user-facing label customized fees settings. refund failover receipts credit memos gaap-style per-account split applied. posts configured income surcharge (name locked) surcharging enabled. auto-enforced every match reseller's name. renaming permanent effect corrects back required regulations customer-facing receipt. third party transaction records captured outside collected person, transactions run gateway-direct) stays consistent. bg sales default items. point rather land books. expense map amounts used. unmapped; overridden dedicated contra-revenue undeposited funds (specific type) it; looks intermediate stage deposits reconciling bank feed. type, break mapping. must quickbooks's canonical generic bank-type substituted. cc installed activated card ach idea deposits. check (rdc c21). apm alternative payment method (paypal, etc.). instead overridable. want genie's \"late income\" one tool, pick dropdown software's accounts, save. remembers choice uses future common reason visit redirect structure bookkeeper maintains. delete to, detects missing attempt surfaces synced\"). need depended runs cleanly again. silently re-create software. intentional make changes behind back. vanishes, fix choose target. staging place deposited bank. pays invoice, lands funds; deposit (or journal entry, it) sweeps native equivalent. renamed localized still resolves correctly. recent improvement older logic relied broke it. durable renames. different cash-on-hand like pairing designed work together. segregated per (credit card, ach, check, apm). type-specific day end, single entry matches net landing feed's auto-match feature (in online) ties automatically, eliminating manual deposit-record work. without abr, reconcile manually \"record deposits\" workflow. recording feeds comparison. frequently asked questions accounting-software-specific portal. merchants, go desktop. previously lived page; longer hosts showing \"not synced.\" newly runs. cycle, pointing deleted, renamed, never created. target; clear ones yes. remembered invoice deposit. paid invoices entry) moves standard practice xero. things look refactor, cause issues. issues rename, double-check confirm lookup resolved row verify right install . enabled, one-to-one bank-feed transaction. manually. normally returns shortly settling normal. keeps growing, negative entries expect. pointed contact support correct v3 integration. mostly yes, bi-directional void available qbdv3. functionality, upgrade (qbdv4). works qbdv3 magiccarpet; differences around gets happens. reach subscriber success email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com help migrating magiccarpet. related articles understanding voids refunds (full partial)","name":"Chart of Accounts: Mapping Your Accounts in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"chart-of-accounts-mapping","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/chart-of-accounts-mapping?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie connects accounting software (quickbooks online quickbooks desktop via magiccarpet ) using chart accounts mapping controls invoices, refunds, technology fees, customer payments get posted. merchants happy seeded defaults — sets automatically first sync can override items accounts. article walks tool lives, indicators mean, customize. find lives inside accounting-software section merchant portal add-ons \u0026gt; refreshed ui groups everything two sections (the line writes invoices) destination post to). moved abr page remember setting account mappings automatic batch reconciliation page, live anymore. now part add-on directly. existing carried new location nothing reset. status indicator means (green vs red) item shows current green = synced. exists software, correctly linked. red (\"not synced\") waiting broken. either created recently synced yet, issue (for example, linked deleted software). just made change, normal moment usually flips next sync. persistent needs attention. open question re-point valid account. seeing balances mapped balance, pulled balance appears small colored pill account, info icon beside last updated blue positive balance. grey zero. orange negative. especially useful sweep return zero day's posts, quick glance confirms flowing should. sub-accounts show too. use online, will see external link click directly online. seeds connect creates set somewhere data produces. none collide added alongside whatever have. name type origin late fee service creation used late-fee charge invoice. covers checkout dual pricing flavor fees). user-facing label customized fees settings. refund failover receipts credit memos gaap-style per-account split applied. posts configured income surcharge (name locked) surcharging enabled. auto-enforced every match reseller's name. renaming permanent effect corrects back required regulations customer-facing receipt. third party transaction records captured outside collected person, transactions run gateway-direct) stays consistent. bg sales default items. point rather land books. expense map amounts used. unmapped; overridden dedicated contra-revenue undeposited funds (specific type) it; looks intermediate stage deposits reconciling bank feed. type, break mapping. must quickbooks's canonical generic bank-type substituted. cc installed activated card ach idea deposits. check (rdc c21). apm alternative payment method (paypal, etc.). instead overridable. want genie's \"late income\" one tool, pick dropdown software's accounts, save. remembers choice uses future common reason visit redirect structure bookkeeper maintains. delete to, detects missing attempt surfaces synced\"). need depended runs cleanly again. silently re-create software. intentional make changes behind back. vanishes, fix choose target. staging place deposited bank. pays invoice, lands funds; deposit (or journal entry, it) sweeps native equivalent. renamed localized still resolves correctly. recent improvement older logic relied broke it. durable renames. different cash-on-hand like pairing designed work together. segregated per (credit card, ach, check, apm). type-specific day end, single entry matches net landing feed's auto-match feature (in online) ties automatically, eliminating manual deposit-record work. without abr, reconcile manually \"record deposits\" workflow. recording feeds comparison. frequently asked questions accounting-software-specific portal. merchants, go desktop. previously lived page; longer hosts showing \"not synced.\" newly runs. cycle, pointing deleted, renamed, never created. target; clear ones yes. remembered invoice deposit. paid invoices entry) moves standard practice xero. things look refactor, cause issues. issues rename, double-check confirm lookup resolved row verify right install . enabled, one-to-one bank-feed transaction. manually. normally returns shortly settling normal. keeps growing, negative entries expect. pointed contact support correct v3 integration. mostly yes, bi-directional void available qbdv3. functionality, upgrade (qbdv4). works qbdv3 magiccarpet; differences around gets happens. reach subscriber success email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com help migrating magiccarpet. related articles understanding voids refunds (full partial)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:44.601Z","tag_names":["abr","automatic batch reconciliation","batch reconcilation","batch reconciliation","clearing account","daily deposit","merchant fees","quickbooks reconciliation","reconcile deposits","settlement account","settlement sweep","sweep account","undeposited funds"],"answer_sample":"If you accept payments, you know the bookkeeping problem: the money that lands in","long_answer_sample":"If you accept payments, you know the bookkeeping problem: the money that lands in your bank account never looks like the invoices you sent. Deposits arrive in daily batches, processing fees come out on their own schedule, and the occasional chargeback or returned ACH payment pulls money back. Matching all of that to your accounting records by hand i","language_id":1,"id":3893597,"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":"accept payments, know bookkeeping problem money lands bank account never looks like invoices sent. deposits arrive daily batches, processing fees come schedule, occasional chargeback returned ach payment pulls back. matching accounting records hand slow error-prone. automatic batch reconciliation (abr) makes software tell story statement, automatically. works quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet. support xero coming later. finding add-on marketplace life without abr undeposited funds abr, payments sync traditional way funds, (or bookkeeper) manually group match actually hit bank, work hand, reconcile clawbacks yourself. replaces manual matching. money, accounts payable you, grouping happen own. sweep uses simple clearing pattern built around settlement (the \"sweep\"). holding books, real account. represents transit processor bank. recorded, booked sweep. gateway settles posts journal entry moves total everything matched, returns zero. balance return zero signal something needs attention, history screen shows exactly transactions look at. expects (separate settlement) abr's entries assume common processors move money. helps assumptions front deposits. day's deposited either gross (fees billed monthly) net fee (daily discount). models supported natively. monthly separate withdrawal. bills month, withdrawal part batch. deliberately post it; book month-end ordinary expense, always have. instead taken deposit, switch module discount, handles chargebacks cardholder disputes sale, leaves debit, reduction deposit. match. nets deposit instead, see reconciling netted straight normal clawback pattern, them. expect day settle, batches appear module's grid settle date, amount, status. settled becomes one quickbooks, moving batch's mapped show live balances pulled quick glance tells whether cleared. synced means reconciled. voids batch, voided settles. refunds ride inside handled automatically, refund-heavy negative. installing covered credit card reconciliation, recording. reject handling settlement. check processed biller genie. paypal reconciliation. note recording genie only. keeps ledger agreement bank; dispute, represent, arbitrate anything. still manage actual dispute process directly processor. getting started install merchant portal, map activate types want. full walkthrough setting mappings balances. related articles reading transaction linking discount chart mapping accounting-software integrations","name":"Understanding Automatic Batch Reconciliation","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"understanding-automatic-batch-reconciliation","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/understanding-automatic-batch-reconciliation?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"accept payments, know bookkeeping problem money lands bank account never looks like invoices sent. deposits arrive daily batches, processing fees come schedule, occasional chargeback returned ach payment pulls back. matching accounting records hand slow error-prone. automatic batch reconciliation (abr) makes software tell story statement, automatically. works quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet. support xero coming later. finding add-on marketplace life without abr undeposited funds abr, payments sync traditional way funds, (or bookkeeper) manually group match actually hit bank, work hand, reconcile clawbacks yourself. replaces manual matching. money, accounts payable you, grouping happen own. sweep uses simple clearing pattern built around settlement (the \"sweep\"). holding books, real account. represents transit processor bank. recorded, booked sweep. gateway settles posts journal entry moves total everything matched, returns zero. balance return zero signal something needs attention, history screen shows exactly transactions look at. expects (separate settlement) abr's entries assume common processors move money. helps assumptions front deposits. day's deposited either gross (fees billed monthly) net fee (daily discount). models supported natively. monthly separate withdrawal. bills month, withdrawal part batch. deliberately post it; book month-end ordinary expense, always have. instead taken deposit, switch module discount, handles chargebacks cardholder disputes sale, leaves debit, reduction deposit. match. nets deposit instead, see reconciling netted straight normal clawback pattern, them. expect day settle, batches appear module's grid settle date, amount, status. settled becomes one quickbooks, moving batch's mapped show live balances pulled quick glance tells whether cleared. synced means reconciled. voids batch, voided settles. refunds ride inside handled automatically, refund-heavy negative. installing covered credit card reconciliation, recording. reject handling settlement. check processed biller genie. paypal reconciliation. note recording genie only. keeps ledger agreement bank; dispute, represent, arbitrate anything. still manage actual dispute process directly processor. getting started install merchant portal, map activate types want. full walkthrough setting mappings balances. related articles reading transaction linking discount chart mapping accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:13.566Z","tag_names":["customer no longer active","deactivate customer","delete customer biller genie","inactive customer","reactivate customer","remove customer biller genie","send messages to inactive customers","soft delete customer","stop sending reminders one customer","sub-customer auto-flip bill with parent"],"answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situa","long_answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situations — when you're no longer doing business with someone and you want them off your active customer list, out of your reminder runs, and out of your reports going forward. It is not the right tool for \"I just want to stop sending payment reminders on one open invoice\" ","language_id":1,"id":3826908,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","name":"Deactivating a Customer","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-23T21:14:57.000Z","tag_names":["cash flow stage billing","estimate progress invoice","milestone invoicing","one big invoice vs many","partial payments","progress invoices","progress invoicing quickbooks","project invoice","qbo progress invoicing setup","stage billing"],"answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at ","long_answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at framing, 25% at drywall, 25% at completion — you have two ways to structure the receivable: progress invoices (multiple smaller invoices issued as work progresses) or one large invoice with partial payments. This article covers the trade-offs and when each pattern is th","language_id":1,"id":2428271,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","name":"Progress Invoices vs. Partial Payments: Best Practices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:47.465Z","tag_names":["batch history","transaction linking","unlinked transactions","sweep balance","sweep account","third party sales receipt","sync error","pending sync","batch reconciliation","abr","reconcile batches","virtual terminal","hosted payment page"],"answer_sample":"The Batch History screen is the diagnostic heart of Automatic Batch Reconciliatio","long_answer_sample":"The Batch History screen is the diagnostic heart of Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR). It shows every settled batch, lets you expand a batch into its individual transactions, and tells you exactly which transactions to look at when your sweep account does not return to zero. The batch grid Each payment type's module shows its own Batch History gr","language_id":1,"id":3893599,"last_published_date":"August 3rd, 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":"batch history screen diagnostic heart automatic reconciliation (abr). shows every settled batch, lets expand individual transactions, tells exactly transactions look sweep account return zero. grid payment type's module grid. see id settle date gross amount (plus fee net columns credit card merchants daily discount) counts sales refunds status pill, plus confirm action waiting entry statuses move pending (daily discount batches fee) \u0026gt; sync syncing synced, error (red pill) journal post. retries automatically normal cycle. can filter all, sync, error. two quick notes voided payments never appear settles. ride inside day's batch. refund-heavy day total negative; simply flips direction still zeroes out. expanding click transactions. rows matching record biller genie show blue invoice # link opens directly; exists, falls back receipt, transaction itself. gateway txn column older batches. per-transaction detail appears created going forward. installed, supported linking, will expanded. expected, defect. four states, plain language checked independent links gateway's reference match accounting receipt synced quickbooks present missing, gives possible states state means fully linked yes reconciled end end. nothing do. third-party sale originated gateway, genie, carries quickbooks. exists typical causes virtual terminal sale, hosted page detached invoice. swept money, ever offset sweep, amount. unlinked (shown red \"unlinked\"). deposit includes money booked anywhere, leaves negative balance. makes visible glance row carried quickbooks, behind payment-only state. hit zero puts takes sides agree, lands balance single health check grey good. least one recent linked. triage pill orange instead grey. open history, batches, classify suspect using table above. fix gateway. book (or receipt) source. reached resolve example reattaching recording payment, gets offsetting entry. usually fine, actually synced. properly linked, returns ach built genie's funded records, construction. provides detail, enriches display changes linking. details hide none. related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances entries report processing matching, standalone,","name":"Reading Your Batch History: Transaction Linking and Your Sweep Balance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"batch-history-transaction-linking-and-sweep-balance","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/batch-history-transaction-linking-and-sweep-balance?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"batch history screen diagnostic heart automatic reconciliation (abr). shows every settled batch, lets expand individual transactions, tells exactly transactions look sweep account return zero. grid payment type's module grid. see id settle date gross amount (plus fee net columns credit card merchants daily discount) counts sales refunds status pill, plus confirm action waiting entry statuses move pending (daily discount batches fee) \u0026gt; sync syncing synced, error (red pill) journal post. retries automatically normal cycle. can filter all, sync, error. two quick notes voided payments never appear settles. ride inside day's batch. refund-heavy day total negative; simply flips direction still zeroes out. expanding click transactions. rows matching record biller genie show blue invoice # link opens directly; exists, falls back receipt, transaction itself. gateway txn column older batches. per-transaction detail appears created going forward. installed, supported linking, will expanded. expected, defect. four states, plain language checked independent links gateway's reference match accounting receipt synced quickbooks present missing, gives possible states state means fully linked yes reconciled end end. nothing do. third-party sale originated gateway, genie, carries quickbooks. exists typical causes virtual terminal sale, hosted page detached invoice. swept money, ever offset sweep, amount. unlinked (shown red \"unlinked\"). deposit includes money booked anywhere, leaves negative balance. makes visible glance row carried quickbooks, behind payment-only state. hit zero puts takes sides agree, lands balance single health check grey good. least one recent linked. triage pill orange instead grey. open history, batches, classify suspect using table above. fix gateway. book (or receipt) source. reached resolve example reattaching recording payment, gets offsetting entry. usually fine, actually synced. properly linked, returns ach built genie's funded records, construction. provides detail, enriches display changes linking. details hide none. related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances entries report processing matching, standalone,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:46.250Z","tag_names":["abr setup","account balances","account mapping","activate abr","batch reconciliation","chargeback sweep","chart of accounts","last sync","merchant fees account","quickbooks accounts","returned payments","settlement account","sweep account","undeposited funds","abr"],"answer_sample":"Before Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR) can post journal entries, it needs to","long_answer_sample":"Before Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR) can post journal entries, it needs to know which QuickBooks accounts play which role. This article walks through the accounts ABR uses, how to map them, how to read the balance display, and how activation works, including what happens if you have open batches or are upgrading from the earlier version of th","language_id":1,"id":3893598,"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":"automatic batch reconciliation (abr) can post journal entries, needs know quickbooks accounts play role. article walks abr uses, map them, read balance display, activation works, including happens open batches upgrading earlier version add-on. start accounting software must connected online, desktop magiccarpet. payment gateway type (credit card, ach, check) want activate. uses mapped per relevant account settlement sweep clearing account. holds funds transit bank. return zero everything reconciles. current asset real deposit (bank) bank merchant fees expense daily discount fees. required use discount. chargeback credit card only. parks disputed arbitrated. returned payments reject losses recognized; line item used rebill invoices. undeposited one-time entries posted activate deactivate module. existing hard prerequisites activated synced. additionally requires mapping roles assigned chart tool settings. module screen, name blue link, jump straight itself. viewing mappings add-on editing sweep, settlement, links reading display screen shows pill pulled directly grey (zero) zero. synced means reconciled. (positive) positive balance. usually settled yet, transaction attention. orange (negative) negative. often points money arrived without matching record. see history triage steps. hover last sync, time quickbooks. two things balances read-only. biller genie pulls sync never writes back. number account's include sub-accounts. stale, may lag currently shows. deep online merchants, names link quickbooks, register one click. clicking listed opens example opening cc activating toggle. toggle stays disabled recorded yet running amount asks confirm activating. confirmation, entry moves account, starts telling truth day one. later module, reversing remaining reconciliation, tiles appear marketplace, migrate new there. carry review migration way. move switch back, prominent warning asking runs. confirm. shown migrating runs undone related articles understanding linking fee connect magiccarpet","name":"Setting Up ABR: Account Mappings and Balances","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"abr-account-mappings-and-balances","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/abr-account-mappings-and-balances?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"automatic batch reconciliation (abr) can post journal entries, needs know quickbooks accounts play role. article walks abr uses, map them, read balance display, activation works, including happens open batches upgrading earlier version add-on. start accounting software must connected online, desktop magiccarpet. payment gateway type (credit card, ach, check) want activate. uses mapped per relevant account settlement sweep clearing account. holds funds transit bank. return zero everything reconciles. current asset real deposit (bank) bank merchant fees expense daily discount fees. required use discount. chargeback credit card only. parks disputed arbitrated. returned payments reject losses recognized; line item used rebill invoices. undeposited one-time entries posted activate deactivate module. existing hard prerequisites activated synced. additionally requires mapping roles assigned chart tool settings. module screen, name blue link, jump straight itself. viewing mappings add-on editing sweep, settlement, links reading display screen shows pill pulled directly grey (zero) zero. synced means reconciled. (positive) positive balance. usually settled yet, transaction attention. orange (negative) negative. often points money arrived without matching record. see history triage steps. hover last sync, time quickbooks. two things balances read-only. biller genie pulls sync never writes back. number account's include sub-accounts. stale, may lag currently shows. deep online merchants, names link quickbooks, register one click. clicking listed opens example opening cc activating toggle. toggle stays disabled recorded yet running amount asks confirm activating. confirmation, entry moves account, starts telling truth day one. later module, reversing remaining reconciliation, tiles appear marketplace, migrate new there. carry review migration way. move switch back, prominent warning asking runs. confirm. shown migrating runs undone related articles understanding linking fee connect magiccarpet","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-08-03T20:04:14.524Z","tag_names":[],"answer_sample":"When you upgrade from the original Automatic Batch Reconciliation add-on to ABR v","long_answer_sample":"When you upgrade from the original Automatic Batch Reconciliation add-on to ABR v2, Biller Genie checks your Sweep account as part of the upgrade. If it is holding leftover funds from earlier reconciliation activity, the upgrade window shows you the exact amounts and can clean them up for you automatically. This article explains what you will see. I","language_id":1,"id":3904439,"last_published_date":"August 4th, 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":"upgrade original automatic batch reconciliation add-on abr v2, biller genie checks sweep account part upgrade. holding leftover funds earlier activity, window shows exact amounts can clean automatically. article explains will see. applies quickbooks online desktop connections. reads balance live accounting software compares payments genuinely flight. anything left residue old system. amount simple debit credit table, using names, exactly post books moves settlement bank account, start v2 sweep. post, names. (this example short, sweep.) \"zero-out accounts\" toggle default. leave clearing entry posts automatically turn nothing created balances panel disappears, explain. see table always posts, accounts amounts. off, hidden entirely. reach read instantly. connects magic carpet connector, offline offered two choices sync retry connection, enter manually type straight quickbooks. button stays disabled one succeeds, unless case needed. short instead sometimes holds less in-flight payments. \"sweep shortfall\" movement flips difference everything reconciles cleanly. handled toggle. frequently asked questions change past bookkeeping no. backdated. entry, dated time upgrade, confirm. want keep off. handle bookkeeper later. use v3. look different check supports (v4) connector. older connections works before, team help tidy afterward. related articles understanding setting mappings reading history transaction linking","name":"Upgrading from the Original ABR: What Happens to Your Sweep Balance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"upgrading-from-the-original-abr-what-happens-to-your-sweep-balance","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/upgrading-from-the-original-abr-what-happens-to-your-sweep-balance?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"upgrade original automatic batch reconciliation add-on abr v2, biller genie checks sweep account part upgrade. holding leftover funds earlier activity, window shows exact amounts can clean automatically. article explains will see. applies quickbooks online desktop connections. reads balance live accounting software compares payments genuinely flight. anything left residue old system. amount simple debit credit table, using names, exactly post books moves settlement bank account, start v2 sweep. post, names. (this example short, sweep.) \"zero-out accounts\" toggle default. leave clearing entry posts automatically turn nothing created balances panel disappears, explain. see table always posts, accounts amounts. off, hidden entirely. reach read instantly. connects magic carpet connector, offline offered two choices sync retry connection, enter manually type straight quickbooks. button stays disabled one succeeds, unless case needed. short instead sometimes holds less in-flight payments. \"sweep shortfall\" movement flips difference everything reconciles cleanly. handled toggle. frequently asked questions change past bookkeeping no. backdated. entry, dated time upgrade, confirm. want keep off. handle bookkeeper later. use v3. look different check supports (v4) connector. older connections works before, team help tidy afterward. related articles understanding setting mappings reading history transaction linking","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T13:36:45.000Z","tag_names":["record deposits","reconcile bank feed","undeposited funds","qbd record deposits","qbo bank deposit","xero bank reconciliation","automatic batch reconciliation","abr","sweep account","deposit account","daily discount","monthly discount"],"answer_sample":"Recording deposits and reconciling them against your bank feed is two-thirds of c","long_answer_sample":"Recording deposits and reconciling them against your bank feed is two-thirds of closing out an accounting period. The other third — applying customer payments against invoices — is the easy half. The deposit reconciliation half is the one that eats hours of bookkeeper time every month. This article explains what's actually happening when you record ","language_id":1,"id":1957709,"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":"recording deposits reconciling bank feed two-thirds closing accounting period. third — applying customer payments invoices easy half. deposit reconciliation half one eats hours bookkeeper time every month. article explains actually happening record deposit, matters using biller genie, genie's automatic batch (abr) collapses tedious part work nothing. 1 works (the fundamentals) accrual accounting, payment touches books two distinct steps, step requirement recorded invoice sales receipt. pays, mark paid (or create receipt immediate payment). → reconciliation. tells \"this owes less just paid.\" feed. receives money (which usually happens later overnight ach, 1-2 days credit cards), lands statement needs matched payments. \"the cash physically moved customer's ours.\" reconciliations happen close period accurately. skip first customers showing balances owe. second say less) does. undeposited funds account holding register steps sits special called (sometimes \"clearing account,\" \"holding \"till\"). temporary parking spot collected yet cleared bank. typical day business takes mix types looks like software pays $500 credit-card invoice. recorded; moves funds. b $1,200 ach c writes $300 check. day-end balance $2,000 across three different transaction types. point, shows actual arriving. come lump. separate batches type, days, processor fees deducted. begins. intuit's overview quickbooks xero merchants, see central . feeds live near-live) connection software. pushes pulls) deposits, withdrawals, lists \"to review\" inbox inside books. feed, match system knows refer transaction. ai/rules auto-suggest matches, suggestions good data underneath them. bank-feed workflow, manage set rules guides; xero's flow described small tax accuracy. agree bank, filings drift reality. irs care funds; cares says. position visibility. unreconciled hide real cash. think $50k; says $42k; $8k stuck unmatched batches. fraud error detection. discipline catches missed payment, duplicate chargeback recorded. $400 compounds months. audit readiness. lenders, investors, auditors want clean monthly reconciliations. \"we're behind\" answer well. 2 without abr automated tool, you) matching hand. workflow whether desktop, online, xero, anything else screens differ. manual desktop open banking \u0026gt; make depending qbd version). screen list currently sitting funds, mixed cards, checks, manually identify subset belongs recording. hard part. \"ach $1,847.23\" scan list, find day, add up, factor fee, pick right ones sum $1,847.23. check including. click ok. screen, date. save deposit. leave appears register. repeat day. online go + new destination select included save. model little dedicated default. directly lines time. batched (multiple combining single deposit), offers \u0026amp; line multiple amount. still selecting combination split ui. painful volume. merchant 50 transactions per generates couple hundred entries week. picking daily sorting work. fees. card processors often deduct depositing net $1,000 gross $971.50 know recreate math, fee deduction separately. get wrong fails. checks settle schedules. day's might hit five needing match. errors compound. misclassify next too. bookkeepers eventually spend finding mistakes transactions. expensive. businesses pay $30-50/hour week adds thousands dollars year keep aligned 3 add-on deposit-matching automatically. core insight genie exactly expected amount will processed place. can hand pre-matched journal entry mirrors hits software's ai matches sets chart accounts install abr, creates segregated sweep type card, check, alternative-payment-method (apm, paypal) never account. default eight created apm posts individual processes. reconcile bank-type treats liquidity. rename remap mapping tool prefers names. throughout pay. processes appropriate sweep, on. linked normal. end tallies debit account, exact quickbooks' built-in sees scans transactions, finds (same amount, date, description), auto-suggests \"match\" auto-matches via done. $0 close). left exception investigation chargeback, refund sync, payment. non-zero focused open-ended hunt longer sort reconstruct processor-fee math. track days. entries. mixed-type trying figure makes line. exception-spotting superpower abr's always exactly, definition exception. runs \"what's unreconciled\" seconds look balances. scroll hundreds answer. discounting extra \"daily discount\" (deducting rather billing monthly), comes fees, fix discount instead (recommended users), disappears entirely. available magiccarpet. legacy qbdv3 integration feature parity details. invoices. time, moment pays. specifically addresses reconciliation, above. replace bookkeeper. replaces portion review exceptions, classify uncommon close. stop spending rote matching. choosing path processing handful saved low-volume month, fine probably need automation. break-even point somewhere around 30-50 month volume, starts hurt. frequently asked questions use prefer. off, syncs account; deposits. segregated-sweep-account journal-entry pattern. existing turn stay are. affects enabled full sync completed. backlog let take going forward. zero mean means something happened normal common causes chargebacks (a disputed charge pulled back), refunds synced cleanly, settle. investigate exception, phantom. yes. consistent descriptions amounts pair well rules. merchants auto-confirm rule sight, reducing click-to-match zero. customize uses , override seeded choosing. prefer fold numbering scheme. currently. built quickbooks-specific behavior. bank-reconciliation screen. picture. related articles understanding connect magiccarpet","name":"Recording Deposits and Reconciling Bank Feeds","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"record-deposits-in-quickbooks-desktop","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/record-deposits-in-quickbooks-desktop?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"recording deposits reconciling bank feed two-thirds closing accounting period. third — applying customer payments invoices easy half. deposit reconciliation half one eats hours bookkeeper time every month. article explains actually happening record deposit, matters using biller genie, genie's automatic batch (abr) collapses tedious part work nothing. 1 works (the fundamentals) accrual accounting, payment touches books two distinct steps, step requirement recorded invoice sales receipt. pays, mark paid (or create receipt immediate payment). → reconciliation. tells \"this owes less just paid.\" feed. receives money (which usually happens later overnight ach, 1-2 days credit cards), lands statement needs matched payments. \"the cash physically moved customer's ours.\" reconciliations happen close period accurately. skip first customers showing balances owe. second say less) does. undeposited funds account holding register steps sits special called (sometimes \"clearing account,\" \"holding \"till\"). temporary parking spot collected yet cleared bank. typical day business takes mix types looks like software pays $500 credit-card invoice. recorded; moves funds. b $1,200 ach c writes $300 check. day-end balance $2,000 across three different transaction types. point, shows actual arriving. come lump. separate batches type, days, processor fees deducted. begins. intuit's overview quickbooks xero merchants, see central . feeds live near-live) connection software. pushes pulls) deposits, withdrawals, lists \"to review\" inbox inside books. feed, match system knows refer transaction. ai/rules auto-suggest matches, suggestions good data underneath them. bank-feed workflow, manage set rules guides; xero's flow described small tax accuracy. agree bank, filings drift reality. irs care funds; cares says. position visibility. unreconciled hide real cash. think $50k; says $42k; $8k stuck unmatched batches. fraud error detection. discipline catches missed payment, duplicate chargeback recorded. $400 compounds months. audit readiness. lenders, investors, auditors want clean monthly reconciliations. \"we're behind\" answer well. 2 without abr automated tool, you) matching hand. workflow whether desktop, online, xero, anything else screens differ. manual desktop open banking \u0026gt; make depending qbd version). screen list currently sitting funds, mixed cards, checks, manually identify subset belongs recording. hard part. \"ach $1,847.23\" scan list, find day, add up, factor fee, pick right ones sum $1,847.23. check including. click ok. screen, date. save deposit. leave appears register. repeat day. online go + new destination select included save. model little dedicated default. directly lines time. batched (multiple combining single deposit), offers \u0026amp; line multiple amount. still selecting combination split ui. painful volume. merchant 50 transactions per generates couple hundred entries week. picking daily sorting work. fees. card processors often deduct depositing net $1,000 gross $971.50 know recreate math, fee deduction separately. get wrong fails. checks settle schedules. day's might hit five needing match. errors compound. misclassify next too. bookkeepers eventually spend finding mistakes transactions. expensive. businesses pay $30-50/hour week adds thousands dollars year keep aligned 3 add-on deposit-matching automatically. core insight genie exactly expected amount will processed place. can hand pre-matched journal entry mirrors hits software's ai matches sets chart accounts install abr, creates segregated sweep type card, check, alternative-payment-method (apm, paypal) never account. default eight created apm posts individual processes. reconcile bank-type treats liquidity. rename remap mapping tool prefers names. throughout pay. processes appropriate sweep, on. linked normal. end tallies debit account, exact quickbooks' built-in sees scans transactions, finds (same amount, date, description), auto-suggests \"match\" auto-matches via done. $0 close). left exception investigation chargeback, refund sync, payment. non-zero focused open-ended hunt longer sort reconstruct processor-fee math. track days. entries. mixed-type trying figure makes line. exception-spotting superpower abr's always exactly, definition exception. runs \"what's unreconciled\" seconds look balances. scroll hundreds answer. discounting extra \"daily discount\" (deducting rather billing monthly), comes fees, fix discount instead (recommended users), disappears entirely. available magiccarpet. legacy qbdv3 integration feature parity details. invoices. time, moment pays. specifically addresses reconciliation, above. replace bookkeeper. replaces portion review exceptions, classify uncommon close. stop spending rote matching. choosing path processing handful saved low-volume month, fine probably need automation. break-even point somewhere around 30-50 month volume, starts hurt. frequently asked questions use prefer. off, syncs account; deposits. segregated-sweep-account journal-entry pattern. existing turn stay are. affects enabled full sync completed. backlog let take going forward. zero mean means something happened normal common causes chargebacks (a disputed charge pulled back), refunds synced cleanly, settle. investigate exception, phantom. yes. consistent descriptions amounts pair well rules. merchants auto-confirm rule sight, reducing click-to-match zero. customize uses , override seeded choosing. prefer fold numbering scheme. currently. built quickbooks-specific behavior. bank-reconciliation screen. picture. related articles understanding connect magiccarpet","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:50.765Z","tag_names":["abr","ach clawback","ach reject","ach rejects","ach return","bank return","batch reconciliation","e-check return","nsf","post settlement return","rebill invoice","returned payment","write off","net settlement","netted from deposit","returned payment deducted from deposit","sweep off by returned amount"],"answer_sample":"ACH is a trust-then-verify network. A payment can be reported settled and funded,","long_answer_sample":"ACH is a trust-then-verify network. A payment can be reported settled and funded, and then bounce up to 60 days later under the banking network's return rules, for reasons like a closed account or a customer-disputed debit. When that happens, the bank pulls the money straight back out of your bank account. The ACH reject feature in Automatic Batch R","language_id":1,"id":3893602,"last_published_date":"August 14th, 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":"ach trust-then-verify network. payment can reported settled funded, bounce 60 days later banking network's return rules, reasons like closed account customer-disputed debit. happens, bank pulls money straight back account. reject feature automatic batch reconciliation (abr) records clawback correctly quickbooks and, want, rebills customer. bookkeeping only. recording biller genie keeps ledger agreement bank; moves, nothing sent gateway. follow-up happens processor bank. covers payments returned funded. separate pre-funding rejects, rejected ever marked paid, transactions report always listed. codes themselves, see credit card codes. rejects reach experience depends gateway automatically, almost every learns post-settlement returns surfaces you, usually within day learning it. appears post-funding panel own; choose outcome. detection looks days, matching window. transaction page. statement tells came back, open genie. settled, button record it, confirms click. appears. small number gateways confirm reliably enough act notifies transaction, adjustment directly accounting software. contact tell whether one them. however reaches follows identical. active, top report. work queue still need action row shows detected date, customer, amount, id, invoice, resolve action. bulk single full amount payment, regular rejected-transactions grid sits panel. choosing opens write rebill invoice choices described below. resolved, leaves list actioned again; export csv history. required accounts items mapped synced yet, buttons disabled, link settings finish setup. panel's window options supported gateways, transaction's detail page button, stays resolved. abr's module must active mapped. yet returned, clicking warning disabled refresh page; try reflects return. never reliably, shown outcome vs modal gives two options. ask \"are sure\" continuing, decision final. off. accept loss close out. journal entry moves invoice. collect again. reversed new created entries sync software next sync. option confirming touch sweep account; comes account, mirror that. debits credits settlement (bank) books match bank's withdrawal. posts, followed using item. syncs normal connected ready pay (checking) removing original funds corresponding memo noting due customer taken deposit processors withdraw separately. instead, deduct future deposit, netting pattern reconciling chargebacks netted deposit. works, posted assume withdrawal, predictable way holds leftover balance equal withdrawal separately occurred fix debit / (your account) online steps click + \u0026gt; entry. line 1 enter column. 2 add \"ach deposit\", save. desktop note desktop, make company menu general memo. applies reject, exactly amount. signature zero related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances","name":"Handling ACH Rejects After Settlement","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"handling-ach-rejects-after-settlement","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/handling-ach-rejects-after-settlement?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"ach trust-then-verify network. payment can reported settled funded, bounce 60 days later banking network's return rules, reasons like closed account customer-disputed debit. happens, bank pulls money straight back account. reject feature automatic batch reconciliation (abr) records clawback correctly quickbooks and, want, rebills customer. bookkeeping only. recording biller genie keeps ledger agreement bank; moves, nothing sent gateway. follow-up happens processor bank. covers payments returned funded. separate pre-funding rejects, rejected ever marked paid, transactions report always listed. codes themselves, see credit card codes. rejects reach experience depends gateway automatically, almost every learns post-settlement returns surfaces you, usually within day learning it. appears post-funding panel own; choose outcome. detection looks days, matching window. transaction page. statement tells came back, open genie. settled, button record it, confirms click. appears. small number gateways confirm reliably enough act notifies transaction, adjustment directly accounting software. contact tell whether one them. however reaches follows identical. active, top report. work queue still need action row shows detected date, customer, amount, id, invoice, resolve action. bulk single full amount payment, regular rejected-transactions grid sits panel. choosing opens write rebill invoice choices described below. resolved, leaves list actioned again; export csv history. required accounts items mapped synced yet, buttons disabled, link settings finish setup. panel's window options supported gateways, transaction's detail page button, stays resolved. abr's module must active mapped. yet returned, clicking warning disabled refresh page; try reflects return. never reliably, shown outcome vs modal gives two options. ask \"are sure\" continuing, decision final. off. accept loss close out. journal entry moves invoice. collect again. reversed new created entries sync software next sync. option confirming touch sweep account; comes account, mirror that. debits credits settlement (bank) books match bank's withdrawal. posts, followed using item. syncs normal connected ready pay (checking) removing original funds corresponding memo noting due customer taken deposit processors withdraw separately. instead, deduct future deposit, netting pattern reconciling chargebacks netted deposit. works, posted assume withdrawal, predictable way holds leftover balance equal withdrawal separately occurred fix debit / (your account) online steps click + \u0026gt; entry. line 1 enter column. 2 add \"ach deposit\", save. desktop note desktop, make company menu general memo. applies reject, exactly amount. signature zero related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:51.582Z","tag_names":["abr","bank reconciliation","batch reconciliation","charge back","chargeback","combined settlement","deposit does not match","manual journal entry","netted deposit","quickbooks journal entry","settlement account","short deposit","sweep account","net settlement","ach return netted"],"answer_sample":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR) assumes the standard settlement model: when ","long_answer_sample":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR) assumes the standard settlement model: when a cardholder disputes a sale, your processor withdraws the chargeback amount from your bank account as its own separate debit. Some processors work differently and take the chargeback out of your daily deposit instead, so on a day with a chargeback, the deposit that rea","language_id":1,"id":3893603,"last_published_date":"August 14th, 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":"automatic batch reconciliation (abr) assumes standard settlement model cardholder disputes sale, processor withdraws chargeback amount bank account separate debit. processors work differently take daily deposit instead, day chargeback, reaches smaller total. article merchants second group. symptom days actual abr recorded, sweep may hold leftover balance. bookkeeping only. everything page keeping ledger agreement bank. recording biller genie dispute arbitrate anything; still manage payment processor. first choice ask best fix configuration, bookkeeping. partner whether merchant can configured chargebacks drawn separately instead combined batch. support this. settle separately, abr's matches reality exactly reconciles natively, manual work. possible journal entry change keep books straight one small per accounting software. moves accounts recorded real net clears debit / credit (your account) post dated affected settled, memo like \"chargeback netted deposit, invoice #…\" easy trace later. mapped balances, residual balance shows quickbooks online steps click + new \u0026gt; entry. set date batch's date. line 1 choose (bank) enter debits column. 2 credits add referencing invoice, save. desktop note (connected magiccarpet), made company menu make general entries. use two lines, account, conventions. matching short statement reconcile feed, single equals minus chargeback. match it, select entries together clears. (which posts separate-withdrawal assumption), include creating one, clear left sweep. doubt, aim checks matches, returns zero. returned ach payments way. deduct later withdrawing separately. one-entry applies; see section \"if taken deposit\" handling rejects settlement. related articles understanding reading history transaction linking deposits reconciling feeds","name":"Reconciling When Chargebacks Are Netted From Your Deposit","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"reconciling-chargebacks-netted-from-your-deposit","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/reconciling-chargebacks-netted-from-your-deposit?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"automatic batch reconciliation (abr) assumes standard settlement model cardholder disputes sale, processor withdraws chargeback amount bank account separate debit. processors work differently take daily deposit instead, day chargeback, reaches smaller total. article merchants second group. symptom days actual abr recorded, sweep may hold leftover balance. bookkeeping only. everything page keeping ledger agreement bank. recording biller genie dispute arbitrate anything; still manage payment processor. first choice ask best fix configuration, bookkeeping. partner whether merchant can configured chargebacks drawn separately instead combined batch. support this. settle separately, abr's matches reality exactly reconciles natively, manual work. possible journal entry change keep books straight one small per accounting software. moves accounts recorded real net clears debit / credit (your account) post dated affected settled, memo like \"chargeback netted deposit, invoice #…\" easy trace later. mapped balances, residual balance shows quickbooks online steps click + new \u0026gt; entry. set date batch's date. line 1 choose (bank) enter debits column. 2 credits add referencing invoice, save. desktop note (connected magiccarpet), made company menu make general entries. use two lines, account, conventions. matching short statement reconcile feed, single equals minus chargeback. match it, select entries together clears. (which posts separate-withdrawal assumption), include creating one, clear left sweep. doubt, aim checks matches, returns zero. returned ach payments way. deduct later withdrawing separately. one-entry applies; see section \"if taken deposit\" handling rejects settlement. related articles understanding reading history transaction linking deposits reconciling feeds","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:48.523Z","tag_names":["abr","batch fee","batch reconciliation","daily discount","discounting","fee journal entry","gross vs net","journal entries","merchant fees","monthly discount","net deposit","pending fee entry","processing fees"],"answer_sample":"Processors bill their fees in one of two ways. Most bill once a month: your daily","long_answer_sample":"Processors bill their fees in one of two ways. Most bill once a month: your daily deposits arrive gross, and a single fee withdrawal hits your bank at month end (monthly discount). Others take their fee out of every day's deposit, so what lands in the bank each day is the batch total minus that day's fee (daily discount). Before Automatic Batch Reco","language_id":1,"id":3893600,"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":"processors bill fees one two ways. month daily deposits arrive gross, single fee withdrawal hits bank end (monthly discount). others take every day's deposit, lands day batch total minus (daily automatic reconciliation (abr), discount merchants compute book journal entry hand. abr's option, splits gross net-to-bank plus fee, books balance closes clean. choosing method abr screen, credit card module monthly / selector. choose option matches processor actually takes fee; sure, ask partner set merchant account. gross. post entry; processor's month-end ordinary expense, always have. net fee. you, batch. switching requires expense account mapping (see setting abr). selector applies only. ach check batches carry per-batch use model. confirming gateways, biller genie pulls directly ingestion. go straight pending sync filled in, manual step. lookup ever fails, simply falls back flow below. new arrives (orange pill), banner asking enter amounts grid. amount computes click confirm, posts next sync. applied, grid shows warning unconfirmed hard miss. several waiting, confirm action confirms entering once, asks confirmation closing entered confirming, move discounting amount, required entries look like discount, settled two-line debit settlement sweep (bank) three lines (gross fee) edge cases worth knowing zero collapses shape; zero-dollar line posted. refund-heavy day, can negative. line's flip, money moves sweep, still returns zero. short keep coming smaller say, probably netting deposit. fix switch discount; native solution, stops difference accumulating. related articles understanding mappings balances reading history transaction linking reconciling technology accounting software","name":"Daily Discount: Automatic Fee Journal Entries","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"daily-discount-automatic-fee-journal-entries","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/daily-discount-automatic-fee-journal-entries?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"processors bill fees one two ways. month daily deposits arrive gross, single fee withdrawal hits bank end (monthly discount). others take every day's deposit, lands day batch total minus (daily automatic reconciliation (abr), discount merchants compute book journal entry hand. abr's option, splits gross net-to-bank plus fee, books balance closes clean. choosing method abr screen, credit card module monthly / selector. choose option matches processor actually takes fee; sure, ask partner set merchant account. gross. post entry; processor's month-end ordinary expense, always have. net fee. you, batch. switching requires expense account mapping (see setting abr). selector applies only. ach check batches carry per-batch use model. confirming gateways, biller genie pulls directly ingestion. go straight pending sync filled in, manual step. lookup ever fails, simply falls back flow below. new arrives (orange pill), banner asking enter amounts grid. amount computes click confirm, posts next sync. applied, grid shows warning unconfirmed hard miss. several waiting, confirm action confirms entering once, asks confirmation closing entered confirming, move discounting amount, required entries look like discount, settled two-line debit settlement sweep (bank) three lines (gross fee) edge cases worth knowing zero collapses shape; zero-dollar line posted. refund-heavy day, can negative. line's flip, money moves sweep, still returns zero. short keep coming smaller say, probably netting deposit. fix switch discount; native solution, stops difference accumulating. related articles understanding mappings balances reading history transaction linking reconciling technology accounting software","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:06:44.000Z","tag_names":["autopay attempt log","detach payment timeline","email opened invoice","invoice activity","invoice event log","invoice history","invoice opt out reminders","invoice timeline","mailjet open click","reminder sent log","when was invoice sent","who paid invoice"],"answer_sample":"Every invoice in Biller Genie has a Timeline — a chronological log of everything ","long_answer_sample":"Every invoice in Biller Genie has a Timeline — a chronological log of everything that's happened to it: payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay attempts, manual notes, and email opens and clicks. The Timeline is the first place to look when you need to answer \"what happened with this invoice?\" — fo","language_id":1,"id":1956817,"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":"every invoice biller genie timeline — chronological log everything happened payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay manual notes, email opens clicks. first place look need answer \"what invoice\" support questions, audit needs, troubleshooting customer's experience match expected. find open invoices \u0026gt; (or clicking number anywhere appears). detail view, scroll history / section. entries appear newest-first. entry types mean lifecycle means created either synced accounting software, manually bg, imported. timeline. updated field changed typically edit software through, bg. paid invoice's remaining balance hit $0 (a payment, multiple payments, credit memo zeroed out). sets paiddate. applied card debit made amount $x processed applied. funds available 1-2 business days. ach submitted bank. note takes 3-5 days settle can still reject window. check captured via mobile capture rdc invoice. settles pending [type] attached yet funded associated reduced funds. common payments. voided, refunded, detached previously-applied reversed. went back paiddate cleared marked paid. attempts auto pay skipped since automatic attempted [date] per day. system tried earlier today, next attempt skipped. failed - ending xxxx expired. automatically disabled customer. stored auto-disables customer) fix due date. method (ending xxxx) authorization file bank account verification holds completes. #x [reason] gateway declined returned error. reason text comes response ones insufficient funds, declined, honor. activity \"[reminder type]\" reminder sent out. type tells one cadence (upcoming due, overdue, upcoming late fee, statement). paper mail queued add-on active. opened clicked click telemetry provider (mailjet). indicates recipient least loaded images link. useful \"they saw it\" signal though 100% reliable clients block tracking pixels. bounced (soft hard) deliver. soft bounce = temporary (full inbox, server unavailable); hard permanent (bad address). bounces, customer email. per-invoice opted reminders (also will excluded reminders) someone team opt emails go specifically. (if configured) attempts. now included sending resume scheduled cadence. notes add internal recording conversations, escalations, anything else want record of. detail, note, save. appears username timestamp. internal-only (the never sees them). diagnostic patterns \"did ever receive send entries, opens/clicks. see sends opens, might spam. \"why run\" recent entry. skip/fail tell (already-attempted, expired card, authorization). \"this supposed there\" pending-payment detach entries. shows full diagnostic. going out\" record's active status. delivery diagnosis . related articles viewing attaching detaching transactions","name":"Invoice Timeline and Activity History","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"view-invoice-timeline","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/view-invoice-timeline?from_search=237966638","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"every invoice biller genie timeline — chronological log everything happened payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay manual notes, email opens clicks. first place look need answer \"what invoice\" support questions, audit needs, troubleshooting customer's experience match expected. find open invoices \u0026gt; (or clicking number anywhere appears). detail view, scroll history / section. entries appear newest-first. entry types mean lifecycle means created either synced accounting software, manually bg, imported. timeline. updated field changed typically edit software through, bg. paid invoice's remaining balance hit $0 (a payment, multiple payments, credit memo zeroed out). sets paiddate. applied card debit made amount $x processed applied. funds available 1-2 business days. ach submitted bank. note takes 3-5 days settle can still reject window. check captured via mobile capture rdc invoice. settles pending [type] attached yet funded associated reduced funds. common payments. voided, refunded, detached previously-applied reversed. went back paiddate cleared marked paid. attempts auto pay skipped since automatic attempted [date] per day. system tried earlier today, next attempt skipped. failed - ending xxxx expired. automatically disabled customer. stored auto-disables customer) fix due date. method (ending xxxx) authorization file bank account verification holds completes. #x [reason] gateway declined returned error. reason text comes response ones insufficient funds, declined, honor. activity \"[reminder type]\" reminder sent out. type tells one cadence (upcoming due, overdue, upcoming late fee, statement). paper mail queued add-on active. opened clicked click telemetry provider (mailjet). indicates recipient least loaded images link. useful \"they saw it\" signal though 100% reliable clients block tracking pixels. bounced (soft hard) deliver. soft bounce = temporary (full inbox, server unavailable); hard permanent (bad address). bounces, customer email. per-invoice opted reminders (also will excluded reminders) someone team opt emails go specifically. (if configured) attempts. now included sending resume scheduled cadence. notes add internal recording conversations, escalations, anything else want record of. detail, note, save. appears username timestamp. internal-only (the never sees them). diagnostic patterns \"did ever receive send entries, opens/clicks. see sends opens, might spam. \"why run\" recent entry. skip/fail tell (already-attempted, expired card, authorization). \"this supposed there\" pending-payment detach entries. shows full diagnostic. going out\" record's active status. delivery diagnosis . related articles viewing attaching detaching transactions","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"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=237966638","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"}}]