[{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:52:44.000Z","tag_names":["storing payment methods","store credit card","store ach","tokenize card","ach authorization","electronic ach authorization","save and send ach","self-authorize ach","merchant liability ach","customer portal vault","add stored card","add ach account","remove stored payment method","biller genie vault","authorize ach"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/deb","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/debit cards and ACH bank accounts — so you can charge them on future invoices, set up Auto Pay, or run scheduled payments without re-collecting payment details each time. Cards and ACH follow the same merchant-side workflow, with one important difference: ACH requires cust","language_id":1,"id":1957650,"last_published_date":"October 7th, 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 can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. affect made still refund void payments. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn importing (token importer) connecting gateways codes explained","name":"Storing Customer Payment Methods (Cards and ACH)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"storing-payment-methods","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/storing-payment-methods?from_search=243378295","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. affect made still refund void payments. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn importing (token importer) connecting gateways codes explained","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-09-23T07:53:28.580Z","tag_names":["tips","tipping","gratuity","add a tip","tip at checkout","accept tips","tips add-on","tip presets","gratuity invoice payment","premium add-on","tips marketplace","tips xero","tip income","tips payable","optional gratuity","service award"],"answer_sample":"Tips lets your customers add an optional gratuity when they pay an invoice in the","long_answer_sample":"Tips lets your customers add an optional gratuity when they pay an invoice in the Customer Portal by card or bank account. You choose the suggested amounts, the cap and where the money posts in your books. Biller Genie charges the tip in the same transaction as the payment, records it on its own Sales Receipt in QuickBooks, and reverses it automatic","language_id":1,"id":3952605,"last_published_date":"October 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":"tips lets customers add optional gratuity pay invoice customer portal card bank account. choose suggested amounts, cap money posts books. biller genie charges tip transaction payment, records sales receipt quickbooks, reverses automatically refund void payment. part premium plan extra cost. install add-ons marketplace merchant portal. tile tools. installed carry green badge. amounts. three presets, percentages payment fixed dollar can type amount allow it. cap. limit percentage accidental zero never goes through. label. see name item. defaults \"gratuity\" rename clean post income liability account mixed revenue. sync quickbooks refunds work. automatic reversals. comes back it, proportion. tip. always optional. preset pre-selected without tipping. use requirement detail premium. merchants trial too. accounting software online, desktop, software. available xero. methods (ach) payments make portal, links statements. permissions users marketplace; add-on configuration right change settings. managing genie. technology fees works alongside surcharging dual pricing. whether fee applies business location every state, dc puerto rico except illinois. turned businesses located illinois now; question below. switches, sees prompt true marketplace. enable tipping \u0026gt; tips. customer. existing turn on, either one time everyone defaults. nobody yet common reason third switch. turning alone shows nobody. open control panel defaults, set \"set value customers\". full walkthrough setting block page, statement links, home alike. adding checkout screen. offered auto-pay installments. makes themselves. paypal, venmo later. paypal offers entry. apple checkout. page (see pay, google digital wallets genie). key hidden xero merchants, using frequently asked questions passed law, interchange prohibition act, changes processing apply tax. start date pushed july 1, 2027, courts still deciding enforced. settled, stays whose address record illinois, switch reads \"tipping state.\" watching case will update article anything changes. cost no. included plan. require default voluntary. nothing pre-selected, alone. taxed adds tax keep item non-taxable quickbooks. customer's behalf today. collected count toward processed volume yes. gross processor reports 1099-k. paying staff reporting wages stay payroll provider. happens refunded proportion refund, returns whole enter custom amount, fee, tip-only keeps paid. related articles work global pricing glance","name":"Tips at a Glance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"tips-at-a-glance","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/tips-at-a-glance?from_search=243378295","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"tips lets customers add optional gratuity pay invoice customer portal card bank account. choose suggested amounts, cap money posts books. biller genie charges tip transaction payment, records sales receipt quickbooks, reverses automatically refund void payment. part premium plan extra cost. install add-ons marketplace merchant portal. tile tools. installed carry green badge. amounts. three presets, percentages payment fixed dollar can type amount allow it. cap. limit percentage accidental zero never goes through. label. see name item. defaults \"gratuity\" rename clean post income liability account mixed revenue. sync quickbooks refunds work. automatic reversals. comes back it, proportion. tip. always optional. preset pre-selected without tipping. use requirement detail premium. merchants trial too. accounting software online, desktop, software. available xero. methods (ach) payments make portal, links statements. permissions users marketplace; add-on configuration right change settings. managing genie. technology fees works alongside surcharging dual pricing. whether fee applies business location every state, dc puerto rico except illinois. turned businesses located illinois now; question below. switches, sees prompt true marketplace. enable tipping \u0026gt; tips. customer. existing turn on, either one time everyone defaults. nobody yet common reason third switch. turning alone shows nobody. open control panel defaults, set \"set value customers\". full walkthrough setting block page, statement links, home alike. adding checkout screen. offered auto-pay installments. makes themselves. paypal, venmo later. paypal offers entry. apple checkout. page (see pay, google digital wallets genie). key hidden xero merchants, using frequently asked questions passed law, interchange prohibition act, changes processing apply tax. start date pushed july 1, 2027, courts still deciding enforced. settled, stays whose address record illinois, switch reads \"tipping state.\" watching case will update article anything changes. cost no. included plan. require default voluntary. nothing pre-selected, alone. taxed adds tax keep item non-taxable quickbooks. customer's behalf today. collected count toward processed volume yes. gross processor reports 1099-k. paying staff reporting wages stay payroll provider. happens refunded proportion refund, returns whole enter custom amount, fee, tip-only keeps paid. related articles work global pricing glance","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-09-23T07:53:31.972Z","tag_names":["tip sales receipt","gratuity sales receipt","bg tip income","bg tips payable","tip refund","refund tip","void tip","partial refund tip","tip chargeback","tip accounting","gratuity item quickbooks","gratuity taxable","tip tax","tips quickbooks desktop","tips quickbooks online","tip receipt number","tips 1099-k","tips xero"],"answer_sample":"Tips collected through the Tips add-on are booked separately from your invoice re","long_answer_sample":"Tips collected through the Tips add-on are booked separately from your invoice revenue and reversed with the payment when you refund or void, unless you choose to refund only the invoice or only the tip. This article explains where the money lands in QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop or a Biller Genie only account, how to keep the tax treatment ","language_id":1,"id":3952608,"last_published_date":"October 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":"tips collected add-on booked separately invoice revenue reversed payment refund void, unless choose tip. article explains money lands quickbooks online, desktop biller genie account, keep tax treatment clean, happens refunds, voids, chargebacks returned bank payments. gratuity item tip account turn enable tipping connected, creates records exist record online accounting software receipt gratuity, service item, non-taxable charge code non items page, created first tipped bg income (income) applicable owed staff payable (other current liability) can use yes. pick existing reaches quickbooks, remap row mapping tab. map change liability later repoints without rewriting past transactions. no. choice locks created. (recommended) revenue. books clear day collected. (liability) pass staff. every raises balance, balance falls pay payroll outside genie. clearing job. never distributes tips. invoices synced syncs usual. one-line sales posted account. added line invoice. see creating receipts work assigns number. sync completes, shows italic placeholder; afterwards # number transaction, transaction details. details show \"this associated receipt(s)\" link receipt. several paid together, one carries whole linked payment. deactivate reactivates next booking. create directly genie, behind them, get tip, covers it, still closes zero. payments charged settles, usually days later. \"a $x.xx will settles.\" settles adds leave rate page 0. make taxable splits totals customer $10.00 8% $9.26 plus $0.74 tax. cents. avoids both. refunds voids default follows path technology fee returns share left, fee, open transactions invoice, click refund. enter custom amount. elements refund, tick want total + (just fee) amount fee. (or label) box left. confirm boxes ticked (the default) works split across proportion. part stays paid. always ticked. fully refunded, window opens alone. full screen choice. everything card payments, time bulk. bulk applies gateway allows partial refunds; otherwise reads ach supports refunds.\" paypal void tip-only subtotal $0.00, total. reversed. deletes it. remaining comes back. (online) credit memo check (desktop) covering gratuity. stays. amount, refunded proportion add lines lines, lines. you. come only. back, share; sits above, per portion entered. checkbox \"treat entered net amount\" top typed changes read, parts lists row. start page. chargeback reverses included, journal entry. figure. lose rebill, new original only, settlement treated way reopened asks owed, books. reports exports export includes columns. on-screen grid / column separate column. link. payment, count processed volume gross 1099-k processor issues, whichever post to. xero offered merchants. installed connecting xero, collecting tips; recorded yourself. using related articles glance setting sees adding checkout reconciling fees vs (full partial) recording handling rejects funding, statements,","name":"How Tips Sync to QuickBooks and How Refunds Work","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"how-tips-sync-to-quickbooks-and-how-refunds-work","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/how-tips-sync-to-quickbooks-and-how-refunds-work?from_search=243378295","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"tips collected add-on booked separately invoice revenue reversed payment refund void, unless choose tip. article explains money lands quickbooks online, desktop biller genie account, keep tax treatment clean, happens refunds, voids, chargebacks returned bank payments. gratuity item tip account turn enable tipping connected, creates records exist record online accounting software receipt gratuity, service item, non-taxable charge code non items page, created first tipped bg income (income) applicable owed staff payable (other current liability) can use yes. pick existing reaches quickbooks, remap row mapping tab. map change liability later repoints without rewriting past transactions. no. choice locks created. (recommended) revenue. books clear day collected. (liability) pass staff. every raises balance, balance falls pay payroll outside genie. clearing job. never distributes tips. invoices synced syncs usual. one-line sales posted account. added line invoice. see creating receipts work assigns number. sync completes, shows italic placeholder; afterwards # number transaction, transaction details. details show \"this associated receipt(s)\" link receipt. several paid together, one carries whole linked payment. deactivate reactivates next booking. create directly genie, behind them, get tip, covers it, still closes zero. payments charged settles, usually days later. \"a $x.xx will settles.\" settles adds leave rate page 0. make taxable splits totals customer $10.00 8% $9.26 plus $0.74 tax. cents. avoids both. refunds voids default follows path technology fee returns share left, fee, open transactions invoice, click refund. enter custom amount. elements refund, tick want total + (just fee) amount fee. (or label) box left. confirm boxes ticked (the default) works split across proportion. part stays paid. always ticked. fully refunded, window opens alone. full screen choice. everything card payments, time bulk. bulk applies gateway allows partial refunds; otherwise reads ach supports refunds.\" paypal void tip-only subtotal $0.00, total. reversed. deletes it. remaining comes back. (online) credit memo check (desktop) covering gratuity. stays. amount, refunded proportion add lines lines, lines. you. come only. back, share; sits above, per portion entered. checkbox \"treat entered net amount\" top typed changes read, parts lists row. start page. chargeback reverses included, journal entry. figure. lose rebill, new original only, settlement treated way reopened asks owed, books. reports exports export includes columns. on-screen grid / column separate column. link. payment, count processed volume gross 1099-k processor issues, whichever post to. xero offered merchants. installed connecting xero, collecting tips; recorded yourself. using related articles glance setting sees adding checkout reconciling fees vs (full partial) recording handling rejects funding, statements,","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}}]