[{"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=237965539","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":"2026-07-22T18:46:47.465Z","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=237965539","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":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:30:50.082Z","tag_names":["detach payment balance","invoice balance mismatch","invoice not closing","invoice paid in qbo not bg","invoice paid still open","partial payment invoice open","payment not synced biller genie","pending ach attached invoice","reconcile invoice biller genie","technology fee pending"],"answer_sample":"An invoice that's marked \"Paid\" in your accounting software but still shows as Op","long_answer_sample":"An invoice that's marked \"Paid\" in your accounting software but still shows as Open (or partial balance) in Biller Genie is one of the most common reconciliation puzzles. There are several specific causes — this article walks through them in the order you should check. Step 1: Confirm the actual state Open the invoice in Biller Genie. Note the Balan","language_id":1,"id":3826876,"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":"invoice marked \"paid\" accounting software still shows open (or partial balance) biller genie one common reconciliation puzzles. several specific causes — article walks order check. step 1 confirm actual state genie. note balance remaining, status, payment rows timeline . (qbo, qbd, xero) applied payments. mismatch will usually fall patterns below. 2 check sync queues answer working time, queues. paid open, good chance related line item like late fee technology fee) sitting error message tells exactly wrong. queue history payments back. search transaction id. listed, desc column fix (deleted invoice, closed period, expired connection, etc.). outbound items (late fees, returned-check fees) added existing accounting-software invoice. stuck can change total way makes show different balances. find either queue, underlying issue per next cycle reconcile everything automatically. continue cause pending ach attached funded yet symptom check) amount $x. unchanged. take 3-5 business days settle. funding window, records invoice's reduce reject. software, hand, may bookkeeper manually. resolution wait. settles, mark push back software. rejects, stays reminders resume (you'll see rejection entry rejected transactions report ). (surcharge / dual-pricing synced paiddate set balanceremaining negative. internally calls \"paid balance.\" customer credit card fees (surcharging dual pricing) enabled, gets runs separately. confirms fee, math looks off. wait sync. automatically reconciles item. 3 (because check, cash, external qbo/qbd/xero). timeline. syncs invoices periodically. lag qbo/xero picks hour, longer issue. trigger manual add-ons \u0026gt; minutes. showing genie, errors (reports errors) failed records. enabled email notification, received alert stale configure general settings 4 previously-applied detached detach #x #y. status. someone team (likely re-attach invoice). detaching reverses goes cleared. correct apply new original applicable. attaching 5 voided refunded $x voided, refunded, detached. reversed. restores clears paiddate. void/refund intentional. so, need collection action unintentional, contact support@billergenie.com 6 \"partially paid,\" less total. reduced balance. designed reduces close remaining 7 wrong paid. open. looking customer's invoices, overpaid unexpected applied) money landed. one. ruled persists, number, name, shows, shows. audit identify exact gap. articles activity reject codes","name":"An Invoice Is Marked Paid but Still Shows Open","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoice-marked-paid-but-still-shows-open","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/invoice-marked-paid-but-still-shows-open?from_search=237965539","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice marked \"paid\" accounting software still shows open (or partial balance) biller genie one common reconciliation puzzles. several specific causes — article walks order check. step 1 confirm actual state genie. note balance remaining, status, payment rows timeline . (qbo, qbd, xero) applied payments. mismatch will usually fall patterns below. 2 check sync queues answer working time, queues. paid open, good chance related line item like late fee technology fee) sitting error message tells exactly wrong. queue history payments back. search transaction id. listed, desc column fix (deleted invoice, closed period, expired connection, etc.). outbound items (late fees, returned-check fees) added existing accounting-software invoice. stuck can change total way makes show different balances. find either queue, underlying issue per next cycle reconcile everything automatically. continue cause pending ach attached funded yet symptom check) amount $x. unchanged. take 3-5 business days settle. funding window, records invoice's reduce reject. software, hand, may bookkeeper manually. resolution wait. settles, mark push back software. rejects, stays reminders resume (you'll see rejection entry rejected transactions report ). (surcharge / dual-pricing synced paiddate set balanceremaining negative. internally calls \"paid balance.\" customer credit card fees (surcharging dual pricing) enabled, gets runs separately. confirms fee, math looks off. wait sync. automatically reconciles item. 3 (because check, cash, external qbo/qbd/xero). timeline. syncs invoices periodically. lag qbo/xero picks hour, longer issue. trigger manual add-ons \u0026gt; minutes. showing genie, errors (reports errors) failed records. enabled email notification, received alert stale configure general settings 4 previously-applied detached detach #x #y. status. someone team (likely re-attach invoice). detaching reverses goes cleared. correct apply new original applicable. attaching 5 voided refunded $x voided, refunded, detached. reversed. restores clears paiddate. void/refund intentional. so, need collection action unintentional, contact support@billergenie.com 6 \"partially paid,\" less total. reduced balance. designed reduces close remaining 7 wrong paid. open. looking customer's invoices, overpaid unexpected applied) money landed. one. ruled persists, number, name, shows, shows. audit identify exact gap. articles activity reject codes","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"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=237965539","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":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=237965539","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":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:25:26.000Z","tag_names":["invoice messenger","invoice delivery","send invoice email","paper mail invoice","invoice updated email","invoice notification","bill with parent invoice messenger","merge tags invoice","invoice messenger settings","invoice messenger matrix"],"answer_sample":"Invoice Messenger handles the first touch with your customer when an invoice goes","long_answer_sample":"Invoice Messenger handles the first touch with your customer when an invoice goes out: emailing the invoice, mailing the invoice on paper if you've enabled paper mail, and updating the customer if the invoice changes. It's the front half of Biller Genie's customer-communication system; Reminders handles the follow-up cadence after that first touch. ","language_id":1,"id":1957013,"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":"invoice messenger handles first touch customer goes emailing invoice, mailing paper enabled mail, updating changes. front half biller genie's customer-communication system; reminders follow-up cadence touch. sends organized matrix — six message types, two channels (email mail). cell independently toggleable, can choose exactly communications go channel. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful autopay know charge hit. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email mail offered arrive next update. statement periodic listing customer's open invoices. overdue past late fee posts. vs always available genie ships invoices sender address (or custom domain set one up). requires add-on enabled, hands print-and-mail vendor puts physical mailbox within business days. type, gets both. customers reliably check \"belt suspenders\" approach. differs systems use structure serve different purposes out, updates triggers once. cadence. repeats schedule paid. may trigger time. practice, usually turn every type ever see, repeat pressure find configured layered model used everywhere global defaults baseline applied customer. control panel \u0026gt; tab. overrides per quickbooks type. per-customer specific customers. most-specific layer wins. configure first, add exceptions. starter setup service b2b businesses, works well on, off. (turn insist paper). (paper option here). accounts want hardcopy month-end statement). (enable level stubborn invoices). bill parent sub-customer parent, settings sub-customer's record grayed parent's drive sent. keeps messaging consistent actually paying. customizing content wording, branding, footer emails comes template (classic / modern simple), text, columns shown, whether pdf includes qr code. specifically, see customize . merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders like {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. let render correctly invoice. work mail. tag system shared contexts. information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display name (combines + based set). {jobname} job title (for setups). {other} value field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency example, $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} days is. plain (negative yet messages might \"due 5 days\" phrasing). (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. particularly template. {latefee} will (currency formatted). {latefeedate} scheduled post link {customerportallink} full url portal important one-click pay-now needs. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the by). rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. single curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example send simple hi {customerfirstname}, ready. {duedate}. pay online click questions, just reply email. thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, exact amount, date, working manual editing frequently asked questions says receive look activity history shows timestamp, delivery channel used. went it, (1) file correct, (2) server bounce (check records), (3) spam folder. worst case, fire resend (see manually ). disable insists another way yes types suppressed. change settings, already-sent re-sent fires event (invoice created, updated). changing affects future updates, gone already-issued again, action. get only, record, emailed, ones paper. active. related articles using setting reminders, fees, features","name":"Invoice Messenger","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoice-messenger","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/invoice-messenger?from_search=237965539","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice messenger handles first touch customer goes emailing invoice, mailing paper enabled mail, updating changes. front half biller genie's customer-communication system; reminders follow-up cadence touch. sends organized matrix — six message types, two channels (email mail). cell independently toggleable, can choose exactly communications go channel. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful autopay know charge hit. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email mail offered arrive next update. statement periodic listing customer's open invoices. overdue past late fee posts. vs always available genie ships invoices sender address (or custom domain set one up). requires add-on enabled, hands print-and-mail vendor puts physical mailbox within business days. type, gets both. customers reliably check \"belt suspenders\" approach. differs systems use structure serve different purposes out, updates triggers once. cadence. repeats schedule paid. may trigger time. practice, usually turn every type ever see, repeat pressure find configured layered model used everywhere global defaults baseline applied customer. control panel \u0026gt; tab. overrides per quickbooks type. per-customer specific customers. most-specific layer wins. configure first, add exceptions. starter setup service b2b businesses, works well on, off. (turn insist paper). (paper option here). accounts want hardcopy month-end statement). (enable level stubborn invoices). bill parent sub-customer parent, settings sub-customer's record grayed parent's drive sent. keeps messaging consistent actually paying. customizing content wording, branding, footer emails comes template (classic / modern simple), text, columns shown, whether pdf includes qr code. specifically, see customize . merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders like {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. let render correctly invoice. work mail. tag system shared contexts. information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display name (combines + based set). {jobname} job title (for setups). {other} value field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency example, $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} days is. plain (negative yet messages might \"due 5 days\" phrasing). (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. particularly template. {latefee} will (currency formatted). {latefeedate} scheduled post link {customerportallink} full url portal important one-click pay-now needs. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the by). rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. single curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example send simple hi {customerfirstname}, ready. {duedate}. pay online click questions, just reply email. thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, exact amount, date, working manual editing frequently asked questions says receive look activity history shows timestamp, delivery channel used. went it, (1) file correct, (2) server bounce (check records), (3) spam folder. worst case, fire resend (see manually ). disable insists another way yes types suppressed. change settings, already-sent re-sent fires event (invoice created, updated). changing affects future updates, gone already-issued again, action. get only, record, emailed, ones paper. active. related articles using setting reminders, fees, features","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T21:22:32.000Z","tag_names":["reminders","using reminders","reminder cadence","overdue reminders","payment due","upcoming payment","statement","merge tags","invoice messenger","escalation sequence","dunning","late fee reminder","reminder schedule","disable reminders","attach pdf"],"answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your c","long_answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your customers between the time an invoice goes out and the time it's paid. They're the engine that \"chases\" payments on your behalf — and the reason most Biller Genie merchants get paid significantly faster than they used to. This article explains how reminders work, what ea","language_id":1,"id":1957096,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","name":"Using Reminders","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-reminders","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/using-reminders?from_search=237965539","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":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=237965539","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":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=237965539","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":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=237965539","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"}}]