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Deactivating online payments

Online company files only

Deactivating online payments will remove the Pay now button from all online invoices you have already sent, and any new invoices you send.

You are not be able to deactivate one specific payment method.

To deactivate online payments

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Only the Online owner or an Online administrator can deactivate online invoice payments. Tell me more online access levels.

  1. In your online AccountRight company file, go to the Setup menu and choose Preferences.

  2. Click the Emailing tab.

  3. Click Edit payment options.

    Edit payment options

  4. If prompted, sign in to the Merchant Portal.

  5. On the Online payment settings page > Online invoice payments tab, deselect Allow online invoice payments.

    Online invoice payments portal with service option highlighted

  6. Click Save.

To reactivate online payments

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Only the Online owner or an Online administrator can reactivate online invoice payments. Tell me more online access levels.

  1. Go to the Setup menu and choose Preferences.

  2. Click the Emailing tab.

  3. Click Edit payment options.

    Edit payment options

  4. If prompted, sign in to the Merchant Portal.

  5. On the Online payment settings page > Online invoice payments tab, select Allow online invoice payments.

    Online invoice payments portal with Allow online invoice payments option highlighted

  6. Confirm the associated bank details are correct. For more info, see Editing your business bank details.

    Online invoice payments portal with bank details highlighted

  7. If you pass on credit card surcharges to your customers, select this option and choose the Ledger account to record fees and charges.

    Surcharging options highlighted

  8. When you're done, click Save.

To remove online payments from one invoice

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If you're creating an invoice for a particularly high amount, you may not want to include payment options. Don't worry! On each invoice you create, you can choose whether you want to include an online payment option.

  1. Create your invoice as you usually do, and deselect the online payments option.

    Deselect online invoice payments in an invoice

    This turns off online payments for this invoice only. If you want to deactivate online payments for all of your invoices, see 'To deactivate online payments', above.

  2. Email the invoice to your customer as you normally would.