Just want to pay a utility bill or general expense? If you don't need to record the bill details or track due dates (such as a phone bill or petrol expense), just pay the bill by credit card, BPAY, direct debit, etc, and record the transaction in AccountRight when it appears on your bank feed. You can make this easier by setting up rules to automatically record these transactions.

To pay bills

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   Go to the Purchases command centre and click Pay Bills. The Pay Bills window appears.
2. Select how the payment is to be made.
   • If you're paying the supplier electronically—that is, if you will be generating an electronic payment file for this payment—select Electronic Payments option. You can then also enter the Statement Text that will appear on the supplier's bank statement to identify your payment. You can also set the default statement text for a supplier when you set up electronic payments.
   • If you're paying the supplier by some other means—such as by cash, cheque, credit card or internet banking, select the Pay from Account option and enter an account in the adjacent field. This will default to the linked account you've set as your Bank Account for Paying Bills, but you can change it if the payment is coming from another account.
     
     

3. In the Supplier field, enter the supplier’s name.

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   If you have an outstanding debit with this supplier, a message may appear. You will have the opportunity to settle the debit now, or at a later date. (See Settling supplier debits).

4. In the Amount field, type the total amount paid.

5. Change the memo and payment date if necessary.

6. In the scrolling list in the bottom half of the window, indicate which purchases are covered by the payment by entering amounts in the Amount Applied column.
   

   A	Pay All	If you're settling your account in full, click Pay All. The total payment amount appears in the Amount field and the individual payment amounts are applied to each open purchase.
   B	Discount	If you're taking an early-payment discount for a purchase, assign the discount to the appropriate purchase in this column. Note that you cannot assign a discount to a purchase that you are not settling in full. If this is the case and you want to record a discount that the supplier has given you, create a supplier debit. See Settling supplier debits.
   C	Amount Applied	Enter how much of the payment you want to apply to each purchase in this column.
   D	Finance Charge	If part of the payment was used to pay finance charges, type the finance charge amount here.
   E	Out of Balance	The Out of Balance amount must be zero before you can record the transaction. This field will show an out of balance amount if there is any variance between values in the Total Paid and Amount fields. If you have out of balance amounts, correct the amounts in the Amount Applied and Finance Charge fields.

   If you've overpaid a supplier, you should still enter the amount paid. The full payment should be entered in the Amount Paid field and in the Amount Applied column in the scrolling list. When you record the payment, a debit note for the overpaid amount is created automatically. This can either be settled as a refund or applied to a future purchase. For more information, see Settling supplier debits.

7. If you want to print or email a remittance advice later, select an option from the Remittance Advice Delivery Status list.

8. If you're recording a cheque payment and the cheque has already been written, or if you are recording a transaction that doesn’t require a printed cheque (such as a petty-cash payment or internet payment), select the ChequeAlready Printed option.

9. If you want to print a cheque or remittance advice now, click Print and select the form type you want to print, or select to preview the form before printing it. Note that the payment is recorded before it is printed or previewed.

10. Click Record.
    If you've recorded a bill payment that you want to pay electronically, you can prepare the electronic payment file for your bank to process. See Electronic payments.

To pay several bills at once

1. Click To Do List in any command centre. The To Do List window appears.

2. Click the Accounts Payable tab. A list of all unpaid purchases appears.
   If you want to view details about a specific bill, click the zoom arrow (₎ next to the bill.

3. Click in the select column () next to each bill you want to pay.

4. Click Pay Bills.

5. In the window that appears, enter a date for the selected transactions. This is the date that the transactions will be recorded in your accounts.

6. Click OK and then click Close.

<h2><i class="fa fa-comments"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Paying bills FAQs</h2><br>

How do I account for a cheque payment if the cheque is cancelled?

If you've cancelled a cheque that you used to pay a bill, you can reverse the payment then record the payment again.

When you next reconcile the account, you'll need to select both the original cheque payment and the reversal as cleared.

How can I show my suppliers’ invoice numbers in the Pay Bills window instead of my purchase numbers?

Close the Pay Bills window, and then go to the Preferences window, click the Purchases tab and select the Show Supplier Invoice Number in Supplier Payments option.

How do I edit or delete a payment applied to a purchase?

To edit or delete a payment applied to a purchase:

1. Open the purchase the payment was applied to.
2. Click History.
3. Click the zoom arrow for the payment transaction. The payment transaction will be displayed.
4. If you want to:
   • Delete the payment. Go to the Edit menu and choose Delete Payment. If you only have the option to Reverse Payment, you'll need to change your security preference.
   • Edit the payment. Make the changes you want and click OK.

How do I pay a supplier via Bpay?

Your supplier will provide their Bpay payment details and you can pay them via your internet banking site. Check the help in your internet banking for more details on Bpay payments.

In AccountRight you simply record the bill payment as described above (select the Pay from Account option and enter an account in the adjacent field.).

How you pay the bill (cash, cheque, credit card, Bpay, etc.) doesn't change how the payment is recorded in AccountRight.

Why am I getting the error 'You have indicated that the transaction is to be paid electronically'?

The error "You have indicated that the transaction is to be paid electronically" in a Pay Bills transaction occurs if the account selected in the Pay from Account field has been incorrectly set up as your bank account for electronic payments.

To prevent this error:

Check which account has been set up as your bank account for electronic payments by going to Setup > Linked Accounts > Accounts and Banking Linked Accounts.

Here you can see the wrong account has been selected in the Bank Account for Electronic Payments field (in this case a main bank account has been incorrectly chosen).

This needs to be set to the bank account you use for electronic payments. Even if you don't use electronic payments, this field should not be set to any of your main bank accounts.