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Set up your payment details

When looking at your sales settings (click your business name and choose Sales settings), click the Payments tab to set up your:

  • Payment terms—this is where you choose how long your customers have to pay you. This setting determines the due date displayed on your invoices, but you can change this date or set default payment terms when you create an invoice. The terms set here only apply to new customers you create, they don't affect existing customers.

  • Invoice payment options—this is where you choose which payment options you allow, and any applicable banking details. Your chosen payment options will appear on your invoices, quotes and statements—making it easy for customers to pay you. You can also set up and manage online invoice payments which allow customers to pay you straight from their emailed invoices.

Payments tab of the sales settings page

Set your default payment terms

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  1. Click your business name then choose Sales settings to open the Sales settings page.

  2. Click the Payments tab.

  3. Set your Payment terms.

    • In the Payment is field, choose your terms.

    • In the next field, enter the number of days or choose an option (based on your choice in the Payment is field).

      These payment terms only apply to new customers you create, they don't affect existing customers. 

  4. When you're done, click Save.

Set your invoice payment options

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  1. Click your business name then choose Sales settings to open the 

    Sales settings page.

  2. Click the Payments tab.

  3. Choose your accepted payment options as described below.

  4. When you're done, click Save.

Direct deposit

If you'd like to allow customers to pay into your bank account via electronic funds transfer (EFT), select the option Allow payments by direct deposit, then enter your bank account details.

Here's what those details will look like at the bottom of your customers' invoices:

Example direct deposit details on an invoice

Mail

If you want to allow customers to pay their invoices by posting cheques, select the option Accept payments by mail. Your business name and address (taken from your Business settings) will be shown at the bottom of your invoices.

Example mailing details on an invoice

Online invoice payments

Online payments allow your clients to pay you faster, straight from their emailed invoices. Tell me more about online invoice payments

To get started, click Set up online payments options.

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