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local galaxy
Level 2

Invoice Reminder Email

Not sure when the last update was made on invoice reminders and i'm baffled as to how no one else is reporting this issue.  The new intro to the invoice reminder email includes a section at the TOP of the email that you are unable to edit.  And, in the 2nd sentence it reads, "The total due is $ xxxx "  However, when sending remdiners, because yes some clients don't pay on time, the reminder includes the balance from the date the original invoice was sent which is very misleading.

 

Inevitably what happens, is that clients see that total, and don't bother to click through to see latest activity.  Also, if any payments were made or any activity from the time the original email is sent, that "total due" amount is incorrect, causing additional non-paid work to try and resolve.

 

Again, i have no idea how this is not a larger reported issue.  I sat on the phone with support and they confirmed, we are unable to edit the top area of the reminder invoices, or invoices that are re-sent.  The whole advantage of sending reminders should be to help facilitate payment from a past due customer, but instead leads to confusion, more delays and additional accounting support that is unpaid taking time away from other important paid work.

 

This is not the first time ive been dealing with this ongoing issue with Intuit/Quickbooks.  This template MUST be editable in some way OR it needs to include the CURRENT balance; not a balance from a snapshot potentially from weeks or months ago that misleads the customer and causes unnecessary support requests to try to explain.

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Carneil_C
QuickBooks Team

Invoice Reminder Email

I appreciate your interest in improving this feature in QuickBooks Online, @local galaxy. I'll share some insights regarding this issue.

 

Thank you for reaching out to our Customer Support team regarding the issue of modifying invoice email reminders. It isn't possible to edit those invoice reminders with an updated balance.

 

We recognize how beneficial it is for you and your business to improve this feature in QBO. As we value your suggestions, I recommend sending your feedback to our Product Development Team. Here's how:

 

  1. Click the Gear icon and choose Feedback.
  2. Enter your feedback Suggestion.
  3. Press Next.

 

In addition, you can check out our Feedback forum page to view a roster of QuickBooks users who have previously proposed this function and the latest updates in QuickBooks.

 

Once settled, I have this informative article on managing your customer payments. It covers receiving payments for invoices: Receive invoice payment.

 

Please let me know if you need clarification about managing sales transactions or if there's anything else I can do for you. I'll be standing by for your response. Stay safe always.

local galaxy
Level 2

Invoice Reminder Email

This seems like a way to reply and not actually provide a real solution.  I have already submitted feedback.  But i do not receive any reply for the time spent providing valuable assistance with your application that has a serious flaw in its function.  >

  1. From the top menu bar, choose Send Feedback Online.
    in addition there is no option to choose Send Feedback Online.  But i did find another way to do so under the GEAR icon.  This is not really a feature suggestion, this is a bug with your system which sends an outdated account balance to the client causing much confusion.
BB-8
Level 1

Invoice Reminder Email

I noticed this too!  The added verbiage also sounds like a scam because of the typos. Here is what has been added to the top of my invoices: "Hi CLIENTS NAME! You can pay now your invoice to COMPANY NAME in the amount of $293.96."  "Pay now your invoice?" I want to be able to delete this!   

local galaxy
Level 2

Invoice Reminder Email

Exactly.  Not only is the balance a snapshot from when the original invoice email was sent, the NON-EDITABLE intro also has grammatical errors!  This needs to be fixed by Intuit.  If you are charging all the money we get charged, this is a basic fix ... i don't need all of the millions of new functions.  I need to be able to bill my clients and not confuse the hell out of them, causing accounting support which is UNPAID.

local galaxy
Level 2

Invoice Reminder Email

I've come to a conclusion about this topic.  Intuit/QB does NOT want to fix this.

It is intended to drive the online transaction! And because, my hunch is that if you allow the biller ie customer to control the messaging, the customer could add in instructions such as ...oh...."Please pay via Venmo or Zelle" you know...options that allow us to keep our heart-earned billing dollars as opposed to giving more to Intuit.

 

They are not going to fix this, because it is purposely not editable so that Intuit can get their cut; so I will have to find another way to control my billing messaging.

local galaxy
Level 2

Invoice Reminder Email

Well thank goodness!  I switched to the modern invoicing template and it works perfectly.  I have control of the messaging and the proper balance appears to be showing (although i haven't tried with an account that has a balance).

thank you.

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