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braceletchick
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IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE A PAYMENT TO SUPPLIERS AND HAVE IT AUTOMATICALLY APPLY TO THE OLDEST INVOICES?

I have sworn in the past I was able to post a payment to suppliers and it would just automatically select the oldest invoices to pay off. Now I have no idea where to find that option to do that and I have to click the specific invoices I want to be paid. The reason I want to do this is when I make a payment to my suppliers since it is always the oldest invoices that we pay and it would make it so much easier for me if I didn't have to select the invoices every time but I could just put in the payment and have it select the oldest ones for me automatically 

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RaymondJayO
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IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE A PAYMENT TO SUPPLIERS AND HAVE IT AUTOMATICALLY APPLY TO THE OLDEST INVOICES?

Yes, there's a way to auto-apply your supplier payments to the oldest invoices in QuickBooks Online (QBO), @braceletchick. I have an idea of where to locate this option to achieve your goal. 

 

The Automatically apply bill payments option may be turned off in the settings. That's why you'll need to click the specific invoice every time you pay a supplier. I'd suggest enabling it again. This way, the system will auto-apply your supplier payments to the oldest bills in the program. I'll guide you how. 
  1. Go to the Settings (Gear) icon at the upper right.
  2. Select Account and Settings under Your Company.
  3. Choose Advanced from the left menu. 
  4. Click Automation
  5. Check the Automatically apply bill payments box. 
  6. Select Save.
  7. Click Done.

 

The screenshot below shows you the last five steps. 

CheckTheAutomaticallyApplyBillPaymentsBoxInTheSettings.PNG

 

You can always go to the Transaction List tab of your supplier's profile. From there, you can view, edit, copy, delete, or void their transactions. It helps you ensure their balances are up to date in QBO. For more information, visit this article: Managing Vendor Transactions.

 

Lastly, I recommend running the Bills and Applied Payments report. Doing so will help you see all your supplier payments and their associated bills within a specific period. Just go to the Reports menu and locate it under the What you owe section (view the screenshot below). 

RunBillsAndAppliedPaymentsReport.PNG

 

I'm here anytime you have other concerns. Enjoy the rest of your day, @braceletchick

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