ACH

It's great seeing new faces here in the Community. You've come to the right place for assistance @Bo-Orlando, concerning ACH or Direct deposit payments on QuickBooks.

Indeed, it is possible to pay people and process payments with ACH or direct deposit without relying on QuickBooks (QBO) banking. Consider looking for third-party applications. These applications can be seamlessly integrated with QBO, enabling you to manage backorders effectively.

For clarification, when you mention "to pay people, " do you mean paying your employees or vendors? Suppose you are referring to paying your employees. In that case, it is recommended that you set up your company payroll for direct deposit and pay your employees and contractors through QuickBooks Online Payroll. On the other hand, if you need to pay a vendor, you can schedule an online bill payment, which has an option of a physical check if the vendor doesn't accept online payments.

Furthermore, you can follow these steps regarding issuing payment as ACH in QuickBooks.

Here's how:

Step 1: Select the transaction to receive payment.

You can now process a bank transfer payment for an invoice or sales receipt. Or add your customer's bank info to a recurring sales receipt.

Sales receipt or invoice

1. Select + New.
2. Select Receive Payment or Sales Receipt.
3. Select the customer's name from the Customer dropdown menu.

Note: Make sure to select a customer name to enter the ACH banking information.

Step 2: Enter your customer's bank info.

1. Select Enter Bank info.
2. Add your customer’s Account Number, Account Type, Routing Number, and Name.
3. Select Use this account information in the future.

Step 3: Get authorization.

• You can print an authorization paper, then let your customer fill it out and sign it.

Step 4: Process the payment.

1. On the transaction form, select I have authorization and would like to process this transaction.
2. Review the transaction, then Save and send.
3. Make any changes to the email message to your customer, then Send and close.
   
   

For entering or uploading details with your bank CHASE online, learn how to integrate apps to find, download, and manage third-party apps in QuickBooks Online.

You can also check this article for your future reference:

Run an accounts receivable aging report.

Feel free to contact me if you need help with ACH payment processing. I'm here to assist you with anything else you need. Best of luck with your financial transactions.

@Shania_C   The question was WITHOUT USING QUICKBOOKS banking. 

@Bo-Orlando   We don't use QB for banking or paying or anything more than just bookkeeping.  I just have to manually enter things.  (We also don't offer direct deposit).  It's MUCH better than letting Intuit/ QB have control over our money. 

There may be a 3rd party app that you could utilize. Not for sure on that one though.  

@Bo-Orlando 

Do you need to pay contractors, freelancers or else?