How to only pay bills to vendors when we have been paid by the customer.

Welcome to the Community, HCC5.

Let me share some information to help you show the open bills that have been paid in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

In QuickBooks Desktop, when you access the Pay Bills tab, only the unpaid bills will be displayed. If you want to view all transactions, including paid, unpaid, and bills scheduled for payment, you can run a report to customize and display all the transactions according to your preferences. Let me demonstrate how to do this:

1. Open your QBDT account.
2. At the menu tab click Reports.
3. Choose Vendors & Payables.
4. Select Transaction List by Vendor.
5. At the upper right corner click customize and filter according to your preferences.

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For more details on how to run reports in QBDT and how to customize them, open these articles:

• Understand reports in QBDT
• Customize reports in QBDT

I'm also adding these helpful to help you review the complete list of workflows and other vendor-related transactions: Accounts Payable workflows in QuickBooks Desktop. 

The Community is always available 24/7. Fill me in if you need extra help with pay bills or QuickBooks in general. Your efforts are much appreciated, stay safe!