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Martino3
Level 2

Processing large quantities of payments. Need Help

Hello,
We are a non-profit that processes a large quantity of housing assistance payments. The money is deposited into our bank account, and we distribute it to thousands of landlords via paper checks and electronic transfers. We input the bills one by one, and we pay each one at a time, which is very time-consuming.
We use the QuickBooks Premier Non-profit edition 2021.
Is there a way to import the bills into QB, pay the landlords in bulk via paper check/bank transfer?
Thank you.

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Fiat Lux - ASIA
Level 15

Processing large quantities of payments. Need Help

katherinejoyceO
QuickBooks Team

Processing large quantities of payments. Need Help

Hi there, 

 

We can use IIF files to import your bills and transactions to QuickBooks Desktop. Here's how:

 

  1. Sign in to your company file as an admin. Ensure to Switch to Single-user Mode.
  2. Go to the File menu, then select Utilities.
  3. Select Import, then click Import IIF.
  4. Pick the IIF file you want to import, then select Open.
  5. Click OK to confirm.

 

To pay bills in bulk, you can manually click each bills for that specific vendor. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Vendors menu, then select Pay Bills.
  2. In the Pay Bills window, select a specific vendor from the drop-down menu in the Filter By field. 
  3. Make sure to select Vendor in the Sort By field.
  4. Select the invoices from that vendor.
  5. Click Pay Selected Bills

 

Here's an article you can read through to learn more details about its process: Pay bills in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

For future reference, check out this article should you need to remove a credit from a bill: Remove a credit from an invoice or bill.

 

You're always welcome to post here at any time. I'll be here to back you up. Take care and have a great day!

 

Martino3
Level 2

Processing large quantities of payments. Need Help

 

We pay many vendors at the same time. Is there a way to do the payments in batches instead of paying each individual vendor?
Adrian_A
Moderator

Processing large quantities of payments. Need Help

Hello there, Martino3.

 

The option to pay different vendors at the same time is unavailable in QuickBooks. It is designed this way to avoid messing your file.

 

As of now, you can pay bulk transactions manually each vendor. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Vendors menu, then select Pay Bills.
  2. In the Pay Bills window, select a specific vendor from the drop-down menu in the Filter By field. 
  3. Make sure to select Vendor in the Sort By field.
  4. Select the invoices from that vendor.
  5. Click Pay Selected Bills.

 

For the detailed information about this process, you can check this reference:  Pay bills in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

I'm just a post-away if you have other concerns with paying bills. Keep me posted!

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