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June 11, 2021
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gopayment

  • June 11, 2021
  • 3 replies
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My business does not do a lot of walk-in sales but recently we put some overstock online and occasionally a local customer will come in to buy something rather than order online and pay freight.  When none of our authorized QBO users are there I need a way for another employee to take a payment.  I went to possibly add a user and saw a reference in QBO to the gopayment app, but I am not finding clear information about it.   

 

I use QB payments already so is gopayment just another feature I can add, or is it a separate item I have to pay subscription charges for?   Also does it integrate with QBO?  I saw some references to this not being the case.

 

I just need a way for an employee to take a credit card and have the sale post to my QBO, without paying for added users in my QBO since I'm maxed out, and all these other employees would do is take 1 or 2 cc sales a month in person.    Thanks for any help/info.

3 replies

Jen_D
Level 8
June 11, 2021

I want to make sure you're able to apply your invoice payments correctly, @comet52,

 

You will need to have a QuickBooks Payments account to enable users to process ACH and credit card payments online. You can see the updated pricing and features here: Get started with QuickBooks Payments.

 

Once done, you may download the GoPayment app on a mobile device, so they can use it to process payments from customers. To get an overview on how it works and learn how to use the app, see the following articles:

 

 

 

You can also contact our Payments Support to get more information about this app and how it works with QBO. Click this link to get in touch with our QuickBooks Payments Support Team.

 

Let me know if there's anything else you want to know about GoPayments. Connect with me again anytime using the comment section or by mentioning my name on your posts. Have a wonderful week!

LarryCheng
June 14, 2021

hi Comet, if you already have QuickBooks Payments and QBO, then using GoPayment is a good solution. It's a free app, made by Intuit, there are versions for iOS and Android phones / tablets.  There is no subscription fee for the app.  If you log in with your QBO login, the app connects to your QBO account.

If you are only making a few sales, you can use just the GoPayment app to enter customers' card info manually.  The transaction fee is higher than if you took the card electronically.  You'll probably want to enter these as New Sales on GoPayment (unless you want to track and edit a lot of customer info on these, in which case you'd want to create a Quick Invoice).

The transaction on GoPayment will automatically be created in your QBO account -New Sales on GoPayment create Sales Receipts in QBO.  Quick Invoice on GoPayment -> Invoice, editable in QBO.

QuickBooks has a blue tooth card reader that pairs with the app, you can order it from inside the GoPayment app.  The fees for the card transactions are lower than for manually entering the card number, so depending on the value of the transactions or the volume, it might quickly make sense to buy the card reader.

comet52Author
June 15, 2021

I took a look at the app.  I don't think I need a reader, this is a very small, infrequent amount of business for overstock items.  

 

Question - I used my own login but my two employees who don't have logins - how will they access the app?  I really don't want them accessing any data that my login is privileged to look at.   Is it possible to create logins for them that link to our account, even though I am not able to create them as QBO users in the main app?

comet52Author
June 15, 2021

I appreciate you for clarifying that you're using the green GoPayment app, comet52.

 

You can process payments for open invoices in person. The app automatically syncs the payment with the invoice in QuickBooks Online.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Open the GoPayment app.
  2. Tap the Plus (+) and select Invoice payment.
  3. Find the customer, or use the search field.
  4. Select the existing invoice the customer is paying for.
  5. Tap Charge and select a payment method.

For more details, please see this article: Process Payments in the GoPayment App.

 

After you process the payments, QuickBooks puts the money in your bank account. I'd suggest checking our deposit times. This helps you ensure the payments are properly tracked.

 

I'm still here if you have other questions with regards to managing your Go Payment app. I'll respond as soon as possible. Keep safe.


I still see no way to add tax in a sale in the app, unless I separately calculate with a calculator, add it to the total then sell for that total.  Then go into QBO and somehow split the tax back out.  This would be very cumbersome.

July 10, 2022

OK we need to get together on making money