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vmclain
Level 2

Quickbooks Online pay bills

I am having an issue with the pay bills function of QBO. We have several vendors that have more than one page of bills to pay each month; however, I am unable to select them all because you can only pay one page at a time. I think this is rediculous. Do I really have to process 2 different checks to pay this one vendor because there are so many bills I need to pay them for?

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MaryLandT
Moderator

Quickbooks Online pay bills

I'm here to help ensure you're able to pay a vendor with multiple bills, vmclain.

 

The Pay bills function lets you select several bills for a specific vendor. See the attached screenshot below for your visual guide.
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You can also use the Make payment feature through the Vendor's page to pay multiple bills.Let me guide you through the steps:

 

  1. Go to Expenses from the left menu, then Vendors.
  2. Click the vendor's name to open the profile.
  3. Proceed to the Transactions List tab. then click Make payment.
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  4. Mark those outstanding bills, then click Save and close.
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QuickBooks Online makes it easy to record business expenses. There are several ways on how to enter bills and record payments towards them. Learn the difference between bills, checks, and expenses.

 

If you wish to pay bills online, check out this link for additional information: What is Online Bill Pay?.

 

Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with paying bills in QuickBooks. I'm always around to help you.

vmclain
Level 2

Quickbooks Online pay bills

Thank you for your help, but that does not answer my question. That will work for paying 2-3 or 10 invoices, but does not work if I have 50 (more than one page) or so to pay to one vendor. Once I select the invoices I am paying on the first page then try to go to the next page to select more invoices, an error pops up and says you can only pay one page at a time. If I click on the next page all my selections on the first page clear.

Candice C
QuickBooks Team

Quickbooks Online pay bills

Hey, @vmclain

 

Thanks for reaching back out to the Community and adding some extra clarification on the subject of the Pay Bills page. I've got you covered. I'd be glad to offer my assistance with this issue. 

 

You're on the right track to get these bills paid. Although you're not able to select invoices from other pages, I'll send feedback to our Product Developers so they can consider this in one of the upcoming releases. They take the time to review every request and try to add them to the next available update for QuickBooks Online. 

 

You can always check out our tutorials page to see what other features in available in your account. 

 

This information should give you a better understanding of how the Pay Bills page works. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I'm always here to lend a helping hand. Wishing you and your business continued success. Have an amazing day!

Jillfitzg
Level 1

Quickbooks Online pay bills

I am having the same issue...Over 60 invoices to pay but I have to do it in two payments because it won't let me click the invoices on the next page!!!!  Frustrating....

DivinaMercy_N
Moderator

Quickbooks Online pay bills

I'm here to further help you pay your vendor bills, @Jillfitzg.

 

Let’s filter the Pay Bills window to the specific vendor so you can see all the bills you have to pay. Here's how:

  1. Go to the +New menu and click Pay Bills.
  2. Select the Payment Account.
  3. Tick the Filter button. From the Due Date, enter the correct date.
  4. In the Payee drop-down, choose the specific vendor you need to pay.
  5. Hit Applypaybill.JPG
  6. Then, to pay all the 60 bills, check the box beside Payee.
  7. Click Save to confirm the action. 

 

If you still can't select or pay all the bills from your vendor, let's open your QBO account in a private browser. There are times when the cache and cookies in your browser may be corrupted which leads to navigation issues. The following are the shortcut keys you can use:

  • Google Chrome: press Ctrl + Shift + N 
  • Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge: press Ctrl + Shift + P
  • Safari: press Command + Shift + N

 

Once signed in, go to the Expenses menu and pay the 60 bills from your vendor. If this works, clear the cache of your regular browser to get a clean slate. You can also use other supported browsers if private mode browsing doesn’t work.

 

Also, in QuickBooks, accessing a vendor report to view all money you paid is a breeze. For the detailed guide, visit this page: Run a report with vendor totals

 

Let me know how this goes and leave a reply below if you need further assistance in paying your vendor bills in QuickBooks. I'm just a post away if you need help. Have a good one. 

Jillfitzg
Level 1

Quickbooks Online pay bills

this still does not work.  Very annoying and frustrating.  I had to make two payments. 

efw2 format
Level 1

Quickbooks Online pay bills

Hi - I had been having the same issue and just figured out what we all need to do. When you go to the bill pay screen and you have a vendor that has more then 50-60 bills, first filter to show only that vendor and then over to the right of the screen under where it shows the total payment amount (which will be zero if no bills have been checked marked) and just below this you will see where it tells you how many bills are open and how many are past due, but there is also a gear symbol, click on that and you can choose to see 50, 100, 200, or the highest is 300 ROWS and this will allow you to see up to 300 unpaid bills on that first screen to be able to pay on one check.

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