I still mostly pay bills with a check. QB now defaults to online payments and now cannot opt out. Am I missing something here?

Hi there, jbeattie6238.

You can choose the Paper Check option, and we'll mail the check to your vendor's address.

If online payment or the above option is not applicable for some of your vendors, simply save and close their bills and not choose the Save and schedule payment option when you create them. Then, mark them as paid and print the check yourself.

If you have other questions in mind, feel free to go back to this thred.

Hi Jess - I prefer to write my on checks most times.  I used to have no problems doing this with QB, but now when I "save and schedule" payment, it goes straight to online services.  Not options for writing my only check and setting Bill as paid.  I wonder why they got rid of this option?  We cant be the only small business that still writes their own checks mostly.

Hello jbeattie6238!

QuickBooks Online is now partnered with online payment service providers to offer you new options to settle your bills. Bill Pay by Melio is one of those.

I understand that you don't want this feature and you prefer to simply write a check. While we're unable to disable this option, you can follow the steps shared by JessT, by clicking the drop-down arrow so you can select the Save and close or Save and new button.

Also, I've added these links if you need a supplier or other financial reports:

• Run reports in QuickBooks Online

• Common custom reports in QuickBooks Online

Keep on posting here if you need anything else. We'll respond as soon as we can.

What about the ability to use my own checks and partially pay a bill?  That was an option previously and it was a great way to track the amount that is due to a sub and insure the amount paid does not exceed that amount.

Thanks for joining the Community and getting involved with this thread, 597002.

If you paid a bill with a physical check, you can record it in your books as a check transaction.

Here's how:
 

1. Use the + New button, then go to Check.
2. Locate your Payee drop-down list and choose the vendor you paid. 
3. This opens a window with all of their outstanding bills.
4. Click Add to add an open bill to your check. If you don't see this, utilize the small arrow next to your amount. In the event you have credit with your vendor, you can also add it from the Credits section.
5. From your Bank/Credit account drop-down, pick the account you used for payment.
6. Enter your check amount in the Amount field.
7. In your Outstanding Transactions section, specify the bills your payment went to. If it covers multiple bills, tick the checkboxes for them. You can split your payment and enter an amount for each bill in the Payment column.
8. Select Save and close. You can also use your Print check option to print out a physical copy of the check.

I've also included a detailed resource about working with bill payments which may come in handy moving forward: Enter/manage bills & bill payments

I'll be here to help if there's any additional questions. Have an awesome Wednesday!