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augusewicz
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QB Desktop is not correctly applying payments to existing bills

I have sent multiple payments to vendors but Quick Books is not apply the payments to the correct bills. Many of the bills are still showing up in the unpaid bills detail. Is there a way to manually link a payment to an existing bill?

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AlexV
QuickBooks Team

QB Desktop is not correctly applying payments to existing bills

Good day, augusewicz!


Yes, you can select the bill when recording a payment. Let me help you.


In QuickBooks Desktop, when you go to the Vendors menu and you select Pay Bills, you are required to select the bill that you want to pay. The most possible reason why they are still showing as unpaid is that you selected the wrong bills. You'll want to delete and recreate the payment to ensure that we applied it to the correct bills.

  1. From the Vendor Center, select the vendor's name and double-click the payment.
  2. Select Delete, then OK to confirm.
  3. Click the New Transactions drop-down and select Pay Bills.
  4. Make sure to select the checkboxes of the bills you want to pay.
  5. Enter the details needed, then click Pay Selected Bills.Capture.PNG

     

If this behavior continues, it's possible that there is an issue with your company file. You'll want to run the Verify and Rebuild Data tool to fix any errors on your company file.


I also added this article if you need help in running, customizing, and memorizing financial reports: Understand reports.


I want to make sure that you are recording your transactions correctly. Comment below if you need more help with this. Have a great day!

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