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How QuickBooks Bill Pay helps lower monthly accounts payable costs


Subscription fees, per-transaction charges, sync delays, and manual reconciliation all add up - and when accountants payable (AP) data lives outside QuickBooks, getting a clear, real-time financial picture becomes harder than it should be. 

QuickBooks Bill Pay brings your entire accounts payable process into QuickBooks, reducing costs, eliminating extra tools, and simplifying your workflow from end to end.

  • One place to manage everything bill pay: Process hundreds of bills and pay them in minutes. Automatically sync and reconcile in real time. Track every payment, speed up approvals, and pay vendors by ACH or check - all without switching between systems or wondering where things stand.
  • Stay in control of your cash flow: Schedule payments, manage due dates, and see exactly what’s paid, pending, or overdue. With everything organized inside QuickBooks, your financial position is always current and accessible.
  • Built for how businesses actually work: Whether you're managing a steady stream of bills or coordinating payments across dozens of vendors, QuickBooks Bill Pay keeps your process consistent, reduces errors from disconnected tools, and gives your team and vendors clear visibility into every payment.
  • One system is more cost-effective than several: Consolidating to QuickBooks Bill Pay eliminates redundant costs. No additional per-user fees. No ACH fees. Unlimited 1099 e-filing with print and mail included with Bill Pay Elite. 

See what Bill Pay did for other QuickBooks users

  • A California-based construction company was managing bill pay across multiple platforms - creating delays, confusion, and costs that added up fast.
  • When Carrie Christino, founder of Elm Street Accounting, moved their accounts payable into QuickBooks Bill Pay, the results were immediate: A 75% reduction in monthly AP costs and a dramatically simpler workflow for her client and her team.1

Read the full story: How Elm Street Accounting reduced a custom home builder’s monthly AP costs by switching to QuickBooks Bill Pay

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Disclaimers: 

Money movement services are provided by Intuit Payments Inc., licensed as a Money Transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services. For more information about Intuit Payments' money transmission licenses, please visit https://www.intuit.com/legal/licenses/payment-licenses/.

**QuickBooks Bill Pay: Subject to eligibility criteria, credit, and approval prior to first payment. Subscription to QuickBooks Online required. Bill Pay Basic is included with QuickBooks Online when purchased directly from QuickBooks.com or QuickBooks Sales. Not available in U.S. territories or outside the U.S.

175% cost savings calculated based on customer reported reduction of AP costs from ~$175-$200 per month when using a third party bill payment solution to ~$50 per month after switching to QuickBooks Bill Pay. AP costs comprise of monthly subscription fee for both business and accountant, and transaction fees. No material change in features used and number of transactions before and after QuickBooks Bill Pay adoption. QuickBooks Online monthly subscription costs are separate to AP costs. Customer was compensated for their time. All images used with permission from Carrie Christino, Elm Street Accounting.

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