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December 11, 2018
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How to add payment method to Pay Bills window? Only option currently available is check and credit card? Would like to add wire payment method

  • December 11, 2018
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Best answer by Raywhite28

Sorry, you can't add a payment method to the pay bill screen.

In the check number field, you can enter wire as the check number.

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Raywhite28
December 11, 2018

Sorry, you can't add a payment method to the pay bill screen.

In the check number field, you can enter wire as the check number.

December 27, 2018

Direct Deposit was an option for me previously, but it no longer is. I'm not sure how or what changed. The only drop down options are check or credit card. What could have happened to my direct deposit payment option? 

December 27, 2018

Thanks for taking the time joining this thread, number1000.

 

In QuickBooks Desktop, you have the option to pay vendors through Direct Deposit. Before doing so, make sure you have an active payroll subscription.

 

Here's how you can pay bills from your vendors through Direct Deposit:

  1. Go to Vendors.
  2. Click Pay Bills.
  3. Select the vendor you want to pay.
  4. In the Payment section, click the Method drop down list and  select Direct Deposit.
  5. Make sure to select the correct account for the payment and the date.
  6. Click Pay Selected Bills.
  7. Click Send Direct Deposit.
  8. Click Send.

For additional insights, you may also check out the article about how to pay bills for vendors through direct deposit: Pay bills for vendors through Direct Deposit.

 

If your payroll subscription is already active but still not having the direct deposit option when paying bills, I'd recommend contacting our QuickBooks Payroll Support Team. They'll be able pull up your account and verify the status of your payroll.


Here's how you can reach them:

  1. Go to: http://payroll.intuit.com/support/contact/
  2. Select your Payroll Subscription type.
  3. Select a topic.
  4. Click on the View Contact Info button.

Stay in touch if you have other questions about pay bills in QuickBooks Desktop. I'm always here to help.

qbteachmt
December 11, 2018

Wire, eft and ACH are "paperless" checks. The point is to select the right Bank account, from the bottom.

You want to Pay Bills with the radio button set to Assign Check #, so that you can put "wire" or "eft" into the check # field from the Pay Bills function.

Raywhite28
December 11, 2018
Already said that about using wire in the check number!
April 23, 2021

Sorry for asking again, but for reference purposes is there a way to add other methods of payment, ie. wire, act?

December 30, 2019

please can i add my new bank details to pay you regard stuart

April 10, 2020

Hi, 

In relation to this question, I have a third-party vendor processing my accounts payable. They integrate into QB as a bill to pay, but the payments are issued by the third party. How could I add a payment for the third party AP vendor or is there a way it goes into the general ledger? 

LieraMarie_A
April 10, 2020

I'm glad to see you here in the Community, @BAERI.

 

Let me guide you on how to record your payment for the third-party vendor. To start:

 

  1. Open the imported bill from the third party app.
  2. Enter the expense in the second line.
  3. Click Save and Close.

 

If the program won't allow you to make changes to the imported bill, you may want to create a separate bill.

 

  1. Go to Vendors.
  2. Choose Enter Bills.
  3. Select the name of the third-party vendor.
  4. Select a date.
  5. Enter the account in the Expenses tab.
  6. Type in the amount.
  7. Hit Save & Close.

 

Once done, you'll need to record the payment to settle your payables. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to Vendors.
  2. Select Pay Bills.
  3. Choose the bill by placing a checkmark.
  4. Click Pay Selected Bills.
  5. Hit Done.

 

You can pull up Vendors and Payables reports to find out how much the company owes and how much is overdue.

 

Here's how:

  1. Go to Reports.
  2. Select Vendors and Payables.
  3. Choose the report you want to view.

 

If you need further assistance, please comment down below.

 

June 15, 2020

The real issue is that we all want Quickbooks to add functionality for ACH or Wire.   Quickbooks is too US centric.  The rest of the world has been paying bills with bank to bank transfers for 30 years.  I realize Intuit just wants to make money off me, but give us reasonable functionality.  We don't need Intuit to send payments for us.

July 1, 2021

QB needs to get this into an update.  With the pandemic 99% of my bill payments are ACH, and it is a pain to have to go into the register and change it to ACH.

October 19, 2021

I have Enterprise 2021 - I need the method in bill pay of "online bank payment"

can you help???

MaryLandT
October 27, 2021

Thank you for contacting us, and I'm here to help you pay bills using the Online Bank Payment method, Royal Flush Plumbing.

 

 You can go to the Pay Bills window after recording the bill. It will help settle your payables.

 

Let me guide you through the steps on how to accomplish this.

 

  1. Go to the Vendors menu, then select Pay Bills.
  2. Select the correct accounts payable account from the drop-down.
  3. Mark the bill you want to pay from the table.
  4. Enter the date you paid the bill.
  5. Choose Online Bank Payment. The payment processor will print and mail a check to the employee. 
  6. You can select Include reference number if you want the bill or credit reference number to be sent along with your name and account number.
  7. Click Pay Selected Bills.
  8. Select Done or select Pay More Bills if you have other bills you need to pay.

 

If you don't see the bill you want to pay, make sure to select Show all bills on the Pay Bills window. Then, scroll up or down to find your bill.

 

Also, you can run the Transaction List by Vendor report to check the status of your bills. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Reports menu.
  2. Choose Vendors & Payables, then Transaction List by Vendor.
  3. Select Customize Report, then Billing Status from the Column section.
  4. Click OK.

 

Paying bills is part of your usual accounts payable workflow in QuickBooks Desktop. To see the complete list of workflows and other vendor-related transactions, go to Account Payable Workflow.

 

Don't hesitate to leave a comment below if you have additional questions about paying bills using Online Bank Payment. I'm always glad to help you.

November 12, 2021

New company using quickbooks.  I to have done everything correct setting up my bank to use direct connect and accept vendor payments and am currently receiving bank downloads via the banking feed.

 
"Regions Bank Direct Connect offers Quicken® and QuickBooks by Intuit® users two-way connectivity to their accounts. Once they login into their Regions Online Banking account, they can automatically download transactions and match them with existing transactions, pay bills, transfer funds, and send alerts."

 

Per everything I see this should have added the functionality to add direct pay to the method drop down box.  For the life of me I cannot get the drop down box to show up like the attached example.

 

Has anyone been able to get this to work?  I need to pay vendors directly from Quickbooks through my bank feed.

 

Per Quickbooks:

 

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/pay-bills/use-quickbooks-bill-pay/00/202006 

 

  1. From the Vendors menu, select Pay Bills.
  2. Select the bill(s) to pay.
  3. Set any discount or credits that you want to apply.
  4. From the Account dropdown, choose the checking account with the online vendor payment service.
  5. From the Method dropdown, choose Online Bank Pmt.

 

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February 7, 2023

Is there an updated answer to this? I don't have time to wait in an online chat . . . we have our corp card paid directly from our checking account. But when I go to enter the bill and pay it, only option is pay online via QBs, credit card or check. I'm unable to reconcile my checking account until I get this settled. Help!!!!!

Bryan_M
February 7, 2023

We appreciate you for joining the Community thread, @LDFF.

 

I see how important for you to add other payment options in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). Currently, this feature is unavailable in (QBDT). 

 

You can directly submit feedback to our software engineers to raise your suggestion. They may consider adding this to our future product updates.

 

Here are a few steps to submit feedback: 

 

  1. Select the Gear icon in the upper-right corner.
  2. Click Feedback under Profile.
  3. Share your feedback.
  4. Click Next to submit.

 

To manage your QBDT file issues, you can read through this article: Fix company file and network issues with QuickBooks File Doctor.

 

If you need additional assistance with paying your bills in QBDT, don't hesitate to reply to this post. We'll be willing to lend a hand. Take care and enjoy the rest of the week!