Bookmark this post; we will update it real time over the next few months regarding the availability of QuickBooks Bill Pay and the discontinuation of the integrated offering Bill Pay powered by Melio.

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Key dates to remember

NEW! Add QuickBooks Bill Pay to your client's subscription in QuickBooks Online Accountant

COMING SOON! Use QuickBooks Bill Pay for your own firm's AP needs

Help article on switching from Melio to QuickBooks Bill Pay

Help Article: QuickBooks Bill Pay in general

Intuit QuickBooks Bill Pay has launched

In September 2023, we launched Intuit QuickBooks Bill Pay**, a fully-integrated AP solution with QuickBooks Online to help streamline workflows when creating and paying bills. QuickBooks Bill Pay offers expert support and flexible pricing plans, including a Bill Pay Basic plan with five free standard ACH transactions per month** and no additional subscription fee (additional ACH payments: $0.50/transaction). You can also choose from additional paid plans to get more included standard ACH transactions per month, custom bill approval workflows, and predefined roles*** and permissions to empower your team. Learn more about features, pricing, and benefits of QuickBooks Bill Pay here.

IMPORTANT! Upcoming changes to Bill Pay powered by Melio

Bill Pay powered by Melio** is a legacy bill payment tool developed to integrate with QuickBooks Online. In December 2023, we discontinued this service for a segment of customers. We’re now moving into our final phase of discontinuing this integration in QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Accountant. Bill Pay powered by Melio will be discontinued for all remaining users on May 21, 2024. Continue reading below for key dates, but if you or your clients are currently using Bill Pay powered by Melio integration, you cannot subscribe to QuickBooks Bill Pay until May 21, 2024. Note: if you or your clients have a personal Melio account—a third-party app, known as Melio Purple by some users—you will not be impacted.

Important: If you have any recurring or future payments scheduled in Bill Pay powered by Melio, Melio will continue to pay them through June 18, 2024, after which the payments will automatically be canceled. You can choose to cancel the scheduled payments for your firm or your client within QuickBooks. If you or your client choose to sign up for QuickBooks Bill Pay on or after May 21, 2024, you can create new bills to be paid in QuickBooks Bill Pay.

If you have any questions, please click here for frequently asked questions about the discontinuation of Bill Pay powered by Melio.

Key dates to remember:

April 16, 2024 

• Email highlighting key dates and next steps sent to accountants who are using, or have clients who are using, Bill Pay powered by Melio.
• A help article with detailed step-by-step guidance on the discontinuation of Bill Pay powered by Melio will be updated here.

April 18, 2024

• Email and in-product notifications sent to customers using Bill Pay powered by Melio notifying them of the discontinuation on May 21.

May 14, 2024

• Accountants and customers impacted by the discontinuation of Bill Pay powered by Melio will receive a 7-day prior email and in-product notice.
• Accountants and customers should consider canceling future payments that are scheduled to be paid on or after May 21 and any recurring payments in Melio. These will automatically be canceled on June 18. Click here for more details.

May 21, 2024

• Customers and accountants impacted by the discontinuation of Bill Pay powered by Melio will receive a final email and in-product notice.
• In product, they will no longer see Bill Pay Powered by Melio. Starting on this date, accountants and customers can sign up for a QuickBooks Bill Pay plan.

June 18, 2024

• Final day to access Melio to cancel any recent or upcoming payments. All recurring payments and future payments not scheduled to be paid by this date will be canceled.

NEW! Add QuickBooks Bill Pay to your client’s subscription in QuickBooks Online Accountant

You now have the option to add QuickBooks Bill Pay for your accountant-billed clients in QuickBooks Online Accountant to streamline how you and your clients pay bills, all in one place. Your clients will need to complete a short application process to subscribe to QuickBooks Bill Pay. With QuickBooks Bill Pay, you can customize your client’s AP services with tools, features, and controls designed to meet their unique business needs. Simply go to the Subscription & Billing page within QuickBooks Online Accountant and select Add Bill Pay under Client Actions to start the subscription process. Plus, as a ProAdvisor, you will enjoy 30% off the subscription and 15% of transaction fees (ProAdvisor Preferred Pricing).* If your clients are impacted by the discontinuation of Bill Pay powered by Melio, you can sign them up for QuickBooks Bill Pay starting May 21, 2024.

To learn more about QuickBooks Bill Pay click here. To learn more about how to sign up for QuickBooks Bill Pay via QuickBooks Online Accountant click here.

Note: If you have a direct-billed client in which we bill your client using QuickBooks Online, your client is not eligible for ProAdvisor Preferred Pricing. You can recommend any available Bill Pay plan in QuickBooks Online Accountant to your client. Your client will need to sign up themselves in QuickBooks Online.

COMING SOON! Use QuickBooks Bill Pay for your own firm’s AP needs

Soon, you’ll be able to add QuickBooks Bill Pay Elite to your own QuickBooks Online Accountant subscription for $0 subscription fee and 15% off transaction fees. You can enjoy time-saving automations, from tracking and paying bills, to gathering business insights, all in QuickBooks Online Accountant. Plus with Bill Pay Elite, you will enjoy additional features such as unlimited 1099s, and predefined roles and permissions to empower your team.**

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*Offer

ProAdvisor Preferred Pricing – ProAdvisor Discount Terms & Conditions



FOR QUICKBOOKS ONLINE ACCOUNTANT CUSTOMERS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 30% OFF QUICKBOOKS BILL PAY SUBSCRIPTION WITH PROADVISOR PREFERRED PRICING – PROADVISOR DISCOUNT OFFER

Eligibility: This offer is eligible to accounting firms who register or have registered for QuickBooks Online Accountant (“QBOA”) and use the ProAdvisor Discount option (“QBOA Customer”) for QuickBooks Bill Pay subscription fees. The ProAdvisor Discount invoicing option means that the QBOA Customer agrees to pay for QuickBooks Bill Pay subscription fees.

Pricing: Eligible QBOA Customers will be entitled to the following discounts:

• 30% off the then-current list price of QuickBooks Bill Pay
• 15% off the then-current per transaction fee for: (i) Standard ACH transactions (regularly $0.50 each) over monthly allotments (allotments may vary); (ii) Payments by check (regularly $1.50 each); and (iii) Faster ACH payments (regularly $10 each)

Discount and list price subject to change at any time at Intuit’s sole discretion. All prices are quoted without sales tax. If you add or remove services, your service fees will be adjusted accordingly.

Offer Terms: To be eligible, all QuickBooks Bill Pay subscriptions must be entered through ProAdvisor Discount. The discount is valid only for the named individual or company that registered for the QuickBooks Bill Pay subscription and cannot be transferred to another client, individual, or company. Cannot be combined with any other Intuit offer. Offer valid for a limited time only, only in the U.S., and is non-transferable. Terms, conditions, pricing, special features, and service and support options subject to change without notice.

**Product Information

QuickBooks Bill Pay product features and availability subject to change. QuickBooks Bill Pay account subject to eligibility criteria, credit, and application approval. Subscription to QuickBooks Online Accountant required. 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/.

Bill Pay services powered by Melio with funds held by Evolve Bank & Trust or J.P. Morgan (members of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve). Melio is a registered trademark of Melio LTD Corporation.

**Features

Standard ACH: $0.50/standard ACH transaction over monthly allotments. Allotments may vary.

User Roles: Not available for QuickBooks Online Simple Start customers.

Unlimited 1099 E-File: Create and e-file unlimited 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC forms in QuickBooks Online. 1099 forms are e-filed only for the current filing year and for payments recorded in QuickBooks Online to your vendors or contractors. Excludes state filings; please check with your state agency on any state filing requirements. If you have the QuickBooks Bill Pay Basic plan, 1099 e-filing services will be charged at the standard 1099 E-File Service pricing.