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Sending bill payments via Direct Deposit
Sending bill payments via Direct Deposit

Instead of sending a payment to your vendor's email, you can enter their bank info and send money directly to their bank/routing account.

Updated over 2 months ago

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Method 1: Send money to your vendor's bank account by creating a payment in Truss.

Method 2: Send money to your vendor's bank account via Quickbooks Online.

1) Send money directly to your vendor's bank account by creating a payment in Truss

  1. On the left side of the Truss dashboard, click 'Bills'.

2. Click the 'Add bill' button in the top right of your dashboard.
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3. Select a vendor from the dropdown menu, or click '+ New vendor' to send money to someone new, enter the amount of money you want to send and a short description. Optionally, you can attach a bill on the left side of the screen and add a due date for the payment. Click 'Add.'
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4. Once the bill is created, select the 'Payment' button to pay the bill.

5. Enter the amount of the bill you are looking to pay. Bills can be paid in full at this stage, with the option of partially paying and fulfilling the balance at a later date.


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6. Select the 'Direct Deposit (ACH)' option as the payment method.
​Note: If you choose the 'Payment Link' option, your vendor will still have the option to choose 'Direct Deposit' when accepting the payment.
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7. Enter the deposit account information of the user you need to pay and click 'Add'.
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6. Confirm the deposit account details and click 'Next'.
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7. Finally review the payment information and click 'Send'.
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8. Your bill will be marked as (partially) paid and deposited into the recipient's bank account. They do not need to accept the payment.

2) Send money directly to your vendor's bank account via Quickbooks Online

Another option is to enter your vendor's bank details by importing bills from your Quickbooks Online account. To do so, you need to connect your Quickbooks Online account with your Truss account first.

  1. On the left side of the Truss dashboard, click 'Bills'.

2. Here, you will find all of your synced bills from QuickBooks, select the bill(s) you want to pay from the list.
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3. Once bill is selected, click 'Payment'

4. Enter either the full payment amount, or enter your desired partial payment of the bill.

5. Change the desired payment option to 'Direct Deposit' and press 'Next'
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6. Enter the vendor's bank account information, then click 'Save changes.

7. Confirm the information for the bill payment, and when ready, click 'Pay'
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8. The payment will be directly deposited into the recipient's bank account. They do not need to accept the payment.

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