When you have multiple bills waiting to be paid, you may find paying them individually can take time. Luckily, you can also pay multiple bills in batches. This guide will explain how you can pay multiple bills to a single or multiple vendors in a single action.
This feature is only available on the Gusto Money Plus tier. Learn more here.
This guide includes:
- How to pay multiple bills at once from the Vendors tab.
- How to pay multiple bills at once from the Bills tab.
How to pay multiple bills at once from the Vendors tab
You can make multiple payments to vendors from the Vendors tab by following the steps below.
1- In your Gusto Dashboard, select Pay from the left-hand sidebar.
2- Select Pay bills.
3- From the Vendors tab, check the boxes on the left-hand side of the Vendors you wish to pay.
What if the vendor doesn't have a bill?
If a vendor doesn't have a bill pending, you can still check the box next to that vendor.
- You can then enter the amount you wish to pay that vendor in the open balance. This way, you can pay a vendor without a pending bill.
- If you check the box next to a vendor without a pending bill but forget to add an amount, a pop-up will appear after you select Review & pay. You can then enter the missing payment balance there.
4- Once you have selected all the vendors you wish to pay, select Review & pay at the bottom of the dashboard.
5- Next, review the payments you selected previously. Make sure that all the payment details are correct before proceeding!
- By selecting the 3 dots on the right of each listed payment, you can add memos, invoice numbers, and remove payments .
- You can also edit the speed of your payments by tmanipulating the toggles that appear under Delivery speed.
6- Once you have confirmed that the payment details are correct, select Confirm and pay at the bottom of the dashboard.
7- Your multiple payments will now be successfully scheduled. Using the arrows, you can now view the payment summary of each payment. Once done, select Go to dashboard to return to the Vendor tab.
How to pay multiple bills at once from the Bills tab.
You can make multiple payments to vendors from the Bills tab by following the steps below.
1- In your Gusto Dashboard, select Pay from the left-hand sidebar.
2- Select Pay bills.
3- In the main screen, select the Bills tab.
4- Under the Bills list, check the boxes on the left-hand side of the bills you wish to pay.
5- Once you have selected all the bills you wish to pay, select Review & pay at the bottom of the dashboard.
6- Next, review the bills you selected previously. Make sure that all the payment details are correct before proceeding!
- By selecting the 3 dots on the right of each listed payment, you can add memos, edit invoice numbers,view bills details, and remove payments.
- You can also edit the speed of your payments by manipulating the toggles that appear under Delivery speed.
What if you have multiple bills for the same vendor and want to send them as a single payment?
When reviewing the bills you previously selected, you may find that you have multiple bills for the same vendor.
Instead of paying each bill individually, you can combine these multiple bills into a single payment to the vendor, up to 20 bills per payment. This saves you money on transactional fees.
- You can combine multiple bills for the same vendor into one payment. To do, so toggle on Combine payments.
- With the toggle on, your multiple payments will now be listed as a single payment.
- The number of bills included in this payment appears under this new payment. The drop-down arrow allows you to view the details of the combined payments.
7- Once you have confirmed that the payment details are correct, select Confirm and pay at the bottom of the dashboard.
8- Your multiple payments will now be successfully scheduled. Using the arrows, you can now view the payment summary of each payment. Once done, select Go to dashboard to return to the dashboard.