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Bills - Flag a Bill as 'in dispute / query'

Ability to flag individual bills as in dispute

Purpose | To enable review and ensure the business does not make payment for a bill when it's currently 'under query'

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Accepted  ·  AdminKelly M (Community Manager, Xero) responded  · 

Hi community, we acknowledge the strong feelings in this idea and why you need a feature to flag bills directly within Xero. We really appreciate all your feedback and the detailed explanations of how this would help streamline your accounts payable.

We are dedicated to providing a solution for this over the longer term, but this will take some time requiring changes that sit beneath the face of bills.

In lieu of a direct feature for this we wanted to highlight some of the options discussed by the community here:

  • Add a note to the bill: A detailed note on the bill itself can serve as a clear internal reminder of the dispute.
  • Utilise tracking categories: Creating a specific tracking category like "Disputed Bills" can help you filter and report on these items.
  • Adjust the due date: Temporarily extending the due date can prevent accidental payment while the dispute is being resolved.
  • Update the reference to add a notation such as [reference number] - Do not pay
  • Adjust the planned date to be very far out in the future

We know these options won't fit all needs here, and we are invested in continuing to develop Purchase and more specifically bills in Xero to suit your needs.

We'll continue to provide updates with any progress that steps closer to enabling you to flag bills that are in dispute in Xero. Thank you for continuing to engage and share insights through this idea.

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  • Shipa Ahmed commented  ·   ·  Report

    Have option to mark supplier invoice as disputed - the invoices need to posted, so its inlcuded in the account but if you dont want to pay the invoice until a query is resolved, there should be option to mark it as DISPUTED/DONT PAY for companies who have different people doing different roles.

  • Liz Dark commented  ·   ·  Report

    We process our invoices through Hubdoc which then come through to Xero. Sometimes, an invoice has been processed to be paid, but then a product is damaged and we wait for a credit note to be issued. We would like it so we can mark some how, that invoice "not to be paid as waiting on a credit to come through"

  • Liz Dark commented  ·   ·  Report

    Ability to mark invoices that are waiting on a credit "do not pay"

  • Chris Curlett commented  ·   ·  Report

    XERO 968 users need this and 12 YEARS of inaction is unacceptable.

    Perhaps a new mantra would be better ...

    "XERO ignores user's needs" would be more appropriate

  • Julia Bastin commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Bianca Davitt - 12 YEARS for a basic accounting function!!!! WTF. Xero really is the worst bookkeeping software I have ever used.

  • Bianca Davitt commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Chris Curlett - unfortunately it's not 7 months..... I have been voting for this feature for the last 12 years. They deleted the old version of the forum with the old thread on it. So I would not hold your breath.

  • Chris Curlett commented  ·   ·  Report

    From November 2023 to June 2024 (7 Months) should be enough time to implement something as simple as this when it is requested by so many. What is the hold up.

    This is far more important than a new Invoice system which was not requested by users and there are so many complaints about.

  • Chris Curlett commented  ·   ·  Report

    Come on XERO, 968 people wanting this is enough of a reason to expedite its implementation!

    Users want/need this - the community would prefer to see some action rather than stalling double talk! XERO actions speak louder than platitudes!

  • Kelly Nour commented  ·   ·  Report

    As Xero does not have the standard functionality of a document (invoice) date and document posting date, we have to enter a supplier invoice in the same month as we receive it to capture the cost correctly, even if the is a dispute on the invoice. Having the ability to flag it as "In dispute" eliminates the possibility of it being paid by mistake

  • Philip Hankers commented  ·   ·  Report

    Changing the Sales invoicing by just moving functionality around and in the process make the resulting layout less user friendly compulsory is clearly more important to Xero than adding the "on hold" bill functionality.

    Shame on Xero's "development" priorities.

  • Chris Curlett commented  ·   ·  Report

    COME ON XERO DO SOMETHING USERS NEED TO HAVE DONE.

    Less condescending emails and more improvements would make a change.

  • Joel Mansford commented  ·   ·  Report

    Coming round to 6months and still no sign of this...
    As a software developer I can't understand why this is taking so long?

  • Julie Sutton commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Sarah - one HUGE downside of marking a bill as paid before its actually paid is that it disappears off the short term cashflow forecast in Xero ..... I have queried this with Xero and been told "thats how its supposed to work"

    Somewhat crazy functionality!

    There is "suggestion" here if you would like to add to it https://productideas.xero.com/forums/939198-for-small-businesses/suggestions/46818148-analytics-plus-include-bills-with-future-dated-p

  • Sarah Verge commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'd like to be able to mark those bills that are going to be paid by Direct Debit, so that I don't pick them up in a payment run by accident. If I was approving bills straightaway, I'd add the Direct Debit payment when processing the bill, but all bills go for approval via ApprovalMax, so that's not possible.

  • Carol HARDING commented  ·   ·  Report

    How long does it take to realise this is an important function, once everybody has had enough and found an alternative software package that focusus on what is important not on look.

  • Yazz Bhatti commented  ·   ·  Report

    Any suggestions on an alternative accounting software provider instead of Xero? This software is getting 'beautified' without actually sorting out the lack of features.

    Definitely time to jump ship.

  • Mel Fenemore commented  ·   ·  Report

    @janice Mcgrother - 4 months is nothing in XERO world. There are suggestions for missing basic functions that have not been addressed for years if at all!
    This suggestions and ideas options feel like another pointless exercise to make it appear our thoughts and opinions as paying users count!

  • Janice Mcgrother commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi Xero

    It's been 4 months now and no further update. Can you advise if you have made progress with this? It is really causing a problem as there is nowhere on the supplier screen that you can see if the invoice is in dispute despite putting a note on the actual invoice and when you are talking about hundreds of invoices how on earth are we to know if it's disputed? Please fast track this!

  • Judy Ford commented  ·   ·  Report

    Fully agree this is a very important requirement, if you pay an invoice inadvertently that is actually in dispute it it gives supplier impression the query is resolved. therefore makes resolving issue a lot harder

    Hope this can be processed soon.

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