Contacts - Automatic Credit Hold/Stop
Ability to automatically put customers/contacts in Xero on credit hold.
Purpose: This is to make staff within the Xero org can’t send the invoice to the customer if they have an overdue payment.
AdminXero Team
(Admin, Xero)
shared this idea
Hey community,
As some of you are aware, you can edit a contact and set a credit limit, and optionally block new invoices when the credit limit is reached in new invoicing.
Understand that a few of you are asking for a feature to put a stop on a contact so they can’t be sent invoices regardless of what their credit limit is, as well as others who'd like to see this implemented on the supplier side.
We'd like to confirm that this is not something we have plans to develop at this time. We're still interested to get a clearer understanding of users that'd like to see this developed, and will continue to track this through the conversation here 👀
If there's any change we will let you know on the thread. Thanks
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Karen Chillmaid
commented
Agreed - "The ability to put a customer or supplier on hold/stop if there is a problem with the business relationship i.e. if the customer is late paying the bill or a supplier isn't providing an adequate service. The credit limit feature is not adequate enough, as that will only stop a customer should they go over their credit limit. This is business critical for us."
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Emma Ellams
commented
The ability to put a customer or supplier on hold/stop if there is a problem with the business relationship i.e. if the customer is late paying the bill or a supplier isn't providing an adequate service. The credit limit feature is not adequate enough, as that will only stop a customer should they go over their credit limit. This is business critical for us.
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Klaire Sharp
commented
It's a basic requirement for accounting software to protect the business and the customers from taking on more debt than they can actually manage - sales staff do not always know what's happening in the finances of a business so the on hold feature is crucial.
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Beverley Dela-Nougerede
commented
I cannot understand why you do not have the facility to put an account on stop or hold. Is this not a basic thing to have in an accounts package to stop PO's or Invoices being raised if bills have not been paid? Credit limit function does not freeze account or stop further invoices being raised!
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David Reeves-James
commented
I have been asking for a 'stop' facility within Xero for years. Unfortunately, there is no functionality for something that is so important that every other accounting software has. A credit limit to freeze the account in new invoicing is hopeless. i.e. a customer may have a £10,000 credit limit but only has £1,000 overdue on account. I have to say that is really is very bad for our business and makes Xero look awful too.