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xtraCHEF: Get Help With Toast Bill Pay

Look here for frequently asked questions and payment timeline examples concerning Toast Bill Pay in xtraCHEF.

Written by Agent Support Bot

At this time, xtraCHEF Bill Pay is not available to new subscribers.

Overview

Does Bill Pay offer mobile and browser support?

At this time, Bill Pay is supported on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on mobile and desktop devices. We are actively working on enabling Bill Pay on Safari and Mobile Web Browsers.

What is a bill?

A bill is an invoice that has undergone the review process and is completed in xtraCHEF. Once the customer's invoices are completed and there are no pending reviews and exceptions, invoices will show as a bill on your dashboard.

Documents uploaded as Receipts or Credit Memos will not appear in Bill Pay.

Who can access Bill Pay and submit payments?

Only Tenant Admins will have access to the Bill Pay Terms & Conditions, the Bill Pay module, and payment submission processes. Bill Pay will not be accessible to xtraCHEF users with an assigned user role of Restaurant Manager, Invoice Capture, Restaurant User, or Executive.

How can I access Bill Pay?

Bill Pay is available within xtraCHEF in the left-hand navigation menu. The Dashboard tab contains different tiles that include your bills due and any bills with action needed. Selecting a bill with action needed or selecting the Bills tab will show you a filterable table of all your bills. Bill Pay settings can be accessed by navigating to the gear icon > Bill Pay.

How do I know which bills to pay?

Bills that have an outstanding balance will be listed as Action Needed in the Overview tile on the Dashboard. By default, we pull over completed invoices that were uploaded in the past 30 days. Please reach out to support@xtrachef.com if you would like to modify this. Bills will be marked as paid when Bill Pay begins processing payments equal to the remaining outstanding balance of the bill.

Is Bill Pay only for food and alcohol vendor payments or can I pay other restaurant bills?

Any bill uploaded to xtraCHEF is available for Bill Pay. Use Bill Pay to help you track where your money is going.

How do you know what’s due this week or overdue?

We base what’s due this week and overdue on the due date on your invoice, the payment term assigned to your vendor, and/or the default payment term you have set up. Due dates are generated based on the Payment Term assigned to your vendors. If there isn't a default payment term set up on your account, a date one week out from the due date will be applied.

What types of payment methods does Bill Pay support? Can I modify them?

Bill Pay supports paying your bills with a bank account.

For paying a Bill via ACH, the bank account you have registered with Toast as your Deposit account will automatically show up on your Bill Pay Settings page. This is automatically disabled on the first login, so you will need to turn this on. You have the option to turn this on and off his account in your xtraCHEF Bill Pay settings page (gear icon > Bill Pay).

When will the funds come out of my account?

Payments will begin processing on the date the payment is scheduled, except for holidays and weekends. If your scheduled payment date falls on a federal holiday or weekend, payment processing will begin the next business day.

How will my vendor get paid?

Your vendor can be paid by bank account ACH transfer or physical check.

How does Bill Pay decide how a vendor is paid?

We will distribute payments to your vendor based on the information available in the Bill Pay tab of your vendors (Vendors > select a vendor > Bill Pay). If ACH and Remit address information is available, we will send your vendors an ACH bank transfer so that your bills get paid as soon as possible.

What if I already paid my bill outside of Bill Pay?

Payments that are made outside of the Bill Pay system can still be tracked in Bill Pay by creating an Offline Payment. Select this option as the payment method while paying a bill. No funds will be taken from your account when you record an offline payment and these are not synced to QuickBooks Online.

Can I cancel a payment?

Yes, payments that have a Scheduled status can be canceled. Payments that have a Processing status cannot as money movement is already underway. Please contact us at toastbillpay@toasttab.com if you have questions related to a processing payment.

To cancel a payment, navigate to the bill and expand the payments activity, select the three dots icon next to your payment, then select Cancel payment.

Payment Submissions

What are the ways I can submit payments?

Bill Pay offers a variety of ways to manage your bill payments. You can submit a payment for immediate processing or schedule a payment for a future date.

Can I make multiple payments in one transaction?

Yes, you can pay multiple invoices at once across different vendors in one action. To do this, navigate to the Bills tab. Once loaded, click on all the invoices you’d like to pay, then select Pay in the top right corner of your Bills list. This will take you to your payment summary screen where you can submit your payments at once.

If I pay multiple invoices at one time, do you aggregate the charge against my account or credit card?

No. To support easier reconciliation, we charge your card or debit your account per invoice and the invoice number is listed in the transaction description on your statement.

How are we verifying your payments are being sent to the right vendor?

We want to make sure we get your ACH payments and checks to the correct vendor, on time. To do this, we are monitoring all of your payments closely to ensure that all ACH transfers are successfully making it to the vendor account you provided and that your checks are making it to the remittance address submitted with the payment.

What will my vendor see?

If paid by ACH transfer, your vendor will see a transaction from Toast Payments with the invoice number listed in the transaction description.

If paid by check, your vendor will receive a physical check, delivered to the Remit Address on file. The check will be from Toast and the memo information and Customer ID you provided when you submitted your payment will be included on the check stub.

Will my vendor receive a payment notification that their payment is on the way?

Yes. When you are in the process of making a payment to a vendor, you can add your vendor remittance email address and click on the checkbox to confirm that the vendor will get a payment confirmation email.

How can I view the details of my payments?

You can view payment details by locating the invoice you paid and selecting the three dots > View Payment Details. You will be able to view the details of your payment and who submitted it.

If I am integrated with QuickBooks Online, how will this show up in my QuickBooks experience?

When you make payments within Bill Pay, and we have successfully secured the payment funds, we will record a payment transaction record in QuickBooks Online and will update the status of your bill.

Payment Tracking

How can I track the status of my payments?

You can track the status of your payments by navigating to your bill and expanding your payment details. Payment statuses you could see:

  • Scheduled: Payment is scheduled to begin processing. These payments can be canceled.

  • Processing: Payments have begun processing and we are in the process of sending payments to your vendor. These payments cannot be canceled.

  • Complete: Funds have been debited from your account and your supplier has been paid.

  • Returned: The payment cannot be processed. Reach out to support@xtrachef.com for assistance.

  • Canceled: The Scheduled payment has been canceled. No funds have been moved.

How long will it take for my vendors to get paid?

Payments can take up to 10 business days from your scheduled payment date to reach your vendor, depending on how your vendor receives payments. To help ensure timely delivery, please schedule your payment more than 10 business days in advance of the due date.

Below are sample timelines based on how you’ve paid, how your vendor would like to be paid, and when you submit your payments.

Example Payment Timelines

Paying with a bank account to a vendor who has ACH enabled on a weekday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Pay now and/or Scheduled payment submitted*

Toast will withdraw funds from your bank account by the end of the day

Toast will send your payment to your vendor's bank account


*Would only apply to payments that are submitted for the same day or Pay Now, not for future-dated payments

Paying with a bank account to a vendor who has ACH enabled over a weekend

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Pay now and/or Scheduled payment submitted*

Toast will withdraw funds from your account by the start of the day

Toast will send your payment to your vendor's bank account

Your vendor should see their ACH credit in their account by the start of the day


*Would only apply to payments that are submitted for the same day or Pay Now, not for future-dated payments

Paying with a bank account to a vendor who only accepts checks on a weekday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Pay now and/or Scheduled payment submitted*

Toast will withdraw funds from your bank account the same day

Toast will print your vendor's check and drop at USPS

Check will be in circulation in USPS via Standard First Class Mail - estimated delivery 10-12 days


*Would only apply to payments that are submitted for the same day or Pay Now, not for future-dated payments

Paying with a bank account to a vendor who only accepts checks on a weekend

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Pay now and/or Scheduled payment submitted*

Toast will withdraw funds from your account by the start of the day

Toast will print your vendor's check and drop it at USPS by the end of the day

Check will be in circulation in USPS via Standard First Class Mail - estimated delivery 10-12 days

*Would only apply to payments that are submitted for the same day or Pay Now, not for future-dated payments

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