The QuickBooks Preferences Bills section of the preferences window is fairly short but very important. This section only has one tab with options – the Company Preferences tab. It is important to note that any options in this tab will affect the entire company and all users who access this company. These options can only changes by an administrator.

• Bills are due XX days after receipt
  • This option is used to determine when to add bills to the Reminders window. The initial value is 10, but it can changes to any number. If the number is kept at 10, then if a bill is entered in on February 5th, the bill’s due date will be set to February 15th.
• Warn About Duplicate Bill Numbers from the same Vendor
  • Checking the box for this option will display a warning if a QuickBooks Preferences Bills from a vendor has the same number as a previous entry. This is a great way to avoid accidentally paying a bill twice.
• Automatically Use Credits
  • Selecting this option will automatically apply for a credit from a vendor to the next bill.
• Automatically Use Discounts
  • Checking this option will automatically apply any discounts to a QuickBooks Preferences Bills that is pay in the Bill Pay section