Managing credit card payments

In addition to traditional payments such as cash and checks, you can accept credit cards as another form of payment from your customers. QBO has a built-in credit card processor called QuickBooks Payments. QuickBooks Payments is a merchant account that allows you to accept credit cards, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, and ACH (bank transfers) from your customers. While there are fees associated with accepting credit card payments, there are several benefits. First, you can get paid faster with a credit card than waiting to receive a check in the mail.

Second, if you sign up for a QuickBooks Payments account (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payments/?sc=seq_intuit_pay_click_ft), you can email customers their invoice, which includes a payment link. They can click on the link, enter their payment information, and pay their invoice in a matter of minutes, which is much faster than waiting to receive a check in the mail. Best of all, QuickBooks will mark...