Manage Payment Accounts page

Overview

This topic provides information on how to use the Manage Payment Accounts page.

This page is only visible if you have the Administrator role. It may be opened from several Simplifile pages.

You add payment account information to Simplifile to grant Simplifile the right to withdraw funds from that account. The funds are used to pay all fees accrued during the eRecording process. You must have at least one payment account enabled before you can use Simplifile to eRecord.

You can add multiple accounts. This lets you assign a different account to each type of fee. You can set a specific account to be the default from which all fees of a specific type are taken. However, you can override the default at any time. This means that you can designate any payment account in Simplifile to pay any fee for any package.

You set up and manage all accounts you want to make accessible to Simplifile for the payment of fees from the Manage Payment Accounts page. You can edit the display name (account nickname) of a payment account at any time. Below is an example of the Manage Payment Accounts page.

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Letter	Description
A	If necessary, choose the organization whose payment accounts you want to manage.
B	Select here to open the Add Payment Account wizard to add an account to the organization whose name displays above the table.
C	Select here to import payment accounts and find out about payment accounts.
D	Select here to open the Edit Payment Account window.
E	Select here to display the View/Edit Payment Account link and the Remove Payment Account link.
F	Select here to display the Sales Tax Settings link and the About eRecording Fees link.

If you have the necessary permission, you can open the Manage Payment Accounts page in the following ways:

From the Payments option in the navigation menu.
From the Organizations page.
If you have set up multiple payment accounts, from a Payment Account dropdown list in the Fees table of a Package Details page.

The access method you use may depend on the task you are doing when you need to access the Manage Payment Accounts page.

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Add or import a single payment account

The access method you use may depend on the task you are doing when you need to access the Manage Payment Accounts page.

IMPORTANT: The information you add in the payment account fields is securely stored so that when fees are due, the appropriate account can be debited.

Open the Manage Payments Account page.

Select the Add Account button near the top‑right corner. The Add Payment Account window opens.
Under the Payment Account Details heading, enter an option [Checking (Recommended) or Savings].
In the Bank Name field, enter the bank name.
In the ACH Routing Number field, enter the bank’s 9‑digit ACH routing number. For more information about the field, select the Information button.
In the Verify ACH Routing Number field, reenter the ACH routing number.
In the Account Number field, enter the account number. For more information about the field, place your cursor (pointer) on the Information button.
In the Verify Account Number field, reenter the account number.
In the Name of Individual on the Account field, enter the name of the name of the person on the account.
In the Account Nickname field, enter a nick name that can be used by Simplifile to identify the account. For more information about the field, place your cursor (pointer) on the Information button.
Select the Next button.

Designate a default payment account

QUICK TIP: You can assign multiple fees to one account. You can also assign each fee to a different account.

If you have more than one verified payment account in Simplifile, you can set default accounts for each type of fee or tax you need to pay when you eRecord. Simplifile takes payment from the account you designate.

Manage Payment Accounts page screenshot

Description
In the eRecording Fee Defaults section, use the dropdown arrow for each item to choose the default account to have Simplifile automatically debit the account . When someone creates a package, that person can choose an account other than the default, if desired.

QUICK TIP: You can assign multiple fees to one account. You can also assign each fee to a different account.

Open the Manage Payments Account page.
Go down to the eRecording Fee Defaults section.
In each dropdown field, use the dropdown arrow to select the payment account you want to use as the default payment account or choose No Default.

Remove a payment account from Simplifile

Open the Manage Payments Account page.
in the Payment Accounts section table at the right side of the payment account you want to remove, select the Menu (ellipsis) button. A menu opens.
NOTE: The Remove Payment Account menu item is not displayed in the first payment account in the table. You can not remove the first payment account in the table.
Select the Remove Payment Accounts link. The Confirm Remove window opens.
Select the Remove Account button. The account is removed from the Payment Accounts section.

Import payment accounts already created for other organizations

You can import payment account information from one organization to another. To do this, you must be affiliated with at least two organizations, and have set up a payment account for at least two organizations.

Open the Manage Payments Account page.
Select the Actions button at the top right corner. A menu opens.
Select the Import Payment Accounts item. If you have multiple organizations, a page similar to the one below displays when you begin the import process. The Import Payment Accounts window opens.
Letter Description
A Mark the boxes of the payment accounts whose information you want to import. On the Manage Payment Accounts page, imported accounts display the word Imported before the name.
Mark the accounts you want to import.
When finished, select Import Selected Accounts.
On the Manage Payment Accounts page, imported accounts display the word "Imported" before their names