Payments and Payment Runs
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      1. Modulr User Guides
      2. Using Accounts Payable
      3. Payments and Payment Runs

      Setting a Payment Reference for suppliers or tax payments

      Accounts Payable makes it easy to set a Payment Reference for suppliers or tax payments

      • If you’re paying Corporation Tax and PAYE to HMRC, then Accounts Payable will use the reference field from the invoice, and we check it is 17 characters in length
      • If you’re paying VAT to HMRC it will use the Tax Number set in your Company settings page
      • If you’re paying suppliers, 
        • If you have a Payment Reference set for the Contact in Accounts Payable, it will be the default the suppliers see on their bank account
        • If no Payment reference is set, it will use the invoice reference
      • If you’re paying multiple invoices to a supplier, then it will append a list, but the list is capped at 18 characters, which is why we recommend using the supplier portal (so add email addresses)