Learn about E-bills

Learn about E-bills

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Electronic bills, or E-bills, are bills that are delivered and paid over the Internet. E-Bills are delivered to a secure, private Web site where you can view and pay them at your convenience. Once youÆve signed up for E-bills and received one online, you can match it to a recurring bill (A payment, deposit, transfer, or investment purchase that is set up in Bills & Deposits to occur with a specific frequency. Upcoming instances of this transaction appear in the Pay Bills place.) set up in Money.

By matching E-bills to bills in Money, you can:

Automatically update bill information in Money If your E-bill provider supports automatic updates in Money and you access your E-bill Web site through MoneyÆs internal Web browser (The browser that opens within Money to allow you to view Web pages without having to leave the Money program.), as soon as you log on, Money notifies you if there are new E-bills present and downloads them automatically. If your provider does not support this feature, you will need to check for new E-bills and download them yourself.
Get reminders to check for new E-bills Use the Bill Reminder (A Money feature that gives you a message when a transaction you scheduled in Bills & Deposits is nearly due. It appears as an icon on your Windows taskbar.) to notify you when your E-bills are coming due.
Pay your bills safely over the Internet Log on to your E-bill Web site and you can enter all payment information right there.
Track your E-bills Take advantage of MoneyÆs transaction status states to follow your E-bill through the payment process.

Give me a sample E-bill scenario.

If your Water Company provides E-bills, you can get them delivered electronically to an E-bill Web site. When you sign up for E-bills in Money, you select a provider and then you tell them that you want to get your water bill delivered electronically. Once youÆve signed up, your water bill will be delivered to your E-bill Web site.

To see your bill, just log on to the Web site. If you have a new water bill and your provider supports automatic E-bill updates into Money, as soon as you log on, Money will notify you that there is a new bill and download information automatically.

The first time this information is downloaded, Money launches a wizard that will help you match your E-bill to a bill you have set up in Money. Then, the next time you log on and thereÆs a new water bill, Money will update the bill information automatically

Are all of my bills available as E-bills?

The number of companies providing E-bills is growing every day. Check with your E-bill provider or the companies you receive bills from to find out who is currently using E-bills.