Guide

Pay bill(s) from a Safe

Create and pay bill(s) from a Safe directly in Acctual

Add billCopied!

  • Go to bills page

Add bills using one of these methods:

  • Click “add bill” in the top right

  • Forward invoices to bills@ap.acctual.com using your account email

Create billCopied!

  • Drag & drop or click “browse” to upload your invoice PDF (optional).

This will later be attached to the bill journal entry in your accounting system.

Once uploaded, the following fields will be auto-filled via optical character recognition (OCR):

  • Vendor

  • Invoice number

  • Invoice date

  • Due date

  • Amount (USD)

Give it a review to confirm accuracy

Then, manually add the following fields:

  • GL category

  • Memo

  • Method (asset and chain)

  • Paid to (vendor’s wallet address — once added, we’ll save it in their contact details)

You can manually input all fields. Uploading an invoice PDF is optional.

Save bill Copied!

  • Select an option from the bottom right:

  • Draft - saves the bill as a draft for editing later

  • Ready for payment - moves the bill to the ‘Ready for payment’ tab and creates a bill journal entry in your accounting system. From here, the bill can be paid.

Single payment from a SafeCopied!

To pay a bill from a Safe, first save it as ‘Ready for payment’ from the bottom right

  • Click “Continue to pay” from the bottom right

  • Click “Connect wallet” and connect your signer wallet via MetaMask

Once your wallet is connected, you will see “Safe wallet detected”

  • Open the “Pay from” dropdown and select your Safe wallet

  • Click “Create & sign transaction” in the bottom right

There is no network fee to sign this transaction.

  • Sign the request via MetaMask

After signing, the transaction will be added to your Safe transaction queue and appear at the top of the "Ready for payment" tab in Acctual for the next steps.

If your Safe requires multiple signatures, at this point:

  • The bill shows “1 payment awaiting signature”

  • Additional signers can login and sign from Acctual or from the Safe app

After the required signatures, the bill shows “1 payment awaiting execution”

  • Click “Execute” to complete the payment

  • Execute the transaction via Metamask and pay the network fee

After a few seconds, you will be redirected to the “Paid” tab

  • View your paid bill at the top of the list — click to view the details under “payment details”

You will see two new fields: “Paid date” and “Transaction link”

Batch payment from a SafeCopied!

To batch pay bills from a Safe, first save them as ‘ready for payment’ from the bottom right

Once all of your bills have been added to the “Ready for payment” tab, follow the next steps:

  • Select bills to batch pay or use the top checkbox to select all

Each Safe operates on a single network. All bills must be on the same network for batch payment.

  • Click “Batch pay” at the top right

A modal will appear to connect a wallet, then create and sign the transaction

  • Click “Connect wallet” and connect your signer wallet via MetaMask

  • Click “Create & sign transaction” at the bottom right

There is no network fee to sign this transaction.

  • Sign the request via MetaMask

After signing, the transaction will be added to your Safe transaction queue and appear at the top of the "Ready for payment" tab in Acctual for the next steps.

If your Safe requires multiple signatures, at this point:

  • The bill shows “X payments awaiting signature”

  • Additional signers can login and sign from Acctual or from the Safe app

After the required signatures, the bill shows “X payment awaiting execution”

  • Click “Execute” to complete the payment

  • Execute the transaction via MetaMask and pay the network fee

After a few seconds, you will be redirected to the “Paid” tab

  • View your paid bill at the top of the list — click to view the details under “Payment details”

You will see two new fields: “Paid date” and “Transaction link”

Review the journal entriesCopied!

After payment, you will have a bill and bill payment journal entry in your accounting system. Head over to your Journal in your Xero/Quickbooks account (usually found under reports or accounting).

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