Is there no way to change the bal. due date on ACH payments?

I tried using the ACH payments fort he first time this week.  So far I'm not liking it.  It takes for every and a day to receive our funds and I've now just discovered something else.  Normally our clients submit their deposits by CC and by default I schedule the balance due for 7 days later but this changes depending on when we receive equipment and when we schedule install.  Never had an issue changing this date. My currently client that has sent their ACH on 4/2 says it wont be deposited until 4/8.  Absurd by I digress.  Today we scheduled their install for tomorrow and I went to change the bal due date to tomorrow and have no way of changing it.  Help!

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Hi @EKHVACLLC.  While ACH payments have the advantage of lower fees than card payments, this comes at a price which you have identified.  The ACH system has been around forever, and Square has no control over how fast funds move through this national clearinghouse.  It can take an average of 3-5 business days for a payment to reach Square after it is initiated, and like banks Square won’t credit our accounts until that money appears in their clearing accounts.  There have been discussions at the national level to come up with a better, faster ACH system but so far nothing has materialized from those.  Anyway, while this may sound absurd to you it is the way that it is.

 

As far as changing the invoice due date, once the ACH payment has been submitted to the banking system (you said it was sent on 4/2), then the invoice due date can’t be changed.  It is, after all, a paid invoice even if the money is still on its way to Square and eventually to you.

Chip A.
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I understand how ACH's work as I've worked in the banking industry for many years.  I know there is no way around how long it takes for it to clear ... however .. If I have an invoice balance that says it is due on 4/9, which will not be paid by ACH, why am I unable to make a change to that?

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