Tech Tip: Invalid Payment Type Error When Applying Payment to an Invoice

Why do I get the “Invalid Payment Type. Only cash, check, and credit cards are accepted.” message when I attempt to apply payment to an invoice?

This message appears if the pay code you entered in the Apply Payment ► Pay Code field is not assigned a cash, check, credit card, other, or ACH type in Pay Code Maintenance. Perform the following to verify the pay code type:

1. Click the OK button on the message window to close it.
2. Click the italicized Pay Code field label in Apply Payment to display the Pay Code Maintenance screen for the entered pay code.
3. Review the selected Type. If the type is C.O.D., Terms, or ClickToPay, then you must change the pay code. Apply Payment only accepts a pay code assigned with Cash, Check, Credit Card, Other, or ACH type.