For those doing business with companies instead of individuals, the standard PayPal invoice creates confusion and delays. That's because the invoice recipient who places the order and approves the invoice, is never the person in the Accounting Department who pays that invoice. The standard invoice form has the heading "Bill To" under which the recipient's email address appears. Although invoices are easy to foward, and they retain their interactive (click-to-pay) features, Accounting departments see a legal problem paying from a document that lists an "unauthorized payer"...namely the recipient...as the Bill To entity. So the back-and-forth begins, a week to reject the invoice, a week to correct the email of the recipient, the fact that Accounting department personnel are prohibited from disclosing their personal email addresses...and on and on. Finally the exasperated corporate accounting folks decide to mail a paper check. Another week in transit, up to yet another to access the funds. Has anybody found a workaround for this?
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