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title: "Configuring bills"
slug: "configuring-bills"
description: "Turn on bills in Payhawk, choose which roles can submit bill requests, set the default payment schedule, change bill owners, or turn bills off at any time."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:55:16Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:55:16Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/configuring-bills"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Configuring bills

You can configure the settings for the [bill spend type](/help/overview-of-company-expenses-for-employees) in Payhawk according to the requirements of your company.

You can also [manage the bill spend type](/help/managing-expense-types-on-a-group-level) and [define its payment execution method on a group level](/help/managing-expense-types-on-a-group-level).

## Enabling bills and setting their default payment schedules

You can enable employees at your company to submit expense requests for bills in the following way:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Settings** > **Spend** > **Spend types** > **Bill**.
2. Navigate to the **Settings** tab.
3. Switch on the toggle.
4. From the drop-down lists, define the following settings by selecting the corresponding options:
  1. The Payhawk [roles](/help/before-after-role-selectors-and-visibility) that will be able to submit expense requests for bill payments.
  2. The default payment execution method for bills at your company.
    - **Immediately** - Defaults the payment execution of bills to immediate payment and is seen by employees in **Spend** > **Pay** > **Confirm details** field.
    - **Expense due date** - Defaults the payment execution of bills to the due date of the expense based on the extracted data by [Payhawk's data extraction tool](/help/automatic-population-of-expense-field-data) and is seen by employees in **Spend** > **Pay** > **Confirm details** field.
5. When done, click on **Save changes**.

![Spend / Bill settings in Payhawk with the Settings tab open, the Enable bills toggle on, the roles that can create bills, the default payment execution and Save changes.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/configuring_bills_2_20261009_ai.png)

## Disabling bills

You can disable bills for your company in the following way:

1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Settings** > **Spend > Spend types** > **Bill**.
2. Navigate to the **Settings** tab.
3. Switch off the toggle.
4. In the dialog that opens, confirm your choice and click on **Disable**.

![Disable spend type dialog asking to confirm disabling the Bill spend type, with Disable and Cancel buttons.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/disable_bill_spend_type_20261009_ai.png)

## Changing bills owners

To change a bill owner:

1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Spend**.
2. Select the desired bill by clicking on it.
3. Click on its three-dot menu and select the **Change owner** option.
4. In the dialog that opens, select the new bill owner from the drop-down list. Note that the system will display only users who have permissions to modify company expenses.
5. Click on **Assign**.

![Change owner panel on a bill, with the new owner selected and the Change and Cancel buttons.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/configuring-bills-03_2_20261009_ai.png)

## Useful resources

- [Spend types in Payhawk](/help/expense-types)
- [Before & after: Role selectors and visibility](/help/before-after-role-selectors-and-visibility)