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It answers setup and processing questions for Italian bill and payment handling. Path: [Business functionality](../../../business-functionality.md) > [Local functionality](../../local-functionality.md) > [Italy](../italy.md) > Banking & payments · tier official · system localization · narrative reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview This section covers the Italy-specific way of handling bills and payments. It explains how customer and vendor bills are processed automatically, which payment formats are supported (SEPA Credit Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit and Italian bill formats), and how payment terms are defined for invoices. Start with the overview page on vendor payments and customer bills to see the formats and bill posting groups. Then use the automatic payments and automatic bills page for setup of bank information, sales and receivables setup, and bill codes on payment methods. The issuing page describes how to export bill lists to file and review errors. The payment terms page covers installments and discounts. ## Key points - Automatic bills to customers and from vendors are supported in the Italian version. - Supported formats include SEPA Credit Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit and Italian bill formats. - Automatic payments setup involves bank account information, sales and receivables setup, and bill codes for payment methods. - Issuing payments and bills uses Export Bill List to File, with a File Export Errors FactBox for problems. - The TRASFBANC payment method is mentioned for issuing SEPA-based payments. - Bill posting groups are part of the vendor payments and customer bills overview. - Payment terms support installments with payment percentages, due date calculations, discount dates and discount percentages. - Payment terms apply to both customer and vendor invoices. ## Learn pages - [Automatic Payments and Automatic Bills [IT]](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Italy/how-to-set-up-automatic-payments-and-automatic-bills): Learn how to set up automatic payments and bills in the Italian version of Business Central. - [Issue Vendor Payments and Customer Bills (IT)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Italy/how-to-issue-vendor-payments-and-customer-bills): The vendor and customer bill pay feature supports SEPA-based formats in addition to Italian file formats. - [Set Up Payment Terms (IT)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Italy/how-to-set-up-payment-terms): In Business Central for Italy, you can define payment terms that allow payments in one or multiple installments, specifying details for each installment as needed. - [Vendor Payments Customer Bills Overview [IT]](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Italy/vendor-payments-and-customer-bills-overview): Manage automatic customer bills and vendor payments in the Italian version of Business Central. ## Business Central pages and reports The pages, reports and queries this hub's Learn pages name (ms.search.form, API reference), joined to the code by exact object id (data/index/docs-objects.json); a page shows the table it runs on. 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