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title: "Recurring bill"
description: "Recurring bill — A template that creates the same bill on a schedule — rent, a software subscription — for review and approval each time. Each occurrence is its own bill, recognized for the period it covers, not an automatic payment."
canonical: "https://lopifi.com/glossary/recurring-bill"
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# Recurring bill

> Recurring bill — A template that creates the same bill on a schedule — rent, a software subscription — for review and approval each time. Each occurrence is its own bill, recognized for the period it covers, not an automatic payment.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/recurring-bill
Part of: Lopifi — Planned: US GAAP books on autopilot, checked by a CPA (https://lopifi.com)

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**What is recurring bill?** In accounting, recurring bill means a template that creates the same bill on a schedule — rent, a software subscription — for review and approval each time. Each occurrence is its own bill, recognized for the period it covers, not an automatic payment.

## Words this system refuses for it

- autopay (which moves cash)
- blanket purchase order

- **Category:** Payables
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/lexicon)
- **Related:** approval, period, bill