How do I pay for my notice?

Our default online payment options are credit card, debit card, and ACH, although this may vary from publisher to publisher. For organizations that require, we also support paper checks, and the payment instructions will be on the customer's Column invoice. 

Note: By default, customers can still send paper checks to Column, and we will process those for you. Column is providing an extension to allow checks from non-governments through 2024. Government customers must ensure they are registered as government organizations and/or individuals with government as their role. This can be verified by viewing 'My Account' or 'My Organization' and seeing 'Government Info' under your account.

Pay multiple invoices at once

The easiest option is to pay invoices by card in bulk. You can go to column.us/payments and select multiple invoices you wish to pay. Select the checkbox in the top left to select unpaid invoices, then click Pay Selected Invoices.

This will result in a bulk receipt like this.

If you wish to receive a monthly summary of unpaid invoices to-date, make sure your notification settings are enabled for Monthly Statements.

Pay for an individual invoice

Alternatively, you may wish to pay for an invoice individually. You may do so on the Invoices page, or while on an individual notice.

1. From column.us/notices, click Filter to filter your Active Notices by invoice status.

2. Once the newspaper confirms an invoice amount, you will receive an email notification prompting you to pay the invoice. Click Pay Invoice to pay for the invoice through our secure payment processing system, or click Review Notice to see your Notice Details.

3. You can also click on any notice in your Active Notices table to navigate to your Notice Details, then click Pay Invoice. To simply review your invoice, click Invoice PDF.

4. When you open the invoice for your notice, you can choose to pay via ACH (bank transfer) or card. If you wish to pay by ACH, please be advised that ACH bank transfers can take up to two weeks to settle. Please keep your invoice due date in mind when selecting a payment method.

If you want to pay via card, click Card (advised) and enter your card information.

5. Click Pay Invoice to finalize your payment.