Bank accounts
How money is held and paid out
You choose the names. A Treasury account holds the company’s money. A payout bank account is where a person receives a payout.
Treasury account
A Treasury account is a Stripe account. This holds company money. Rent can sit in one, security deposits in a second, and bill payments in a third. The money stays there until you send it on. You may add, for example:
| Purpose | Account name |
|---|---|
| Operating / Main | |
| Security deposits | |
| Rents |
Or any account name you choose.
The first three Treasury accounts are included. Each Treasury account after those three is $3 /month.
Payout bank account
A payout bank account is a real bank, such as Wells Fargo. It does not hold the company’s rent. An owner or a vendor usually adds their own after signing in, so you can send them their money. You may also add your own, for accounts you want to move money into from a Treasury account.
Sending a renter the rent account
After you open the Treasury account for rents, its routing number and account number appear on that account. Send the renter these details:
- Beneficiary name
- Your company name
- Beneficiary address
- The address you entered when you opened the company
- Routing number
- The routing number on that Treasury account
- Account number
- The account number on that Treasury account
For a security deposit, send the same details from the deposits account, so the deposit stays separate from rent.
Paying a vendor from the bills account
After you open the Treasury account for bills, the payment leaves that account. Send it to the payout bank account the vendor added, using these details:
- Beneficiary name
- The name on the vendor’s bank account
- Beneficiary address
- The vendor’s address
- Routing number
- The routing number on the vendor’s bank
- Account number
- The account number on the vendor’s bank
The vendor adds that payout bank account after signing in.