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Accounting Services

Support

MCLS staff members are available to answer any questions you have pertaining to invoices or statements received from MCLS.

Contact MCLS Accounting Department

One-on-one training

MCLS's Business Manager offers "One-on-One" sessions with member library personnel to help better understand MCLS invoices and account structure. Please call 517-481-3577 for appointment.

Payment Portal

To register for our online payment portal and pay your invoice by credit card or ACH*, visit https://mcls.payments.gogravity.com/. When registering, you'll need your invoice number and customer ID as shown on the invoice. Instructions for registering for the portal and using the portal to view and pay invoices can be found in MCLS Payment Portal Instructions.pdf.  

*As a convenience to our members, MCLS will accept credit card payments for orders up to $1,000. To maintain our overhead costs and to be a good steward of the MCLS Membership Assets, orders above $1,000 cannot use credit cards as a form of payment. For cost effectiveness, our preferred method of payment remains payment by check.

Invoicing

An invoice is an itemized list of goods, products, or services purchased from MCLS, including details of the purchase, price, and terms of sale. All MCLS invoices have a remittance strip at the bottom of the invoice for easy and proper payment application.

Statements

Statements of each account are distributed monthly to MCLS members. Accounts Receivable/Open Invoice Statements - list all open invoices for which MCLS has not yet received payment. Deposit Account Statements - show all activity to the account since the previous statement was issued, and lists usage of funds on deposit at MCLS.

Payment methods

Invoices may be paid by check (MCLS’s preferred payment method), credit card*, or authorized deduction from an established deposit account.

*Please note: To control costs and keep pricing as low as possible, MCLS's preferred payment method is by check. As a convenience to our members, MCLS will accept credit card payments for orders up to $1,000.

Credit card payment policy

As a convenience to our members, MCLS will accept credit card payments for orders up to $1,000.  To maintain our overhead costs and to be a good steward of the MCLS Membership Assets, orders above $1,000 cannot use credit cards as a form of payment. For cost effectiveness, our preferred method of payment remains payment by check.

Deposit accounts

MCLS offers the option of one deposit account per institution for the convenience of MCLS member libraries, allowing for automatic payment of approved charges.  Deposit account funds can be applied to the payment of any MCLS offering.

Sales tax exemption certificates
(Michigan and Indiana institutions)

MCLS is required to have a tax exemption certificate on file for each tax-exempt institution purchasing taxable products. If no form is on file, MCLS must add sales tax to your order at time of invoicing. If your institution is exempt, please complete the appropriate tax exemption form (linked below), print, and fax the form to MCLS at 269-210-7250.

Michigan institutions:

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Indiana institutions:

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