After you create a Cloud Billing account and its associated Google payments profile, you can change or update many account settings, with a few notable exceptions.
For information on how to create a Cloud Billing account, see Create a new self-serve Cloud Billing account .
If you want to close, reopen, or delete an existing Cloud Billing account rather than updating the account, see Close or reopen your Cloud Billing account .
Account settings that you can modify
Here's a list of settings that you can modify on an existing Cloud Billing account or Google payments profile. Follow the links for guidance about completing these tasks.
Account settings that you can't modify
Here's a list of settings that you can't modify on an existing Cloud Billing account or Google payments profile. In the event that you want or need to change these settings, read the following information for guidance and links to helpful documentation.
The currency for your Cloud Billing account is automatically assigned based on the Country that corresponds with your billing mailing address. You can't choose a different currency for the account.
If you need a Cloud Billing account that operates in a different currency, create a new Cloud Billing account *.
During the creation of a Cloud Billing account, you select the Country for your billing account (either directly, or inherited from an organization node). The linked Google payments profile uses the same country as the billing account.
Each Cloud Billing account and Google payments profile can be associated with only one country due to tax regulations and currency restrictions. You can't change the country for an existing billing account or payments profile.
To use a different country, create a new Cloud Billing account *.
Each Cloud Billing account is linked to a Google payments profile when the billing account is created. You can't unlink the payments profile or link an existing Cloud Billing account to a different Google payments profile.
To use a different payments profile, create a new Cloud Billing account *.
When you create a Google payments profile, you're prompted to select the account type, to create either an "individual" or "business" profile. In some countries, this selection affects your tax options. Also, only "Business" types can have multiple payments profile users. You can't change the account type after signing up.
To use a Google payments profile with a different account type, create a new Cloud Billing account *.
* If you have a Cloud Billing account that's billed by invoice, then creating a new, self-serve billing account might not be the best option for you. To modify the settings on your invoiced account, contact your Google Cloud sales specialist or Cloud Billing Support for assistance.
Rename a Cloud Billing account
The name of a Cloud Billing account appears in billing account selectors and tabular lists or reports that display the billing account name. If you have multiple Cloud Billing accounts with similar names, you might want to modify the name of each billing account to help you distinguish between accounts. Don't include sensitive information such as personally identifiable information (PII) or security data in your billing account name.
Permissions required for this task
To change the Cloud Billing account name, you need a role that includes the following permission on your Cloud Billing account:
To gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the following role on the Cloud Billing account:
How to rename the Cloud Billing account
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Account managementpage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Account managementpage opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
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At the top of the page, click
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Enter a new name for the Cloud Billing account.
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Click Renameto save your changes.
You might need to refresh the page to see the new name on the Account managementpage.
Why can't I see or access the
If you're on the Account Managementpage of the Cloud Billing
account you want to rename and you don't see or can't access the
Change the mailing addresses on the Cloud Billing account
There are one or more mailing addresses associated with your billing account, depending on the type of billing account (invoiced or self-serve) and the type of Google payments profile connected to your Cloud Billing account. The mailing addresses can include the legally registered business address that gets printed on invoices, and the addresses where invoices are mailed.
Permissions required for this task
The permissions needed to change the mailing addresses on your Cloud Billing account depend on the type of billing account (invoiced or self-serve) you're updating, and are described in the instructions for your billing account type.
Update the mailing addresses
The mailing addresses available for you to update depend on the type of Cloud Billing account (invoiced or self-serve) that you're updating. To change the mailing addresses on the Cloud Billing account, follow the instructions for your billing account type.
Invoiced account
If your Cloud Billing account is configured as an invoiced account , there is more than one mailing address in the Google payments profile:
- Business name and address: This is the legally registered business name and address. This address is typically printed on invoices (unless you specify a different Bill-to address ).
- Mail invoice delivery addresses: Addresses entered here will receive invoices by mail. This doesn't impact the address that's printed on your documents; that is, only your bill-to address is printed on documents.
- Bill-to address: This is the mailing address that appears on your invoices and statements. This address can be set to use the business name and address, or you can choose to configure a different address.
Permissions required to update addresses on your invoiced account
To complete the steps described in this section to update the mailing addresses on your invoiced Cloud Billing account, you need a role that includes the following permission on the Cloud Billing account:
To gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the Billing Account Administrator role on the Cloud Billing account.
Update the Business name and address
If you pay by invoice, you can't update the Business name and addressonline, in the Google payments profile. Rather, we must perform this action for you.
If your company name or address has changed,contact your Google Cloud sales specialist or contact Cloud Billing Support for assistance.
To update the information, we might request a scanned copy of your official registration documents stating your tax IDs (if applicable), registered company name, and legal address. After the changes are made, you can request a revision of the previously issued documents to reflect the corrected name and other details.
Update the Mail invoice delivery addresses
Complete the following steps to add addresses where the invoices will be mailed:
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settingspage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settingspage opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
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Under Payments account, click the edit icon ( ) next to the Mail invoice deliveryto open it for edit.
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Select Add mailing address (optional), and choose an option:
- Select an existing address from the list, and then click Add.
- or Select Add another address, enter the address details, and then click Add.
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When you're done adding mailing addresses, click Save.
If you want to delete any Mail invoice delivery addresses:
- Follow the previous steps to access the Payments settingspage for the Cloud Billing account that you want to manage.
- Under Payments account, click the edit icon ( ) next to the Mail invoice deliveryto open it for edit.
- Click the delete icon ( ) next to each address that you want to remove.
- Click Saveto save your changes and deletions.
Update the Bill-to address
The Bill-to address is the mailing address that's printed on your invoices and statements. By default, the Bill-to address is set to use the Business name and addresson your Google payments profile. If you prefer, you can assign a different mailing address to appear on your invoices.
Complete the following steps to update the Bill-to address:
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settingspage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settingspage opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
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Under Payments account, click the edit icon ( ) next to the Bill-to addressto open it for edit.
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Click the displayed address to choose an option:
- Select an existing address from the list, and then click Add.
- or Select Add another address, enter the address details, and then click Add.
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When you're done adding mailing addresses, click Save.
The updated Bill-to address will appear on newly-issued invoices. If you also want to update the Bill-to address on previously-issued invoices, you need to regenerate each invoice.
Update the Bill-to address on previously-issued invoices
To change the Bill-to address on invoices that have already been issued, after setting the new address, regenerate each invoice you want to update — one invoice at a time.
To regenerate an invoice, do the following:
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Documentspage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account you want to view.
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From the Documentstable, click the row of the invoice to view its details. A dialog opens, showing you document header details including the invoice or memo number, bill-to address, amount, status, purchase order number, and account details.
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In the top right of the invoice dialog, select Actions.
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To request a revision to your invoice, including updating the Bill-to address, select Regenerate invoice with updated information.
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Read the Request statusconfirmation, and then click Got itto return to the Documentstable. For each invoice you choose to regenerate, you must wait 48 hours to make another revision request on that same invoice.
To update the Bill-to address for another invoice, repeat the previous steps after the last invoice is successfully applied.
Self-serve account
There is one mailing address on a self-serve (online) Cloud Billing account . This mailing address is the legally registered business address that gets printed on statements and tax invoices.
Permissions required to update the business name and address
To update the business name and address on your self-serve Cloud Billing account, you need permissions on the Cloud Billing account as well as the linked Google payments profile.
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On the Cloud Billing account, you need a role that includes the following permission:
billing.accounts.updatePaymentInfoTo gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the Billing Account Administrator role on the Cloud Billing account.
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On the Google payments profile associated with your Cloud Billing account, you must have the Edit payments profilepermission. Learn about changing permissions on your Google payments profile .
Complete the following steps to update the address:
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settingspage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settingspage opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
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Under Payments profile, click the edit icon ( ) next to the name and addressto open it for edit.
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Update the mailing address information* and click Save.
* You can't edit the country of the mailing address. If you need to change the country of the Cloud Billing account's address, you need to create a new billing account .
Enable other contacts to receive invoices by email
If your Cloud Billing account is configured to be paid by Invoice , Google payments account users always receive invoices by email. If you want other people to receive invoices by email (that is, non-payments users), you can configure additional contacts to receive only invoices by email. These contacts don't need to be set up as payments account users to receive invoices by email.
Email notification preferences for Google payments contacts are configured separately. Learn more about managing Google payments users and notification settings .
Other types of billing documents, such as statements and receipts, aren't sent by email. You can access all of your billing and payments documents online in the Cloud Billing documents center .
Permissions required for this task
For a Cloud Billing account paid by invoice , to manage the email addresses where invoices are delivered, you need a role that includes the following permission on the Cloud Billing account:
To gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the Billing Account Administrator role on the Cloud Billing account.
Add email addresses for invoice delivery
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settingspage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settingspage opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
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Within the Payments accountsection, click Email invoice delivery to open it for edit.
Email addresses for Google payments contacts are listed first, before any additional (non-payments users) email addresses.
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To add an email address for a non-payments user, select Add new email address (optional), enter the email address where you want invoices to be sent, and then click Add.
Email addresses for non-payments users display "This invoice only" to indicate the type of email notifications this email account will receive.
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When you're done adding email addresses, click Save.
Email addresses must be verified. If this is the first time you've entered the email address for the Google payments account, Google will send a verification email with a subject line similar to Action required for your Google Account . The contact must open the email and click Acceptto verify their email address and begin receiving communications, such as invoices, from the payments profile.
Delete email addresses for invoice delivery
If you want to delete an Email invoice delivery address:
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In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settingspage.
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At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settingspage opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
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Within the Payments accountsection, click Email invoice delivery to open it for edit.
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Next to each email address that you want to remove, click the delete icon ( ).
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Click Saveto save your deletions.
Related topics
- Create a new Cloud Billing account
- Close or re-open your Cloud Billing account
- View projects linked to a Cloud Billing account
- Enable, disable, or change billing for a project
- Add, remove, or update a payment method
- Resolve billing issues
- View your cost and payment history
- View your billing reports and cost trends
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