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title: "Why collections are paused"
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updated: 2026-09-27
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# Why collections are paused

<section class="help-summary" aria-labelledby="in-short"><h2 id="in-short">In short</h2><p>A pause protects the account when an automatic action would be inappropriate. It may be manual or linked to a payment promise, insolvency proceeding, invalid contact, or task waiting for your answer. Review the reason and history before resuming: removing the signal without resolving its cause can trigger an unsuitable follow-up.</p></section>

## Expected result

The pause reason is understood and collections resume only after its corresponding blocker is gone.

## Before you start

- Open the affected account with its recent history.
- Check visible tasks, promises, contacts, and legal alerts.

## Procedure

1. Locate collection state and the date it was suspended.
2. Read recent exchanges and find the task or event associated with that date.
3. Resolve the cause: provide an answer, correct a contact, wait for a promise, or verify legal status.
4. Resume collections only when the case can safely receive another communication.
5. Check the next action proposed by the agent after resuming.

## What Billabex does

A pause blocks new collection actions without deleting account history. On resume, the agent reassesses current context instead of blindly replaying an outdated communication.

## If the result is not what you expected

- **“No reminder planned: every open invoice is excluded from reminders.”**: the account is not paused. Put an invoice back into reminders from its detail panel.
- **A reported payment is still waiting for your decision and no task asks for it anymore**: reminders stay held with no time limit. Record a decision in the account’s **Reported payments** line.
- **Account closed, receivables written off**: use **Reopen account** rather than resuming dunning.
- If resuming seems ineffective, look for another active blocker.
- Do not resume an account flagged for insolvency proceedings without appropriate validation.
- An overdue promise may require recalculation before the next communication appears.