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jenniferfromsanta ynez
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Q: My daughter is on my shared family account - is there anyway that she can pay for her own purchases with an iTunes gift card or her own credit card?

Our family uses apple sharing but my daughter spends lots of money on music and movies - and it all goes on my account because I am the organizer. Is there a way that different family members can use their own credit cards for purchases on family sharing?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 6, 2015 8:35 AM

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  • by Phil0124,Helpful

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Nov 6, 2015 9:43 AM in response to jenniferfromsanta ynez
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    Nov 6, 2015 9:43 AM in response to jenniferfromsanta ynez

    When in family sharing only the Family Organizer's Credit card is billed.

     

    She can however, buy iTunes Gift cards, and redeem those to her account. Her purhcases will then use the Gift card balance as long as its enough to cover the purchase.

     

    If its not, it will charge the remainder to the Family organizer's card.

     

    Family purchases and payments - Apple Support

     

    With Family Sharing, one adult in the family—the family organizer—agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases that other family members initiate while they're part of the family group. This also includes content that can't be shared with the family, such as ongoing subscription purchases initiated by family members, including iCloud storage, and iTunes Match subscriptions.



    Making purchases

    After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account, unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer's card.

  • by jenniferfromsanta ynez,

    jenniferfromsanta ynez jenniferfromsanta ynez Nov 6, 2015 9:44 AM in response to Phil0124
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    Nov 6, 2015 9:44 AM in response to Phil0124

    So - can family who are on my share list ever buy anything using their own apple id account or will everything always be billed to me as the organizer?

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Nov 6, 2015 9:49 AM in response to jenniferfromsanta ynez
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    Nov 6, 2015 9:49 AM in response to jenniferfromsanta ynez

    jenniferfromsanta ynez wrote:

     

    So - can family who are on my share list ever buy anything using their own apple id account or will everything always be billed to me as the organizer?

    As explained above.

     

    If they have enough  iTunes Gift card balance in their accounts to cover the purchase, it will be used to make the purchase, and the Family Organizer's Credit card will NOT be billed.

     

    If they don't, then Gift card balance will be used to cover as much as it can. And whatever is left will be billed to the Family Organizer's card.