diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php
index 233a8942aa9c..d49413839aab 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RecurringInvoiceController.php
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class RecurringInvoiceController extends BaseController
 
         $recurring_invoices->each(function ($recurring_invoice, $key) use ($action) {
             if (auth()->user()->can('edit', $recurring_invoice)) {
-                $this->recurring_invoice_repo->{$action}($recurring_invoice);
+                $this->performAction($recurring_invoice, $action, true);
             }
         });
 
@@ -572,38 +572,56 @@ class RecurringInvoiceController extends BaseController
      *     )
      */
     public function action(ActionRecurringInvoiceRequest $request, RecurringInvoice $recurring_invoice, $action)
+    {
+        return $this->performAction($recurring_invoice, $action);
+    }
+
+    private function performAction(RecurringInvoice $recurring_invoice, string $action, $bulk = false)
     {
         switch ($action) {
-            case 'clone_to_RecurringInvoice':
-          //      $recurring_invoice = CloneRecurringInvoiceFactory::create($recurring_invoice, auth()->user()->id);
-          //      return $this->itemResponse($recurring_invoice);
-                break;
-            case 'clone_to_quote':
-            //    $recurring_invoice = CloneRecurringInvoiceToQuoteFactory::create($recurring_invoice, auth()->user()->id);
-                // todo build the quote transformer and return response here
-                break;
-            case 'history':
-                // code...
-                break;
-            case 'delivery_note':
-                // code...
-                break;
-            case 'mark_paid':
-                // code...
-                break;
             case 'archive':
-                // code...
+                $this->recurring_invoice_repo->archive($recurring_invoice);
+
+                if (! $bulk) {
+                    return $this->listResponse($recurring_invoice);
+                }
+                break;
+            case 'restore':
+                $this->recurring_invoice_repo->restore($recurring_invoice);
+
+                if (! $bulk) {
+                    return $this->listResponse($recurring_invoice);
+                }
                 break;
             case 'delete':
-                // code...
+                $this->recurring_invoice_repo->delete($recurring_invoice);
+
+                if (! $bulk) {
+                    return $this->listResponse($recurring_invoice);
+                }
                 break;
             case 'email':
                 //dispatch email to queue
                 break;
+            case 'start':
+                $recurring_invoice = $recurring_invoice->service()->start()->save();
+    
+                if (! $bulk) {
+                    $this->itemResponse($recurring_invoice);
+                }
+                break;
+            case 'stop':
+                $recurring_invoice = $recurring_invoice->service()->stop()->save();
+    
+                if (! $bulk) {
+                    $this->itemResponse($recurring_invoice);
+                }
 
+                break;
             default:
                 // code...
                 break;
         }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/RecurringInvoice.php b/app/Models/RecurringInvoice.php
index 7aadf906fea5..91079cc67b99 100644
--- a/app/Models/RecurringInvoice.php
+++ b/app/Models/RecurringInvoice.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use App\Helpers\Invoice\InvoiceSum;
 use App\Helpers\Invoice\InvoiceSumInclusive;
 use App\Models\Filterable;
 use App\Models\RecurringInvoiceInvitation;
+use App\Services\Recurring\RecurringService;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesDates;
 use App\Utils\Traits\MakesHash;
 use App\Utils\Traits\Recurring\HasRecurrence;
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ class RecurringInvoice extends BaseModel
     
     public function getStatusAttribute()
     {
-        if ($this->status_id == self::STATUS_ACTIVE && $this->next_send_date > Carbon::now()) 
+        if ($this->status_id == self::STATUS_ACTIVE && Carbon::parse($this->next_send_date)->isFuture()) 
             return self::STATUS_PENDING;
         else 
             return $this->status_id;
@@ -443,5 +444,12 @@ class RecurringInvoice extends BaseModel
         return $date->copy()->addDays($client_payment_terms); //add the number of days in the payment terms to the date
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Service entry points.
+     */
+    public function service() :RecurringService
+    {
+        return new RecurringService($this);
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php b/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php
index 0dd6efdc4ca4..3d2a87d1052c 100644
--- a/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Recurring/RecurringService.php
@@ -23,4 +23,35 @@ class RecurringService
     }
 
     //set schedules - update next_send_dates
+    
+    /**
+     * Stops a recurring invoice 
+     * 
+     * @return $this RecurringService object
+     */
+    public function stop()
+    {
+    	$this->status_id = RecurringInvoice::STATUS_PAUSED;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function start()
+    {
+    	//make sure next_send_date is either now or in the future else return.
+    	if(Carbon::parse($this->recurring_entity->next_send_date)->lt(now()))
+    		return $this;
+
+    	$this->status_id = RecurringInvoice::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+
+    	return $this;
+
+    }
+
+    public function save()
+    {
+    	$this->recurring_entity->save();
+
+    	return $this->recurring_entity;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 0caafb6e095d..7a341cde05f3 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "aws/aws-sdk-php",
-            "version": "3.154.6",
+            "version": "3.155.1",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php.git",
-                "reference": "83a1382930359e4d4f4c9187239f059d5b282520"
+                "reference": "575430a46c329a2a3723cdcb2d30df390f434ba1"
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-                "reference": "83a1382930359e4d4f4c9187239f059d5b282520",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/aws/aws-sdk-php/zipball/575430a46c329a2a3723cdcb2d30df390f434ba1",
+                "reference": "575430a46c329a2a3723cdcb2d30df390f434ba1",
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             },
             "require": {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
                 "s3",
                 "sdk"
             ],
-            "time": "2020-09-18T18:16:42+00:00"
+            "time": "2020-09-23T18:11:33+00:00"
         },
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             "name": "brick/math",
@@ -1084,30 +1084,30 @@
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+            "version": "2.11.0",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/doctrine/dbal.git",
-                "reference": "47433196b6390d14409a33885ee42b6208160643"
+                "reference": "0d4e1a8b29dd987704842f0465aded378f441dca"
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-                "reference": "47433196b6390d14409a33885ee42b6208160643",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/doctrine/dbal/zipball/0d4e1a8b29dd987704842f0465aded378f441dca",
+                "reference": "0d4e1a8b29dd987704842f0465aded378f441dca",
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             "require": {
                 "doctrine/cache": "^1.0",
                 "doctrine/event-manager": "^1.0",
                 "ext-pdo": "*",
-                "php": "^7.2"
+                "php": "^7.3"
             },
             "require-dev": {
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                 "jetbrains/phpstorm-stubs": "^2019.1",
                 "nikic/php-parser": "^4.4",
                 "phpstan/phpstan": "^0.12.40",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5.5",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.3",
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-                    "dev-master": "2.10.x-dev",
-                    "dev-develop": "3.0.x-dev"
+                    "dev-master": "4.0.x-dev"
                 }
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@@ -1189,7 +1188,7 @@
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                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2020-09-12T21:20:41+00:00"
+            "time": "2020-09-20T23:24:53+00:00"
         },
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             "name": "doctrine/event-manager",
@@ -1504,16 +1503,16 @@
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+            "version": "2.1.21",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/egulias/EmailValidator.git",
-                "reference": "f46887bc48db66c7f38f668eb7d6ae54583617ff"
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@@ -1558,7 +1557,7 @@
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+            "time": "2020-09-19T14:37:56+00:00"
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@@ -1834,16 +1833,16 @@
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+            "version": "v0.147",
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@@ -1867,7 +1866,7 @@
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@@ -2805,16 +2804,16 @@
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+            "version": "v2.4.1",
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@@ -2856,7 +2855,7 @@
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@@ -3265,16 +3264,16 @@
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+            "version": "1.5.0",
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@@ -3312,7 +3311,7 @@
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@@ -3839,16 +3838,16 @@
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-            "version": "v4.9.1",
+            "version": "v4.10.1",
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@@ -3976,7 +3975,7 @@
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@@ -4429,16 +4428,16 @@
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@@ -6137,16 +6136,16 @@
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@@ -6392,16 +6391,16 @@
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@@ -6445,7 +6444,7 @@
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-                "illuminate/session": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0",
-                "illuminate/support": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0",
-                "illuminate/translation": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0",
-                "php": ">=5.4.0"
+                "illuminate/config": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "illuminate/container": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "illuminate/http": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "illuminate/routing": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "illuminate/session": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "illuminate/support": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "illuminate/translation": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "php": ">=7.2.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
-                "illuminate/database": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0",
-                "mockery/mockery": "~0.9.1",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "~4"
+                "illuminate/database": "~5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
+                "mockery/mockery": "^1.3",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5"
             },
             "type": "library",
             "extra": {
@@ -9408,7 +9407,7 @@
                 "foundation",
                 "laravel"
             ],
-            "time": "2020-03-04T08:38:36+00:00"
+            "time": "2020-09-23T18:18:13+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "anahkiasen/html-object",
diff --git a/tests/Unit/RecurringDatesTest.php b/tests/Unit/RecurringDatesTest.php
index 29beb0a72acb..44341112094f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/RecurringDatesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/RecurringDatesTest.php
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ use App\Models\RecurringInvoice;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
 use Tests\MockAccountData;
 use Tests\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 
 /**
  * @test
+ * @covers \App\Models\RecurringInvoice
  */
 class RecurringDatesTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -92,4 +94,13 @@ class RecurringDatesTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(5, count($recurring_invoice->recurringDates()));
 
     }
+
+    public function testCompareDatesLogic()
+    {
+        $date = now()->startOfDay()->format('Y-m-d');
+
+        $this->assertTrue(Carbon::parse($date)->lte(now()->startOfDay()));
+
+    }
+
 }