Family Sharing & iTunes gift cards??

I have two kids under 13 years of age, and I want us all to use the iTunes money we have on my (the "Organizer") account, but Family Sharing charges their purchases on my credit card, NOT my iTunes money. How can I change the primary payment to use iTunes money & not my credit card in Family Sharing? I tried disabling Family Sharing and just go back to what we were doing before (all devices on one apple id), but now I cannot even disable Family Sharing because my kids are under 13.

Queen Bee,
There is no way to transfer a balance to another account. However, if the balance is completely untouched, you can ask iTunes Customer Service to "un-redeem" the card:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

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How can all family members of a Family Sharing Group use a gift card that has been been applied to the iTunes master account? I added a gift card to our master iTunes account for my grandson, and even though he's a family sharing group member, none of the purchases I have approved from his requests have used the gift card credit. A search of the iTunes support site failed to turn up anything that even remotely addresses this topic. It would seem reasonable to assume that any purchase made by any family member should be able to use the gift card credit since all purchases go through the master account, but this does not appear to be the case.

Regarding your statement about the gift card balance being used if redeemed to the organizers account - http://www.apple.com/feedback.
Regarding redeeming the gift card to the child's account, it is the same as redeeming to yours. You have to be signed in to the iTunes store using the child's apple ID, then redeem the gift card there. If you already redeemed the card on your ID, you won't be able to redeem it again.
Redeem and use iTunes Gift Cards and content codes - Apple Support

Why can't we use iTunes gift cards with family sharing? After Christmas, we now have lots of account credit we can't use. Very frustrating.

Why can't we use iTunes gift cards with family sharing? After Christmas, we now have lots of account credit we can't use. Very frustrating. There is no option found for using account credit.

I just logged out of my daughter's account and back in, and now it works. Deducted from gift card account balance. So I hope this is resolved.

Family Sharing plan will not allow purchase by iTunes gift card.

We are on the Family Sharing plan. All family members have iTunes gift card balances on their accounts. iTunes store is only allowing purchases by credit card. According to all FAQ's on Apple site, it should access gift card first. How do we fix this?

Doerr6,
You are correct about how it is supposed to work.
However, many people are reporting the same problem that you are seeing. The only way to get it resolved is to contact iTunes Customer Service.

Can iTunes Gift cards and iTunes Gifts be used as a payment method when setting up family sharing as an organizer ?

i want to set up family sharing and i will be the organizer when setting up family sharing i am asked to use a valid payment method and i don't want to use any credit or debit cars so can i use iTunes Gift cards and iTunes Gifts as a payment method ?
Thanks in advance

Have you worked through the guidance on Family Sharing given in:Family Sharing

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Thank you for your response, but the gift card has been redeemed already on my account. I am the family organizer with a gift card balance already.
and only YOU can use that gift card balance...
However, as the family organizer with a gift card balance, my daughter made a purchase and it was processed against my credit card, instead of my gift card balance. I think it's a glitch with family share. I see that I am not the only one with this problem.
This is how FamilySharing with Gift Cards is supposed to work.
Using gift cards in Family Sharing will charge against a gift card ONLY for purchases against that specific account.
You redeemed the gift card you you account so only purchases YOU make will go against that gift card.
If your daughter redeems a gift card, any purchases she makes will go against that gift card.
-> How iTunes Store purchases are billed - Apple Support
"How are Family Sharing purchases billed?
When you initiate a new purchase, it will be billed directly to the family organizer's account, unless you have gift or store credit. First, your store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer. iTunes Store credit on your account isn't shared with other family members. So if the family organizer has a $50 credit on their account and another family member initiates a purchase, it won't deduct from the organizer's iTunes Store credit, but will bill the organizer's credit or debit card."

If i set up family sharing will my family loose the balance of their iTunes gift cards?

If I set up family sharing, will my other family members loose the balance of their iTunes gift cards on their devices?

They shouldn't lose the balance on their account (the balance is linked to the account, not the device), and when they buy something it should automatically be used : Family purchases and payments - Apple Support
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.

Family Sharing and iTunes Gift Cards

My question is this: I know that if the Organizer adds an iTunes Gift Card to his/her account, all purchases will first deduct from that until it is depleted and will revert back to the credit/debit card on file. However, what happens if one of the family members on the account adds an iTunes Gift Card to their account? Is it basically a wasted gift card, or will iTunes know that it should deduct from that card first? Or, if they go to add an iTunes Gift Card to their account, will it automatically add it to the Organizer's account instead?

The charge will first be deducted from any iTunes store credit in the iTunes store account of the family member making the purchase. From Family purchases and payments - Apple Support:
“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.”

How does my child use an existing iTunes gift card now that we have family share?

My son has a balance on iTunes from a gift card, we have added family sharing to our devices and now we can't seem to use his gift card for his purchases. How do I fix this?

Regarding your statement about the gift card balance being used if redeemed to the organizers account - http://www.apple.com/feedback.
Regarding redeeming the gift card to the child's account, it is the same as redeeming to yours. You have to be signed in to the iTunes store using the child's apple ID, then redeem the gift card there. If you already redeemed the card on your ID, you won't be able to redeem it again.
Redeem and use iTunes Gift Cards and content codes - Apple Support

How do I add iTunes gift card to just one family member?

I have 4 children under 13 and they're on the Family Sharing Plan, but when one gets an iTunes gift card, I want to add it to just his or her account so the siblings don't use it. How do I do that?

You should be able to log into their account and redeem the gift card onto that account, it should then only be available for him/her to spend - if using your computer's iTunes then log out of our account via the Store > Sign Out menu option, that will then change to a Store > Sign In option
For how family sharing purchases are billed : Family purchases and payments - Apple Support
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. As the family organizer, any receipts generated by the transaction will be sent to you. Learn more about how iTunes Store purchases are billed.

Our family has 1 Apple id. My sons received many itunes gift cards. Can I set up sub-accounts under my id? If I create new ids, will they lose access to the content purchased under wmy id?

Our family has 1 Apple id with 2 itouches, 1 ipad and 1 iphone. My sons received several itunes gift cards. Can I set up sub-accounts under my id and deposit their gift cards into them (like a bank account)? If I can't, it seems that I will have to keep track of each of their purchases until they reach the limit of their gift cards, before they go over. This makes no sense. If I have to create new ids, will they lose access to all the content purchased under my id?

- You can't create subaccounts.
- You can create new account(s). The media on the iPod is still usable. It does create more work when updating apps since yo have to sign into the account that purchased them to update them. If you have apps purchased from more than one account that need update you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased with one account.
- To change accounts for purchasing go to Settings> Store (or Settings.iTunes and App store depending upon the iOS) and sign out and sign in with different account.

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Regards.

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