diff --git a/resources/public/css/main.css b/resources/public/css/main.css
index 95cff5c7..9200b922 100644
--- a/resources/public/css/main.css
+++ b/resources/public/css/main.css
@@ -14,10 +14,17 @@
     @keyframes appear {
         from { opacity: 0;  }
     }
+    @keyframes slideOut {
+        to {
+            -webkit-transform: translateY(10px);
+            transform: translateY(10px);
+            opacity: 0;
+        }
+    }
     @keyframes slideIn {
     from {
-    -webkit-transform: translateY(-100%);
-    transform: translateY(-100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translateY(-10px);
+    transform: translateY(-10px);
     opacity: 0;
     }
     }
@@ -113,6 +120,36 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @keyframes grow-height {
+        from {
+            height: 0px;
+            opacity: 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @keyframes shrink-height {
+        to {
+            height: 0px;
+            opacity: 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    .appear {
+        animation: slideIn 0.2s ease both;
+    }
+
+    .disappear {
+        animation: slideOut 0.2s ease both;
+    }
+
+    .slide-in-top {
+        animation: grow-height 0.5s ease both;
+    }
+    .slide-out-top {
+        animation: shrink-height 0.5s ease both;
+    }
+
     .slide-in-right {
         animation: grow-width 0.5s ease both;
     }
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/effects.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/effects.cljs
index 2496e384..f275fac0 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/effects.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/effects.cljs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
                :body
                :errors
                (dates->date-times)
+               (map #(assoc % :status (:status response)))
                (conj on-error)
                (re-frame/dispatch)))
          (->> response
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/events.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/events.cljs
index d9136b0c..a2fe0f29 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/events.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/events.cljs
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@
    (if (and (not= :login handler) (not (:user db)))
      {:redirect "/login"
       :db (assoc db :active-page :login
+                 :page-failure nil
                  :auto-ap.forms/forms nil)}
      {:db (assoc db :active-page handler
+                 :page-failure nil
                  :query-params params
                  :auto-ap.forms/forms nil)})))
 
@@ -219,6 +221,12 @@
  ::save-complete
  (fn  [{:keys [db]} [_ vendor]]
    {:dispatch [::modal-completed :auto-ap.views.main/user-editing-vendor ]
-    :db (-> db
-            (dissoc :user-editing-vendor)
-            (assoc-in [:vendors (:id vendor)] (:upsert-vendor vendor)))}))
+    :db       (-> db
+                  (dissoc :user-editing-vendor)
+                  (assoc-in [:vendors (:id vendor)] (:upsert-vendor vendor)))}))
+(re-frame/reg-event-db
+ ::page-failed
+ (fn [db [_ result]]
+   (println "Page failure" result)
+   (assoc db :page-failure result
+          :status nil)))
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/subs.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/subs.cljs
index 3e0d6512..7037ac70 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/subs.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/subs.cljs
@@ -119,3 +119,11 @@
  (fn [db]
    (map (fn [[k v]] (assoc v :id k))
         chooseable-expense-accounts)))
+
+(re-frame/reg-sub
+ ::page-failure
+ (fn [db]
+   (when-let [error (-> db :page-failure first)] 
+     (if (= 500 (:status error))
+       "System error occured. If you are stuck, please notify ben@integreatconsult.com."
+       (:message error)))))
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/dropdown.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/dropdown.cljs
index 50e94118..665044d8 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/dropdown.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/dropdown.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (ns auto-ap.views.components.dropdown
   (:require [reagent.core :as r]
             [auto-ap.events :as events]
+            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [appearing]]
             [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
             [auto-ap.subs :as subs]))
 
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@
                                                             "")}
                            [:div.dropdown-trigger  header]
                            
-                           [:div.dropdown-menu {:role "menu"}
-                            [:div.dropdown-content
-                             (when menu-active?
-                               [drop-down-contents {:id id}
-                                child])]]]))})))
+                           [appearing {:visible? menu-active? :enter-class "appear" :exit-class "disappear" :timeout 200}
+                            [:div.dropdown-menu {:role "menu"}
+                             [:div.dropdown-content
+                              (when menu-active?
+                                [drop-down-contents {:id id}
+                                 child])]]]
+                           ]))})))
 
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/invoice_table.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/invoice_table.cljs
index 32363317..e7e9515a 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/invoice_table.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/invoice_table.cljs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (ns auto-ap.views.components.invoice-table
   (:require [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
             [auto-ap.subs :as subs]
-            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [date->str dispatch-event delayed-dispatch]]
+            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [date->str dispatch-event delayed-dispatch nf]]
             [auto-ap.views.components.paginator :refer [paginator]]
             [auto-ap.views.components.sorter :refer [sorted-column]]
             [auto-ap.views.components.dropdown :refer [drop-down drop-down-contents]]
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
             [reagent.core :as reagent]
             [clojure.string :as str]
             [cljs-time.format :as format]
-            [goog.string :as gstring]))
+            [goog.string :as gstring]
+            [goog.i18n.NumberFormat.Format])
+  )
 
 ;; TODO graphql schema enforcement
 ;; TODO postgres constraints for data integrity
@@ -56,8 +58,6 @@
                      :start
                      :end]]]})
 
-
-
 (defn invoice-table [{:keys [id invoice-page status on-params-change vendors params check-boxes checked on-check-changed on-edit-invoice on-void-invoice on-unvoid-invoice expense-event]}]
   (let [visible-checks @(re-frame/subscribe [::visible-checks])
         visible-expense-accounts @(re-frame/subscribe [::visible-expense-accounts])
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
             [sorted-column {:on-sort opc
                             :style {:width "8em" :cursor "pointer"}
                             :sort-key "total"
+                            :class "has-text-right"
                             :sort-by sort-by
                             :asc asc}
              "Amount"]
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@
             [sorted-column {:on-sort opc
                             :style {:width "10em" :cursor "pointer"}
                             :sort-key "outstanding-balance"
+                            :class "has-text-right"
                             :sort-by sort-by
                             :asc asc}
              "Outstanding"]
@@ -162,8 +164,8 @@
                 [:td (date->str date) ]
                 [:td (str/join ", " (set (map :location expense-accounts)))]
 
-                [:td (gstring/format "$%.2f" total )]
-                [:td (gstring/format "$%.2f" outstanding-balance )]
+                [:td.has-text-right (nf total )]
+                [:td.has-text-right (nf outstanding-balance )]
                 [:td.expandable
                  
                  
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@
                   (when (and on-void-invoice (= (:outstanding-balance i) (:total i)) (not= ":voided" (:status i)))
                     [:a.button {:on-click (fn [] (on-void-invoice i))} [:span.icon [:span.icon-bin-2 {:style {:font-weight "400"}}]]])
                   (when (and on-unvoid-invoice (= ":voided" (:status i)))
-                    [:a {:on-click (fn [] (on-unvoid-invoice i))} [:span [:span.icon [:i.fa.fa-undo]]]])
+                    [:a.button {:on-click (fn [] (on-unvoid-invoice i))} [:span [:span.icon [:i.fa.fa-undo]]]])
                   (when (seq payments)
                     [drop-down {:id [::payments id]
                                 :header [:button.button.badge {:data-badge (str (clojure.core/count payments))
@@ -211,15 +213,4 @@
                                                                        "has-text-success")]}
                                                  [:i.fa.fa-money]] (str  " " (:check-number (:payment payment)) " (" (gstring/format "$%.2f" (:amount payment) ) ") "
                                                                          (when (= :cleared (:status (:payment payment)))
-                                                                           (str " - " (:post-date (:transaction (:payment payment))))))]))]]
-
-                    #_[:div.dropdown.is-right {:class (if (= id visible-checks)
-                                                      "is-active"
-                                                      "")}
-                     [:div.dropdown-trigger
-                      ]
-                     [:div.dropdown-menu {:role "menu"}
-                      [:div.dropdown-content
-                       ]]])]
-                 
-                 ]]))]]]))))
+                                                                           (str " - " (:post-date (:transaction (:payment payment))))))]))]])]]]))]]]))))
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/layouts.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/layouts.cljs
index 175dd91f..3e644dff 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/layouts.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/layouts.cljs
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
    [auto-ap.routes :as routes]
    [auto-ap.subs :as subs]
    [auto-ap.events :as events]
-   [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [active-when active-when= login-url dispatch-event]]
+   [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [active-when active-when= login-url dispatch-event appearing css-transition-group]]
    
    [auto-ap.views.components.vendor-dialog :refer [vendor-dialog]]))
-(def css-transition-group
-  (reagent/adapt-react-class js/ReactTransitionGroup.CSSTransition))
+
 
 (defn navbar-drop-down-contents [{:keys [id]} children ]
   (let [toggle-fn (fn [] (re-frame/dispatch [::events/toggle-menu id]))]
@@ -32,10 +31,10 @@
                                                                        (.stopPropagation e)
                                                                        (re-frame/dispatch [::events/toggle-menu id])
                                                                        true)} header]
-                           [:div {:class "navbar-dropdown"}
-                            (when menu-active?
-                              [navbar-drop-down-contents {:id id}
-                               [:div child]])]]))})))
+                           [appearing {:visible? menu-active? :enter-class "appear" :exit-class "disappear" :timeout 200}
+                            [:div {:class "navbar-dropdown"}
+                             [navbar-drop-down-contents {:id id}
+                              [:div child]]]]]))})))
 
 (defn login-dropdown []
   (let [user (re-frame/subscribe [::subs/user])
@@ -105,13 +104,9 @@
      [:strong "Integreat"] ]]])
 
 (defn appearing-side-bar [{:keys [visible?]} & children ]
-  (let [final-state (reagent/atom visible?)]
-    (fn [{:keys [visible?]} & children]
-      [css-transition-group {:in visible? :class-names {:exitDone "bounce animated" :exit "slide-out-right" :enter "slide-in-right"} :timeout 500 :onEnter (fn [] (reset! final-state true )) :onExited (fn [] (reset! final-state false))} 
-       (if (or @final-state visible?)
-         [:aside  {:class "column is-3 aside menu" :style {:height "calc(100vh - 46px)" :overflow "auto"}}
-          [:div.sub-main {} children ]]
-         [:div])])))
+  [appearing {:visible? visible? :enter-class "slide-in-right" :exit-class "slide-out-right" :timeout 500}
+   [:aside  {:class "column is-3 aside menu" :style {:height "calc(100vh - 46px)" :overflow "auto"}}
+    [:div.sub-main {} children ]]])
 
 (defn side-bar-layout [{:keys [side-bar main ap bottom right-side-bar]}]
   (let [ap @(re-frame/subscribe [::subs/active-page])
@@ -125,7 +120,11 @@
          ]]]
       [:div {:class "column messages hero " :style { :overflow "auto" }, :id "message-feed"}
        ^{:key (str "active-page-" (:name client))}
-       [:div.inbox-messages main]]
+       [:div.inbox-messages
+        (when-let [error  @(re-frame/subscribe [::subs/page-failure])]
+          [:div.notification.is-warning.animated.fadeInUp
+           error])
+        main]]
       (when right-side-bar
         right-side-bar)
       ]
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/sorter.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/sorter.cljs
index 13502ae6..38d17956 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/sorter.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/components/sorter.cljs
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
     [:span.icon
      [:i.fa.fa-sort]]))
 
-(defn sorted-column [{:keys [on-sort sort-key sort-by asc style]} & rest]
+(defn sorted-column [{:keys [on-sort sort-key sort-by asc style class]} & rest]
   
   [:th {:on-click (fn [e] (on-sort (toggle-sort-by {:asc asc} sort-key)))
-        :style style}
+        :style style
+        :class class}
    rest 
    (sort-icon sort-key sort-by asc)])
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/checks.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/checks.cljs
index 6fcdde0e..9bd8f794 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/checks.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/checks.cljs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             [auto-ap.views.components.typeahead :refer [typeahead]]
             [auto-ap.views.components.paginator :refer [paginator]]
             [auto-ap.events :as events]
-            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [dispatch-event date->str bind-field]]
+            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [dispatch-event date->str bind-field nf]]
             [auto-ap.utils :refer [by]]
             [auto-ap.views.pages.check :as check]
             [auto-ap.views.components.invoice-table :refer [invoice-table] :as invoice-table]
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
                                             :total
                                             :start
                                             :end]]]} 
-              :on-success [::received]}}))
+              :on-success [::received]
+              :on-error [::events/page-failed]}}))
 
 (re-frame/reg-event-fx
  ::void-check
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@
              "Date"]
             [sorted-column {:on-sort opc
                             :style {:width "8em" :cursor "pointer"}
+                            :class "has-text-right"
                             :sort-key "amount"
                             :sort-by sort-by
                             :asc asc}
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@
                        (= :debit type) "Debit"
                        :else check-number)]
                 [:td (date->str date) ]
-                [:td (gstring/format "$%.2f" amount )]
+                [:td.has-text-right (nf amount )]
                 [:td status]
                 [:td
                  (when (or (= :pending status)
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/transactions.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/transactions.cljs
index 72b505b9..b1173d1b 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/transactions.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/transactions.cljs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             [auto-ap.views.components.layouts :refer [side-bar-layout]]
             [auto-ap.views.components.bank-account-filter :refer [bank-account-filter]]
             [auto-ap.events :as events]
-            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [dispatch-event date->str bind-field]]
+            [auto-ap.views.utils :refer [dispatch-event date->str bind-field nf]]
             [auto-ap.utils :refer [by]]
             [auto-ap.views.components.invoice-table :refer [invoice-table] :as invoice-table]
             [auto-ap.subs :as subs]))
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
             [sorted-column {:on-sort opc
                             :style {:width "8em" :cursor "pointer"}
                             :sort-key "amount"
+                            :class "has-text-right"
                             :sort-by sort-by
                             :asc asc}
              "Amount"]
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
                   [:td (:name client)])
                 [:td description-original]
                 [:td (date->str date) ]
-                [:td (gstring/format "$%.2f" amount )]
+                [:td.has-text-right (nf amount )]
                 [:td status]
                 [:td (:name bank-account )]
                 [:td (:yodlee-account-id bank-account )]
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/unpaid_invoices.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/unpaid_invoices.cljs
index 9e7c07aa..73feca48 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/unpaid_invoices.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/pages/unpaid_invoices.cljs
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@
             (assoc-in [::params] params))
     :graphql {:token (-> cofx :db :user)
               :query-obj (invoice-table/query (-> params (assoc :import-status "imported") (dissoc :invoice-number-like-current)) ) 
-              :on-success [::received]}}))
+              :on-success [::received]
+              :on-error [::events/page-failed]}}))
+
+
+
 (re-frame/reg-event-db
  ::unmount-invoices
  (fn [db [_ data]]
@@ -805,15 +809,14 @@
 (defn unpaid-invoices-content [{:keys [status]}]
   (r/create-class {:display-name "unpaid-invoices-content"
                    :component-will-unmount (fn [this]
-                                             (re-frame/dispatch [::unmount-invoices])
-
-                                             )
+                                             (re-frame/dispatch [::unmount-invoices]))
                    :reagent-render (fn [{:keys [status]}]
                                      (let [{:keys [checked print-checks-shown? print-checks-loading? advanced-print-shown? vendor-filter]} @(re-frame/subscribe [::invoice-page]) 
                                            current-client @(re-frame/subscribe [::subs/client])
                                            {check-results-shown? :shown? pdf-url :pdf-url} @(re-frame/subscribe [::check-results])]
                                        [:div 
                                         [:h1.title (str (str/capitalize status) " invoices")]
+                                        
                                         (when (= status "unpaid")
                                           [pay-button {:print-checks-shown? print-checks-shown? :checked-invoices checked :print-checks-loading? print-checks-loading?}])
 
diff --git a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/utils.cljs b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/utils.cljs
index 3af81e96..42ebad3a 100644
--- a/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/utils.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/auto_ap/views/utils.cljs
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 (ns auto-ap.views.utils
   (:require [re-frame.core :as re-frame]
+            [cljsjs.react-transition-group]
+            [reagent.core :as reagent]
             [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
             [cljs-time.coerce :as c]
             [cljs-time.core :as time]
             [auto-ap.events :as events]
             [auto-ap.subs :as subs]
-            [cljs-time.format :as format]))
+            [cljs-time.format :as format]
+            [goog.i18n.NumberFormat.Format])
+  (:import
+   (goog.i18n NumberFormat)
+   (goog.i18n.NumberFormat Format)))
+(def nff
+  (NumberFormat. Format/CURRENCY))
+
+(defn- nf
+  [num]
+  (.format nff (str num)))
+
+
 
 (defn active-when= [active-page candidate]
   (when (= active-page candidate) " is-active"))
@@ -143,3 +157,13 @@
 
 
 
+(def css-transition-group
+  (reagent/adapt-react-class js/ReactTransitionGroup.CSSTransition))
+
+(defn appearing [{:keys [visible? enter-class exit-class timeout]} & children ]
+  (let [final-state (reagent/atom visible?)]
+    (fn [{:keys [visible?]} & children]
+      [css-transition-group {:in visible? :class-names {:exit exit-class :enter enter-class} :timeout timeout :onEnter (fn [] (reset! final-state true )) :onExited (fn [] (reset! final-state false))} 
+       (if (or @final-state visible?)
+         (first children)
+         [:div])])))