Understanding account owner permissions

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<p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The account owner is typically the person who activated your Zendesk instance, but you can <a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408822084634" target="_self">change this</a> later. The account owner has all the permissions of an administrator (as detailed in <a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408883763866" target="_self">Understanding Zendesk Support user roles</a>) plus the following unique permissions:</span></p>
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<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408834640666#topic_xtw_3kw_zgb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Update the subscription plan level</a></li>
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<a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408881540506" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Increase</a> or <a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408820069658" rel="noopener" target="_blank">decrease</a> the agent count</li>
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<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408821492378#topic_erf_fcr_mbb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">View and download invoices in product</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408821492378#topic_vrc_zt3_zgb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Update the invoice address</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408821492378#topic_nqc_yt3_zgb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Determine who can receive invoices</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408821572506#topic_erf_fcr_mbb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Update the payment method</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408882827674" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Update the payment schedule</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408845973914" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Rename the account subdomain</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408886165402" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Select domains that can utilize ticket exports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408883572250" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cancel the account</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408822084634#topic_ubp_zq5_w2b" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Change account ownership to a current administrator </a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408832485914" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Edit the account owner's user profile</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408826557082#topic_bqs_lns_x4b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Change the agent brand</a></li>
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