diff --git a/pytest_tests/pytest.ini b/pytest_tests/pytest.ini
index 18efbe5a..fb6d9179 100644
--- a/pytest_tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest_tests/pytest.ini
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ markers =
     failover_net: tests for network failure
     add_nodes: add nodes to cluster
     check_binaries: check neofs installed binaries versions
+    payments: tests for payment associated operations
diff --git a/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py b/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b43da64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest_tests/testsuites/payment/test_balance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+import yaml
+from cli_utils import NeofsCli
+from common import ASSETS_DIR, NEOFS_ENDPOINT, WALLET_CONFIG
+from python_keywords.payment_neogo import _address_from_wallet
+from wallet import init_wallet
+
+import allure
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("NeoLogger")
+DEPOSIT_AMOUNT = 30
+
+
+@pytest.mark.payments
+class TestBalanceAccounting:
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def prepare_two_wallets(self, prepare_wallet_and_deposit):
+        self.user_wallet = prepare_wallet_and_deposit
+        self.address = _address_from_wallet(self.user_wallet, "")
+        _, self.another_address, _ = init_wallet(ASSETS_DIR)
+
+    @allure.title("Test balance request with wallet and address")
+    def test_balance_wallet_address(self):
+        cli = NeofsCli(config=WALLET_CONFIG)
+        output = cli.accounting.balance(
+            wallet=self.user_wallet, rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT, address=self.address
+        )
+        logger.info(f"Out wallet+addres: {output}")
+        assert int(output.rstrip()) == DEPOSIT_AMOUNT
+
+    @allure.title("Test balance request with wallet only")
+    def test_balance_wallet(self):
+        cli = NeofsCli(config=WALLET_CONFIG)
+        output = cli.accounting.balance(
+            wallet=self.user_wallet,
+            rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT,
+        )
+        logger.info(f"Out wallet: {output}")
+        assert int(output.rstrip()) == DEPOSIT_AMOUNT
+
+    @allure.title("Test balance request with wallet and wrong address")
+    def test_balance_wrong_address(self):
+        with pytest.raises(
+            Exception, match="address option must be specified and valid"
+        ):
+            cli = NeofsCli(config=WALLET_CONFIG)
+            cli.accounting.balance(
+                wallet=self.user_wallet,
+                rpc_endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT,
+                address=self.another_address,
+            )
+
+    @allure.title("Test balance request with config file")
+    def test_balance_api(self):
+        config_file = self.write_api_config(
+            endpoint=NEOFS_ENDPOINT, wallet=self.user_wallet
+        )
+        logger.info(f"YAML: {config_file}")
+        cli = NeofsCli(config=config_file)
+        output = cli.accounting.balance()
+        logger.info(f"Out api: {output}")
+        assert int(output.rstrip()) == DEPOSIT_AMOUNT
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @allure.step("Write YAML config")
+    def write_api_config(endpoint: str, wallet: str) -> str:
+        with open(WALLET_CONFIG) as file:
+            wallet_config = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+        api_config = {
+            **wallet_config,
+            "rpc-endpoint": endpoint,
+            "wallet": wallet,
+        }
+        api_config_file = f"{ASSETS_DIR}/config.yaml"
+        with open(api_config_file, "w") as file:
+            yaml.dump(api_config, file)
+        return api_config_file
diff --git a/robot/resources/lib/python_keywords/cli_utils/cli/accounting.py b/robot/resources/lib/python_keywords/cli_utils/cli/accounting.py
index 6fb06888..52b9f439 100644
--- a/robot/resources/lib/python_keywords/cli_utils/cli/accounting.py
+++ b/robot/resources/lib/python_keywords/cli_utils/cli/accounting.py
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ from cli_utils.cli_command import NeofsCliCommand
 
 
 class NeofsCliAccounting(NeofsCliCommand):
-    def balance(self, wallet: str, rpc_endpoint: str, address: Optional[str] = None,
-                owner: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    def balance(
+        self,
+        wallet: Optional[str] = None,
+        rpc_endpoint: Optional[str] = None,
+        address: Optional[str] = None,
+        owner: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> str:
         """Get internal balance of NeoFS account
 
         Args:
@@ -14,12 +19,15 @@ class NeofsCliAccounting(NeofsCliCommand):
             rpc_endpoint:       remote node address (as 'multiaddr' or '<host>:<port>')
             wallet:             WIF (NEP-2) string or path to the wallet or binary key
 
-
         Returns:
             str: Command string
 
         """
         return self._execute(
-            'accounting balance',
-            **{param: param_value for param, param_value in locals().items() if param not in ['self']}
+            "accounting balance",
+            **{
+                param: param_value
+                for param, param_value in locals().items()
+                if param not in ["self"]
+            }
         )