How to add a late fee to an invoice

Steps

1. Open the invoice generator and select Extras.
2. Under Payment terms and notes, find Late fee % (monthly, on overdue balances) and type a rate, for example 1.5.
3. The invoice now prints a line such as “Late fee: 1.5% monthly on overdue balances”. It is a statement of your terms and does not add money by itself.

Automatic late fees (Pro and Business)

In Account, the Get paid online section has a Late fees card with an on and off switch. Choose a Fee type, either Flat amount or Percent of unpaid balance, then Save late fees. A percent can be up to 10 and a flat amount up to 1,000. You also set of the unpaid balance a grace period of 0 to 90 days, how often to repeat (every 7 to 90 days) and how many fees in total, from 1 to 6.

Each fee is its own line on the client’s page and never rewrites the invoice. Percent fees are taken from what is still unpaid at that time, never from an earlier fee, and flat fees repeat the same amount, so nothing compounds. After you save, fees apply to invoices you create from then on.

Stop or waive a fee

On the dashboard, an overdue invoice has Stop late fees in its action menu once automatic fees are on. If a fee was already added, the menu shows Waive late fee instead.

Common problems

• The line printed but no fee was added.

  That line is text only. Automatic fees need Pro or Business and the Late fees card in Account.