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# Late Fees

Automatically calculate and apply late fees

The Late Fee Manager provides extra encouragement for customers to pay invoices on time, without requiring any additional effort from you.

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  **Late Fee Support**

  BlueSnap AR Automation supports late fees only for standalone accounts or AR accounts connected to one of these integrations:

  * QuickBooks Online
  * QuickBooks Desktop
  * Xero
  * Intacct
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## Create a New Late Fee

1. On the **Settings** page, click **Late Fees**.
2. On the **Late Fees** page, click **New Late Fee** in the top-right of the screen.
3. Enter the Late Fee data.
4. Click **Save** on the top-right of the screen.

### Late Fee Data

| Field                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Description**       | This is the description shown on the line item in the invoice.                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Apply Late Fee To** | Late fees can be applied to invoices (based on invoice due date) or to payment plans (based on payment plan due date).                                                                                                      |
| **Days Past Due**     | The number of days past due the invoice or payment plan must be to trigger the late fee.                                                                                                                                    |
| **Late Fee Type**     | Choose how the late fee is calculated. Late fee percentages are calculated on the original balance only, non-compounding.                                                                                                   |
| **Apply Late Fee As** | A late fee can be applied as a new invoice or added as a line item on the invoice that triggered the late fee. If you choose **New Invoice**, the new invoice is also subject to the late fee rules.                        |
| **Amount/Percentage** | Enter the amount and/or percentage for the late fee.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Item**              | Select the product or service you want associated with the late fee revenue. <br />**Note**: When you are connected to an accounting system, products and services can only be created in the accounting system and synced. |

## Enable or Disable a Late Fee

1. In the list of customers, select one or more customers.
2. At the top of the screen, click **Batch Actions**.
3. Select **Enable Late Fees** or **Disable Late Fees**.
4. Click **Save** in the top-right of the screen.