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DileepaNirmal
Level 4

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hello,
Is there any way to auto add an interest on overdue invoices QuickBooks online? or should I use third party apps? 

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Best answer March 11, 2022

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Giovann_G
Moderator

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hello, DileepaNirmal.

 

I know having the late fee feature is beneficial to your business. As my colleague stated above, this function within our product is currently unavailable for QuickBooks Online (QBO) in the UK version. 

 

The Automatic Late fee option is only available in the QBO US. That might be the one you see on YouTube, wherein you can turn it on under the Account and settings

 

In the meantime, you can add the late fee manually to new or existing invoices. Check out this article for a complete guide: Add service fees manually to invoices. You can also look for any third-party application that has this capability. Just click the Apps menu to find one.

 

Additionally, feel free to visit this resource for your future tasks about tracking your business financials: Run reports in QuickBooks Online. Here you'll learn the precise reports to use based on the details that matter the most to you.

 

Don't hesitate to leave a comment below if you have other questions about the late fee. I'll be here to help you out.

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John C
QuickBooks Team

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hi DileepaNirmal There isn't a function within our products that would automatically apply a charge for overdue invoices, this would have to be done manually, or, as you have stated, there may be an app available. We will however pass your valued feedback on to our developers for their consideration and we'd be grateful if you can leave feedback from within the product. .

DileepaNirmal
Level 4

Add interest on overdue invoices

Thanks. Can you suggest me a third party app?

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hello DileepaNirmal, unfortunatly we are unable to advise you onw which thirs party to us, it would be a case of having a look at the app section in Quickbooks and looking though and seeing which is the best one that will suit your needs. 

DileepaNirmal
Level 4

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hello. I need to know, whether there is an option called late fees under Account and settings in QuickBooks online? I see a video clip a man showing that feature on YouTube.

Giovann_G
Moderator

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hello, DileepaNirmal.

 

I know having the late fee feature is beneficial to your business. As my colleague stated above, this function within our product is currently unavailable for QuickBooks Online (QBO) in the UK version. 

 

The Automatic Late fee option is only available in the QBO US. That might be the one you see on YouTube, wherein you can turn it on under the Account and settings

 

In the meantime, you can add the late fee manually to new or existing invoices. Check out this article for a complete guide: Add service fees manually to invoices. You can also look for any third-party application that has this capability. Just click the Apps menu to find one.

 

Additionally, feel free to visit this resource for your future tasks about tracking your business financials: Run reports in QuickBooks Online. Here you'll learn the precise reports to use based on the details that matter the most to you.

 

Don't hesitate to leave a comment below if you have other questions about the late fee. I'll be here to help you out.

paul72
Level 8

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hi @DileepaNirmal 

 

UK Gov / HMRC recommend sending a new/separate invoice for the late fees / interest.

 

See https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/print#:~:text=Send%20a%20new%20in....

 

Hope this helps.

DileepaNirmal
Level 4

Add interest on overdue invoices

Hi,

That means can I issue an invoice only for interest ?

paul72
Level 8

Add interest on overdue invoices

Yes - you can issue an interest only invoice.

You can also charge a business a fixed sum for the cost of recovering a late commercial payment on top of claiming interest from it.

 

The interest (& any late payment charge) is zero rated for VAT (or Outside the Scope if you want to get technical) but is calculated on the VAT inclusive total you're owed.

 

Note: this is only for B2B transactions.

 

Hope this helps.

DileepaNirmal
Level 4

Add interest on overdue invoices

Thanks a lot

mjharvey13
Level 1

Add interest on overdue invoices

I am also looking for this, I am amazed at how this is not available, as it was on the old desktop version that you discontinued. 

MaryLandT
Moderator

Add interest on overdue invoices

Thank you for joining this thread, mjharvey13.

 

I understand how beneficial it is to apply interest on overdue invoices. However, this option is currently supported in QuickBooks Online (QBO) US version.

 

You can browse this article in case you need to learn how it works: Apply late fees to overdue invoices automatically in QuickBooks Online.

 

For QBO UK, you'll want to manually add a service fee. You can provide feedback to support the feature within your company file.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Click the Gear icon at the top, then Feedback.
  2. Enter your comments or product suggestions. 
  3. Select Next to submit feedback.

 

Your valuable feedback goes to our Product Development team to help improve your experience in QBO.

 

After creating invoices, you can send statements or record payments. I'm adding these articles as your guide.

 

 

If you have other QuickBooks concerns, please use the Reply button below. You can add more questions and I'll be right here to provide the help that you need.

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