Collapse AllExpand All

2.1.5. Assess Finance Charges

To calculate and apply finance charges to overdue invoices, go to Accounting > Accounts Receivable > Invoice > Assess Finance Charges. The following screen will appear:

Assess Finance Charges

When assessing finance charges on overdue invoices, you are presented with the following options:

Customer Selection

Use the drop-down options to select all customers or one of the following filters:

Select

Specify the customer whose invoices you want to assess with finance charges.

Customer Group

Specify the customer group whose invoices you want to assess with finance charges. Select the customer group from the drop-down list that will be available once this option is selected.

Customer Type

Specify the customer type whose invoices you want to assess with finance charges. Select the customer type from the drop-down list that will be available once this option is selected.

Customer Type Pattern

When selecting this option, you are able to filter on customers belonging to the customer type(s) that correspond to the characters you type in the adjacent text box. The entry is case sensitive.

Assessment Date

The assessment date defaults to the current date. However, it is possible to enter a past or future date to be used for the calculation.

Select Invoices for Finance Charge assessment

Overdue invoices for selected customers will be displayed. Select the invoices you want to assess finance charges on.

The following button is unique to this screen:

ASSESS CHARGES

Click this button to calculate finance charges for the selected invoices.