Finance charges

Finance charges are the interest Rundoo automatically adds to a charge-account customer's overdue balance — your late-fee policy for customers who don't pay their statement on time.

In the Admin mode, open Customer in the left sidebar and scroll to the Finance charges section. That's where you add the rates you offer. To assign one to a specific customer, go to the POS mode, open Customers, click into the customer, and use the Settings tab.

How finance charges work

A finance charge is a rate — a percentage and a few guardrails — that applies to a charge account customer's overdue balance. An overdue balance is any statement balance past its finance term due date (for example, a Net 30 Statement invoice 31+ days old). Rundoo doesn't charge interest while the balance is current — only after it ages past due.

Every charge has five knobs:

Percent fee — the rate applied to the overdue balance. 1.5% per month is the industry-standard starting point.
Compounding — whether previously-assessed finance charges are themselves included in the overdue balance next cycle (see the callout below).
Minimum balance to assess — if the overdue balance is under this amount, Rundoo skips the charge for that cycle. Prevents nickel-and-diming a customer who owes $4.12.
Minimum fee — if the percent calculation lands below this amount, Rundoo assesses the minimum instead. Ensures the bookkeeping work is worth the charge.
Grace period — days after the due date before interest starts accruing. 0 days means the day after due; 5 days gives the customer a short runway.

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Compounding vs. non-compounding. A compounding charge assesses interest on the principal plus any previously-assessed finance charges still unpaid — the snowball effect. A non-compounding charge assesses only on the original principal balance, ignoring past finance charges. 1.5% compounding on a $1,000 unpaid balance with $15 of prior charges assesses on $1,015; 1.5% non compounding assesses on $1,000.

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You are responsible for following your jurisdiction's laws. Rundoo applies whatever rate you configure — it doesn't enforce usury caps, disclosure requirements, or state-by-state consumer-credit rules. If you're not sure what your state allows, check with your accountant or attorney before turning on interest.

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Adding a finance charge

From the Finance charges section, click Add finance charge at the top-right. A modal opens with every field you need.

Field	What it does	Typical value
`Name`	How the charge appears in the list and in the customer-settings dropdown. Describe the rate so a cashier can pick it without math — e.g. `1.5% compounding` or `1.5% per month non compounding`.	Descriptive string
`Percent fee to apply on overdue balance`	The rate, in percent. Applied once per statement run against the overdue balance.	`1.5`
`Compounding` toggle	On: include previously-assessed finance charges in next cycle's overdue balance. Off: assess only on the original principal.	On for most contractors
`Minimum balance to assess`	Skip the charge entirely if the overdue balance is under this dollar amount.	`$20.00`
`Minimum fee to charge`	If the percent calculation lands below this, assess this flat amount instead.	`$0.00` (or a small floor like `$2.00`)
`Grace period days`	Days after the due date before interest starts accruing. The grace period begins the day after the due date.	`0`
`Set as default` checkbox	Apply this charge automatically to new charge-account customers. Only one charge can be the default — checking it here clears the flag on whichever charge held it before.	Check one

Click Save. The new charge appears in the list and becomes available on every customer's Settings tab.

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1.5% in the percent field means 1.5% per statement run — typically monthly. If your statements go out weekly or quarterly, the same rate compounds very differently. Match the percent to your statement cadence, not to an annualized APR.

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