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How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices

Let's say you have a product with an initial setup fee and then a monthly recurring charge. So far, you were not able to use a single invoice to let the…

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Let's say you have a product with an initial setup fee and then a monthly recurring charge. So far, you were not able to use a single invoice to let the customer pay for both and had to rely on 2 invoices. Not anymore. 
What's new
  • You can now add a recurring product -> add a set up fee to it in its prices -> Add it to a recurring invoice -> 2 line items for the same product (One with Setup fee and other with recurring price) would appear
  • For subsequent invoices, the setup fee line item will be removed and only the recurring part of the price will be sent out
How to use?
  • Go to Product section and create a product with price type = recurring and add a setup fee to it
Screenshot 2024-06-10 at 15 What this shows Go to Product section and create a product with price type = recurring and add a setup fee to it What this shows Illustrates "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". This screenshot appears in "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". The text alongside this image reads: Go to Product section and create a product with price type = recurring and add a setup fee to it. Immediately after, the guide continues: Create a recurring invoice from invoices section. Image 1 of 4 Where to goGo to Product section and create a product with price type = recurring and add a setup fee to it Next stepCreate a recurring invoice from invoices section
All 2 steps in this procedure
  1. You can now add a recurring product -> add a set up fee to it in its prices -> Add it to a recurring invoice -> 2 line items for the same product (One with Setup fee and other with recurring price) would appear
  2. For subsequent invoices, the setup fee line item will be removed and only the recurring part of the price will be sent out
  • Create a recurring invoice from invoices section
Screenshot 2024-06-10 at 15 What this shows Create a recurring invoice from invoices section What this shows Illustrates "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". This screenshot appears in "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". The text alongside this image reads: Create a recurring invoice from invoices section. Immediately after, the guide continues: Add the product which has a setup fee in it. Image 2 of 4 What this coversCreate a recurring invoice from invoices section Next stepAdd the product which has a setup fee in it
All 2 steps in this procedure
  1. You can now add a recurring product -> add a set up fee to it in its prices -> Add it to a recurring invoice -> 2 line items for the same product (One with Setup fee and other with recurring price) would appear
  2. For subsequent invoices, the setup fee line item will be removed and only the recurring part of the price will be sent out
  • Add the product which has a setup fee in it
Screenshot 2024-06-10 at 15 What this shows Add the product which has a setup fee in it What this shows Illustrates "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". This screenshot appears in "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". The text alongside this image reads: Add the product which has a setup fee in it. Immediately after, the guide continues: 2 line items for the same product will be shown with the Suffix "Setup Fee" added to the setup part of the price. Image 3 of 4 What this coversAdd the product which has a setup fee in it Next step2 line items for the same product will be shown with the Suffix "Setup Fee" added to the setup part of the price
All 2 steps in this procedure
  1. You can now add a recurring product -> add a set up fee to it in its prices -> Add it to a recurring invoice -> 2 line items for the same product (One with Setup fee and other with recurring price) would appear
  2. For subsequent invoices, the setup fee line item will be removed and only the recurring part of the price will be sent out
  • 2 line items for the same product will be shown with the Suffix "Setup Fee" added to the setup part of the price
Screenshot 2024-06-10 at 15 What this shows 2 line items for the same product will be shown with the Suffix "Setup Fee" added to the setup part of the price What this shows Illustrates "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". This screenshot appears in "How to Add Setup Fees to Your Recurring Invoices". The text alongside this image reads: 2 line items for the same product will be shown with the Suffix "Setup Fee" added to the setup part of the price. Immediately after, the guide continues: For all subsequent invoices that are auto-generated as per your schedule, will only have the recurring element of the price. Image 4 of 4 What this covers2 line items for the same product will be shown with the Suffix "Setup Fee" added to the setup part of the price Next stepFor all subsequent invoices that are auto-generated as per your schedule, will only have the recurring element of the price.
All 2 steps in this procedure
  1. You can now add a recurring product -> add a set up fee to it in its prices -> Add it to a recurring invoice -> 2 line items for the same product (One with Setup fee and other with recurring price) would appear
  2. For subsequent invoices, the setup fee line item will be removed and only the recurring part of the price will be sent out
  • For all subsequent invoices that are auto-generated as per your schedule, will only have the recurring element of the price.
Why did we build this?
  • For all service providers where a signing fee was to be collected along with monthly recurring charges, this feature would make invoices super useful to them

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