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Late fee and kill fee calculator
The invoice is 23 days overdue. Or the client just "decided to go another direction" halfway through. Either way you did the work and you're the one feeling awkward about asking. Work out exactly what you're owed, copy a reply that asks for it without grovelling, and grab the clause for next time. No signup, nothing leaves your browser.
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1. Late payment fee
The client owes you
$0
Payment reminder you can send
Late fee clause for your next contract
A late fee only works if the client said yes to it before you started. Scopease puts your scope, payment terms and late fee in one approval link the client signs off on. When the invoice slips, you point at what they approved instead of starting an awkward conversation. Free to start, and the first 10 new signups get 6 months of Pro free, automatically.
2. Kill fee for a cancelled project
Fair amount to invoice now
$0
Cancellation reply you can send
Kill fee clause for your next contract
No kill fee in the contract means the client can walk away and pay you for nothing. Write it into the scope, get it approved before day one, and cancellations stop being scary. Scopease does that with one approval link. Or send us your current contract and we'll set up your scope, terms and change orders for you.
How the math works
Late fee: interest is simple interest, charged per day after the grace period ends (monthly rate times 12, divided by 365, times the days). The flat fee kicks in once, the day the grace period runs out. Kill fee: the client pays for the work already done, plus your kill fee percent of the part that's not done, minus whatever deposit they already paid.
Why bother charging it
Honestly, the point of a late fee isn't the 25 bucks. It's that clients pay the invoices with consequences first. Same with a kill fee: you blocked out six weeks and said no to other work. If the client cancels, that time is gone. A clause that's agreed before you start turns "um, so about the money" into "as per the terms".
Fix it before the next project
Put payment terms, a late fee and a kill fee in the scope, and get the client to approve it. Start from a scope of work template, run the brief through the client red flag checker ("pay after launch" is a flag for a reason), and when they push back, steal a reply from how to say no to clients. If the extras are the problem, send a change order and check what it cost you with the scope creep calculator. Not sure your rate even covers late payers? Run the freelance rate calculator.
This is a planning tool, not legal advice. Some places cap late fees or set their own interest rules, so check what applies to you.