Invoicing & Terms
Deposits, milestones, holdbacks, net terms and late fees — how the money side of a job is structured before any work starts.
- Invoicing & Terms Invoice Late Fee Laws by State: What's Enforceable A late fee only bites if a clause put it there. Where 1.5% a month sits against five state ceilings, and the interest that runs when your contract says nothing.
- Invoicing & Terms Deposit vs Milestone Payments: Which Fits the Job Fifty-fifty is right for three weeks and wrong for five months. Pick a deposit, milestones or a holdback by the shape of the job, with the clause text.
- Invoicing & Terms Net 15 vs Net 30: What the Payment Clock Counts From Net 30 from what? Invoice date, receipt, acceptance, or the client's payment run — the same three words can move the due date six weeks. How to pin it down.