How to Manually Add Late Fees/Interest for Past Billed Items

The following steps outline how to manually apply late fees to items that have not had the bill posted in the past.

1. Calculate the late charges by hand.
2. Navigate to Billing > Costs & Adjustments.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Add in the upper-right.
4. Select the Matter.
5. Set the client expense code to LF (for Late Fee).
6. Older versions of Abacus Accounting did not have an LF code. If you do not have an LF code, do NOT use the LAT code. Click Add and add a new code with a Type of Code of Late Charges selected. Do NOT give it the code LF, as this will cause issues when you update later.
7. Enter a Description (optional).
8. Leave the Debit/Credit, Bill Type and Write Off as-is and click Done.