The cash stage is everything between an invoice being sent and the money arriving: reminders, dunning cadences, collection calls, late fees, and the accounts receivable ledger that tracks it all.
Collections is where the cost of every earlier mistake shows up. A clean quote, contract, and invoice make collection a series of polite reminders; a messy one turns it into weeks of back and forth.
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Write the right collection email for how overdue an invoice is and who the client is.
Turn an invoice date and payment terms into a due date and expected payment date.
Calculate the interest and late fees owed on an overdue invoice.
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