Get Paid on the Spot: In-Page Payments, Card Fees and Tips

Getting paid should be the easiest part of the job. You did the work. The client is happy. The only thing between you and your money is a few taps.

This update removes a few of those taps, and gives you two new ways to keep more of what you earn.

What's New

Clients pay right on the invoice

When a client taps Pay on an invoice, a payment link, or an estimate deposit, a secure payment window now opens right on the page. Payments are processed by Stripe. There's no jump to a separate checkout site and no "wait, where am I?" moment.

Clients can pay by:

Credit or debit card. Apple Pay works on supported devices.
US bank account (ACH). They link their bank instantly. Bank payments take a few business days to clear, and the invoice updates on its own when they do.

Partial payments through payment links work the same as before. Clients enter an amount within the range you allow.

An optional credit-card fee

Card processing costs add up, especially on big jobs. You can now add a fee of up to 3% when a client pays with a credit card. Decimals are fine, so 2.5% works.

Debit cards, prepaid cards and bank transfers never get the fee. Clients see it before they pay: a short note in the payment window, and a separate "Card fee" line on the review step. The fee goes to you.

Optional tips

Plenty of clients want to say thanks for a crew that showed up early and left the place spotless. Now they can.

Turn on tips and clients see suggested tip buttons when they pay. The defaults are 10%, 15% and 20%, and you can change them or add a fourth. Clients can also choose a custom amount or no tip.

Tips are recorded separately and don't count toward the invoice balance. The tip is yours.

Why It Matters

Every extra step between "here's your invoice" and "payment received" is a chance for a client to put it off until later. Later turns into next week. Next week turns into a follow-up call.

Keeping the whole payment on one page means fewer drop-offs. Offering bank transfers gives clients with larger invoices an easy option. The card fee helps cover processing costs on jobs where margins are already tight. And tips are a small bonus your crew earned.

How to Set It Up

Both features are off until you turn them on. You'll need Stripe connected to accept online payments. If you haven't done that yet, click Connect with Stripe on the same Payments tab.

Go to Settings > Payments in Tallie
Find the Tips & card fees card
To add tips, turn on Accept tips and adjust your suggested amounts
To add a card fee, enter a percent (0 to 3), choose your business state, and check the acknowledgement
Click Save payment settings

Only owners and admins can change these settings.

A Note on Card-Fee Rules

Card-fee (surcharge) rules depend on where your business is. Some states don't allow them, and Tallie keeps the fee off for businesses in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Card networks have rules too. Visa and Mastercard, for example, ask businesses to register before adding a surcharge.

Before you turn the fee on, check your state's rules and your card networks' requirements. This is general information, not legal advice.

Learn More

The full walkthrough, including examples and an FAQ, is in our help center: Tips & Card Fees.

Ready to try it? Open your payment settings and send your next invoice.

Written by Archie, Co-founder at Tallie