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We like how convenient PayPal is for sending and receiving payments, but the cost of that convenience started to seem pretty steep when we added all the fees up. The PayPal Instant Payment integration in Ballpark gives clients a fast and easy way to pay you, but it’s easy to feel like you get stuck with the fees. Even if you ask your clients to account for PayPal fees, the fees are not automatically added to the invoice total on Ballpark’s PayPal payment form, so the request is often missed or ignored. Starting today, you can opt to include a percentage fee when your clients pay your Ballpark invoices with PayPal.
You’ll find the new option when you enable PayPal Instant Payment:
The additional fee is automatically added to the total in the payment form that the client uses, along with a note:
You’ll also find a new field allowing you to set a default percentage fee in the Defaults tab of your Ballpark Settings. This default applies when you create a new invoice, but the fee can be changed or disabled on a per-invoice basis if you need to adjust it for cross-border payments or other differences in PayPal’s fee structure.
