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A recurring charge is a standing fee: monthly tuition, an instrument rental, an annual registration fee. Define it once, attach it to the accounts that pay it, and Harness creates the charge on schedule. Each charge then rides the account’s next invoice like any other; see Automated billing.

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Steps

1

Define the charge

Go to Settings → Recurring charges and click Add recurring charge. Give it a Name (say, Monthly tuition), an Amount, and a Category.Set the Recurrence: Monthly, Annually, or Custom (repeats every N weeks, months, or years; a term fee is every 3 months). Set when it Ends: Never, On a date, or After a number of times.
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Attach it to an account

Open the account in Finances → Accounts and click Attach recurring charge on its Billing card.Under Applies to, pick Whole account or one of its students. The student choice only labels the charge on the bill; the account pays either way.
3

Pick the start date

Starts defaults to the account’s next billing period. Charges are created from this date forward and repeat from it: a monthly charge starting January 16 bills on the 16th. Past dates never generate catch-up charges.
4

Set the first charge (only if asked)

When the start lands partway through a billing period, choose Charge the full amount or Set a custom amount for the first charge. Every later charge is the full amount.
Editing a recurring charge only changes future charges. Charges already created, and anything on a sent invoice, keep their amount.

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Change or stop one

  • Change the definition (name, amount, recurrence) in Settings → Recurring charges. The change ripples to every attached account, future charges only.
  • Stop it for one account: open the account and detach it from the Billing card. Charges already created stay.
  • Change how it’s attached (start date, which student): detach, then attach again with the new settings.
  • Skip a single period: void that period’s charge in Finances → Transactions. It won’t come back.
  • Delete the definition in Settings → Recurring charges. This detaches it from every account; existing charges stay.

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FAQ

Yes, and Harness won’t stop you: some studios bill a base fee plus extras. If tuition is meant to cover the lessons, turn the Payment toggle off (or leave no rate) on those lessons so they don’t also charge. See Create an event.
The charge is created on its scheduled date, then collects into the account’s next invoice at the cycle close. The Upcoming tab shows both stages; see Upcoming bills.
Yes. The first charge counts as occurrence one, even at a custom amount.