This article will go through the Payment Method Surcharge - if you have a customer that uses the Payment Method - Visa / Mastercard / Amex, Discover / Preferred Payment (if applicable) and the Dealership wants to pass on  % surcharge to the Customer automatically


This article will cover:


  • Setup - what Dealerships need to do to set this functionality up in their Blackpurl 


  • Where it is available to use in Blackpurl - this automatic surcharge will be calculated and exposed in Checkout / Deposit and AR Payments 


Setup 


There are a few setup items that need to be completed before the Payment Method Surcharge can be automatically charged to a Customer when using specific Payment Methods:



A - Accounting Integration


There is a new Accounting Integration > Control Account that has been introduced so that the revenue obtained when charging this surcharge to Customer, where it will show up in your accounting package ie which General Ledger


This article will explain what needs to be completed in your Accounting Integration section - Step 4P - Understanding Accounting Integration - Control Accounts - Payment Method Surcharges


B - User Permission 


To allow Users to be able to modify / override the Payment Method Surcharge in the Checkout / Deposit / AR sections, the User Permission - Modify Payment Method Surcharge needs to be enabled 


This is the relevant article that will explain  User Permission - Modify Payment Method Surcharge



C - Setting the Rate 


From System Settings > Settings & Controls > Payment Methods, ensure that relevant Automatic Payment Method Surcharge is enabled 


Then go through the relevant Payment Methods Visa / Mastercard / Amex / Discover / Preferred Payment (if applicable) and add the % that you want to charge as the surcharge to the Customer when they use that Payment Method 


Don't forget to scroll down when you finish and click on



In my example below on the Payment Method Visa that there is a 1.25% surcharge payable by the Customer if the Customer uses Visa to pay the Dealership




Where in Blackpurl is this available to be used 


In this section we will go through where it is available in Blackpurl and we will be using the example above that if a Customer pays with the Payment Method Visa - there will be an automatic 1.25% surcharge charged to the Customer 



Checkout 


This is how it will show in the Checkout section and as soon as the User selects the Payment Method Visa, the surcharge has calculated 




 

A.This is the amount of the checkout (before the surcharge)     This is the amount that the surcharge will be based upon 
B. 
This is the % of the surcharge that has been setup in System Settings to be charged to the Customer if they use this Payment Method
C. 
This is the amount in $ of how much the surcharge is 
D. 
Total amount that will be charged against the Customer's Visa card 



The User would then finalise the checkout as per normal by adding the payment and finalise invoice etc


Tip:

If the User has permission to override / modify the surcharge is at B. - changing the % or if the User is not looking to charge this Customer at all, the % would be changed to 0% so that it would not charge the surcharge 




Deposit 


This is how it will show in the Deposit section and as soon as the User selects the Payment Method Visa and then add the amount of the Deposit, the surcharge will calculated 

 

E.User will need to type in the amount of the Deposit being paid to the Dealership 
F. 
This is the % of the surcharge that has been setup in System Settings to be charged to the Customer if they use this Payment Method
G. 
This is the amount in $ of how much the surcharge is based on the amount of the Deposit being paid 
H. 
Total amount that will be charged against the Customer's Visa card 



Then you would finalise the Deposit as per normal and use the deposit as normal in checkout when you are ready



Tip:

If the User has permission to override / modify the surcharge is at F. - changing the % or if the User is not looking to charge this Customer at all, the % would be changed to 0% so that it would not charge the surcharge




AR Payment 


This is based on this feature - Payment Method - AR Credit (Accounts Receivable Credit in Accounting Package)


When the Customer is paying for Charge on Account Outstanding invoices that are sitting in the Dealership's accounting package using a Payment Method that has a surcharge attached 


In our example - our Customer Cathy Price wants to pay for her outstanding invoices by the Payment Method Visa 



This is how the payment AR Payment will show as soon as the User has selected the Payment Method of Visa 



 

I.This is the amount of the payment being made (before the surcharge)                                             
This is the amount that the surcharge will be based upon  
J.
This is the % of the surcharge that has been setup in System Settings to be charged to the Customer if they use this Payment Method
K.
This is the amount in $ of how much the surcharge is based on the amount of the payment being made 
L.
Total amount that will be charged against the Customer's Visa card 


The User would then Receive Payment as per normal



Tip:

If the User has permission to override / modify the surcharge is at J. - changing the % or if the User is not looking to charge this Customer at all, the % would be changed to 0% so that it would not charge the surcharge