One-time charges are helpful when providers need to manually bill families for one-off services that may not recur on a regular frequency, such as registration fees, deposits, meals, field trips, one-off agency subsidy charges and more. When Administrators create a one-time charge, this sends a separate invoice to the family.
Create a one-time charge
When creating a one-time charge, you can add existing charges, create new ones, apply a discount, set a due date, and choose when the invoice posts. To assign charges to specific payers, follow the steps: Assign a one-time charge to specific payers.
Log into brightwheel on the web
Select Billing from the sidebar menu
From the At a Glance tab, click Select an Action > Add a one-time charge
Add students, the charge(s), and complete the remaining steps
Click Create invoice when finished
Note: If the due date is set in the future and the payer is enrolled in autopay, the payment will be triggered via autopay on the due date.
Assign a one-time charge to specific payers
If you add a one-time charge for a single student, you will have the option to split the balance owed across multiple payers or assign the total charge to a single payer.
Once created, private payers can view the portion they owe from their brightwheel account.
Log into brightwheel on the web
Click Billing > Select an Action > Add a one-time charge
Select one student, then add the charge(s)
Next to the charge, click Actions > Assign payers
Select the checkboxes for the payer(s) and adjust the assigned amount(s) as needed
Press Save and complete the remaining steps
Click Create invoice when finished
Edit a one-time charge
Providers can edit the invoice amount or add charges as needed. If the one-time charge post date is in the future, you can adjust the next four upcoming invoices.
Log into brightwheel on the web
Click Billing in the sidebar menu
Select the student
If the invoice has already sent to the family, locate the unpaid invoice and click Actions > View / Edit
If the invoice has not been sent to the family, click the Upcoming invoices tab, then Actions > Edit next to the invoice
Note: Changes made to a one-time charge will not affect a student's billing plan.