Alabama Late Fee Calculator
Work out interest on an overdue B2B invoice under Alabama law. The legal default rate — what applies when the contract is silent — is 6%, and the statute is quoted verbatim below. All math runs locally in your browser.
Default when there is no written rate; runs from the day payment was due.
Late fee breakdown
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Still unpaid? Generate a formal demand letter — it computes the interest and cites Alabama's statute (Ala. Code §§ 8-8-1, 8-8-5) for you.
What Alabama law actually says
Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of money, goods, or things in action, except by written contract is $6 upon $100 for one year, and the rate of interest by written contract is not to exceed $8 upon $100 for one year [...]
Quoted verbatim from the linked official source — not our paraphrase. How we source and re-check every row is documented in the data methodology.
Maximum late fee in Alabama — written B2B contracts
Conditional cap 8% (deals under $2,000).
8% written cap, but any agreed rate is lawful once the deal is $2,000+ (covers most invoices); usury defense barred above that. Under $2,000 stays at 8%.
Basis: Ala. Code §§ 8-8-1, 8-8-5. Compare all 51 jurisdictions on the full state table and the cap-regime map.
B2B invoices only — not rent, not consumer debt
Everything on this page is about business-to-business invoices. Residential rent late fees live in Alabama's landlord-tenant law and consumer credit has separate, stricter rules — two different bodies of law. The distinction is explained in B2B invoice late fees vs. residential rent.
Use this data
Alabama's row — rate, cap, citation, verbatim quote, verification date — is part of our open 51-jurisdiction dataset: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0, cite myinvoicetemplate.com). Set late-fee terms on your next invoice with the free invoice generator, or state them clearly using the wording guidance in the payment terms guide.
Alabama late fee FAQ
Can I charge late fees on overdue invoices in Alabama?
Yes — on business-to-business invoices. If your contract or invoice states a late-fee rate, that rate governs (subject to the cap rules below). If nothing was agreed: 6%. Default when there is no written rate; runs from the day payment was due. Statute: Ala. Code §§ 8-8-1, 8-8-5, verified 2026-08-19. Consumer and rent debts follow separate laws.
What is the maximum late fee I can charge in Alabama?
For a written B2B contract: 8% written-contract cap — but any agreed rate is allowed when the deal is $2,000 or more (covers most B2B invoices). Basis: Ala. Code §§ 8-8-1, 8-8-5. The full cap analysis is in the section above; this covers business-to-business deals only — consumer credit has stricter separate caps.
What interest applies if my contract doesn't mention late fees in Alabama?
The statutory default rate of 6%. Default when there is no written rate; runs from the day payment was due. Statute: Ala. Code §§ 8-8-1, 8-8-5 (verbatim quote on this page, verified 2026-08-19).
Does this cover rent, apartment, or consumer late fees in Alabama?
No. This page covers business-to-business invoices only. Residential rent late fees are governed by Alabama's landlord-tenant law, and consumer credit for personal, family, or household purposes has its own stricter caps and disclosure rules. Those are different statutes than the commercial-interest law cited here.
Where does this data come from, and when was it verified?
Every figure on this page comes from our 51-jurisdiction dataset: each row researched against the controlling statute or the state's official current-rate page, independently re-checked, and stamped with its own verification date — Alabama's row was last verified 2026-08-19. The operative legal text is quoted verbatim on this page with a link to the official source, the methodology is public, every verification pass is logged in the changelog, and the full dataset is downloadable (CC BY 4.0).
Not legal advice. This page summarizes Alabama's commercial-interest statute for general information, with the verification date shown above — it tells you when we last confirmed the figures, not that they are still current today. Statutes change and courts interpret them; verify the cited statute at the official source, or ask a licensed attorney in your state, before charging or demanding interest.