Terms and Conditions – Payments Offer
Last updated: January 27, 2026
How to qualify for online payments fee reimbursements
Step 1:
Purchase a Lite, Plus, or Premium, monthly or yearly FreshBooks subscription between 11:00 AM EST on [January 27, 2026] and 11:59 PM EST on [February 11, 2026] using the Buy Now & Save option (no free trial included).
Step 2:
Set up FreshBooks Payments powered by Stripe with a U.S.-based Stripe account.
Step 3:
Send invoices with online payments enabled, and process payments through those payment-enabled invoices within 60 days of your subscription purchase date.
Note:
Eligible transaction fees will be reimbursed up to $250 total, and reimbursements are deposited into your Stripe account within 10 business days after eligible fees are incurred.
Full Terms & Conditions – Get up to $250 back in online payment fees for 60 days
- This offer is open to legal residents of the United States of America who purchase a FreshBooks subscription and are qualified to connect a Stripe payments service account in FreshBooks during the Promotion Period (“Eligible Subscriber”).
- To become an Eligible Subscriber, follow the steps below:
- Purchase a Lite, Plus, or Premium, monthly or yearly FreshBooks subscription between 11:00 AM EST on [January 27, 2026] and 11:59 PM EST on [February 11, 2026] (“Promotion Period”)
- Set up FreshBooks Payments powered by Stripe. The associated Stripe Account must be set up in the United States.
- Eligible Subscribers will be reimbursed for fees associated with Eligible Transactions (defined below) listed in the tables below as follows:
- Payments processed within 60 days from Freshbooks subscription purchase date (the “Qualifying Period”);
- Up to a maximum of $250.00 USD in aggregate reimbursements from this offer
- Reimbursed fees will be deposited into the Eligible Subscriber’s Stripe account within 10 business days after Eligible Transactions fees are incurred during the Qualifying Period.
- To learn more about what constitutes an “Eligible Transaction”, please refer to the table below.
Eligible Transactions and Fees:
| Payment | Fee |
| Visa, Mastercard, and others Standard Cards | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| American Express Premium Cards + American Express | 3.5% + $0.30 |
| Advanced Payments transactions | 3.5% + $0.30 |
| Bank Transfer (ACH) | 1% (caps available for Select plans) |
| Buy Now, Pay Later with Affirm | 6% + $0.30 |
| Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) | 1% (caps available for Select plans) |
| Other | Fee |
| Foreign Exchange Fee | +2% |
| International Card Fee | +1.5% for businesses based in US +0.8% for businesses based in Canada |
| Instant Payouts | +1.5% for businesses based in US +1% for businesses based in Canada |
Fees excluded from the promotion (these fees are not Eligible Transactions):
| Other | Fee |
| Disputes and Chargebacks | $15 per dispute |
| Failed Bank Transfer (ACH) and PAD Payments | $4 USD $5 CAD |
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