# Fee Settings

Fee settings control late fine and reminder timing for your organization.

## Step-by-step guide

1. Go to **Fees & Finance > Fee Settings**.
2. Turn **Late Fine** on or off.
3. Enter the monthly **Due Day**.
4. Enter the **Fine Per Day** amount.
5. Enter the **Monthly Reminder Day**.
6. Select **Save**.

## What SmartAcademy does in the background

The backend stores these values in organization settings, validates that day values are between 1 and 28, and records the settings update.

## Tips

- Keep reminder day earlier than the due day if you want advance reminders.
- Late fine settings are used by fee automation and balance calculations where applicable.

## Related pages

- [Student fee assignments](/smartacademy-v2-platform/finance/student-fee-assignments)
- [Collect fees](/smartacademy-v2-platform/finance/collect-fees)