Below is a list of frequently asked questions about the Collections feature in WellnessLiving. If your question isn’t addressed in this article, please contact WellnessLiving Support.
What is the Collections feature?
What is the Collections feature?
The Collections feature is an integration between Aldous & Associates and WellnessLiving. With this service, clients with overdue payments beyond your business’s grace period are sent to Aldous & Associates for payment recovery. Aldous will contact these clients to work on collecting their overdue payments.
When are clients sent to collections with Aldous?
When are clients sent to collections with Aldous?
Clients with overdue payments beyond your business’s grace period are sent to collections on the seventh of every month. The default grace period is 90 days, but you can adjust to 60 or 120 days by contacting the Billing Team to change your Collection settings.
How can clients in collections make their payments?
How can clients in collections make their payments?
Clients in collections can make their payments either through Aldous or directly to your business. The payments will be displayed differently in WellnessLiving reports depending on the method chosen.
What happens when a client pays through Aldous?
What happens when a client pays through Aldous?
When a client makes a payment through Aldous, the payment amount, minus Aldous’s fee, is sent to your business. The payment is displayed on the Collection Resolution through Agency Report and credited to the client’s account balance. It is also included in various sales reports, showing details such as the date of payment, payment method, and the note "Account credited due to payment through collections."
What happens when a client pays directly to your business?
What happens when a client pays directly to your business?
Clients can pay directly to your business via the Client Portal, Achieve Client App, or in person. After receipt, the payment is displayed on the Collection Resolution through Direct Payment Report and credited to the client's account balance. It also appears in the Sales Summary by Revenue Category Report and other sales reports with similar details as payments through Aldous.
Payments are directly reported to Aldous through our back-end integration, so they will no longer be reaching out to your clients at this point.
How is Aldous's fee handled?
How is Aldous's fee handled?
Whether the client pays through Aldous or directly to your business, a 40% fee is automatically deducted from the payment. This fee is included in the total for the Collection Expense column on the Sales Summary by Revenue Category Report and displayed as an expense in various reports, reducing the total net sales.
Where can I see the payments made through Collections in WellnessLiving?
Where can I see the payments made through Collections in WellnessLiving?
Payments made through Collections are displayed in the Collection Resolution through Agency Report or Direct Payment Report, as well as the Purchases page and Transactions page of the client profile. They are also included in the Sales Summary by Revenue Category Report, All Sales Report, and Sales Details by Location Report (for Enterprise customers).
How are payments through Aldous displayed in reports?
How are payments through Aldous displayed in reports?
Payments through Aldous are shown with details such as the payment date, amount, and payment method. They are categorized under Collections Payment in reports. The Amount, Subtotal, and other relevant columns display the payment details, and the Point of Sale column will show Paid through collections.
Can I customize the grace period for overdue payments before they're sent to Aldous?
Can I customize the grace period for overdue payments before they're sent to Aldous?
Yes, you can customize the grace period for overdue payments by contacting WellnessLiving Billing Team. The default grace period is 90 days. If you have any questions about how changing the grace period to 60 or 120 days would affect your collections, contact Aldous.
How does the fee from Aldous impact my total net sales?
How does the fee from Aldous impact my total net sales?
Aldous’s fee is included as an expense in the Collection Expense revenue category in sales reports. This can be visible in any report that specifies revenue categories, such as All Sales, Batch Reconciliation, Sales Summary by Revenue Category, Sales Details by Revenue Summary, and others. This fee reduces the total net sales for the period and is displayed as a negative amount in the relevant reports.
What information is displayed for Aldous’s fee in reports?
What information is displayed for Aldous’s fee in reports?
Aldous's fee is displayed with the payment date, revenue category as Collection Expense, and as a negative amount in the Amount, Subtotal, Total Net Sales, and Total Amount columns. Custom tax columns and the Payment Method and Payment Status columns will be blank for the relevant entries.
How does WellnessLiving differentiate between payments made through Aldous and directly to your business?
How does WellnessLiving differentiate between payments made through Aldous and directly to your business?
WellnessLiving differentiates payments by showing them on separate reports. Payments made through Aldous are shown on the Collection Resolution through Agency Report, while payment made directly to your business are shown on the Collection Resolution through Direct Payment Report. Additionally, notes and specific columns in other relevant reports and pages indicate whether the payment was made through Aldous or directly.
What are the charges associated with the Collections integration?
What are the charges associated with the Collections integration?
There is a fee of $10 per location per month. This fee covers showing you who is available to go to collections, automatically sending accounts to Aldous for collections, updating payments made to Aldous in WellnessLiving, and reporting to Aldous payments made in club.
Aldous also charges 40% of any collection payments to cover their costs of letters, call center, emails, reporting on credit, and other incurred expenses. This pricing model is set so if clients aren’t paying, Aldous doesn't make money. If you have members regularly hitting 90 days past due and going to collections, your revenue will far outweigh the integration and collection costs. It will generate revenue where people were not previously paying.