As of February 2025, no state laws block credit card surcharging in North Carolina, but the practice has strict compliance requirements. Before processing a payment, MSPs must inform clients of additional fees and ensure surcharge details are clearly visible on invoices, at the point of sale, or online checkout pages.
Accounts payable (AP) is a credit account. A credit represents an increase in liabilities, equity, or income, or a decrease in assets or expenses. In double-entry bookkeeping, every transaction has two sides: A debit and credit.
All DoD guidance and regulations indicate that sales of merchandise or services to an authorized customer using a credit card should be recorded as a receivable.
Merchant processing agreements (MPAs) are the cornerstone of relationships between payment service providers (PSPs) and merchants. These contracts outline the terms under which merchants will process credit card transactions, as well as the fees, obligations, and risks associated with the service.
A merchant processing statement lists your company's transactions, sales, and processing fees and is sent by your payment processor. Note that some processors may call this a credit card processing statement.
Introduction. Merchant processing agreements (MPAs) are the cornerstone of relationships between payment service providers (PSPs) and merchants. These contracts outline the terms under which merchants will process credit card transactions, as well as the fees, obligations, and risks associated with the service.