What is tipping in TalleFlow?
Tipping lets your clients add a gratuity when they pay an invoice online. You turn it on per invoice and provide preset tip options. When the client goes to pay, they're prompted to add a tip, and the amount is added to the invoice total at checkout.
Tipping is set per invoice — there's no global default. You decide whether to offer it each time.
Enable tipping on an invoice
Open the invoice in the editor
Click the Invoice tool on the canvas to open the Properties Panel
Turn on tipping for the invoice
Set your preset tip amounts — these are the suggested options your client sees at checkout
Click Save Invoice for your changes to apply
Preset amounts can be defined as a percentage or a fixed amount, so you can offer options like 15% / 18% / 20%, set dollar amounts, or a mix.
How your client adds a tip
When the client opens the invoice and clicks to pay:
They click Pay Now
They're prompted to add a tip, choosing from the preset amounts you set
The tip is added to the invoice amount at checkout
They confirm and complete payment through Stripe
The client pays the invoice total plus the tip they selected.
How tipping affects the total
A tip is calculated on the final invoice total — that is, after tax and surcharge have already been applied — and is added on top at checkout.
Line | Calculation |
Subtotal | Sum of line items |
Tax | Calculated from the discounted subtotal |
Surcharge | Calculated from the discounted subtotal (independently of tax) |
Invoice total | Discounted subtotal + tax + surcharge |
Tip | Chosen by the client at checkout, based on the invoice total |
Amount paid | Invoice total + tip |
Because the tip is selected by the client at payment, it isn't part of the invoice total you set — it's added to the amount they pay.
Things to know
Tipping has to be enabled on each invoice you want to offer it on; there's no account-wide default.
Tipping works with online payment through Stripe. If an invoice doesn't have online payment enabled, the client won't be prompted for a tip.
The preset amounts are suggestions — what the client ultimately pays in tip is their choice at checkout.
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Paying an Invoice in the Client Portal