SEPA for lawyers and consultancies
Direct-debit monthly retainers for law firms or consultancies with SEPA: B2B mandates and CORE for individuals.
TL;DR
- Who it’s for: Law firms, tax and labour consultancies.
- Typical pain: Clients delaying transfers, retainer delays, mixing CORE/B2B mandates.
- SEPA solution: automated collections from your software, with receipts and traceability.
- Outcome: save hours of admin and get paid sooner.
The pain before SEPA
Clients delaying transfers, retainer delays, mixing CORE/B2B mandates. Without automation, each collection is an awkward conversation and each return a surprise.
The SEPA solution
With GenerateSEPA you turn an Excel sheet of debtors into a pain.008 (or pain.001 for payouts) in minutes. The bank processes it automatically and you receive the receipt.
How to start
- Get your CID. Ask your bank.
- Sign mandates with each customer (e-signature works). See SEPA mandate template.
- Load your data into a CSV or Excel template. See SEPA direct debit CSV template.
- Generate the file with GenerateSEPA.
- Validate with the SEPA XML Validator.
- Upload to your bank.
Sector specifics
Your most common sequence will be RCUR. If you need to mix first-time and recurring debits, GenerateSEPA handles it automatically.
ROI
At 50 monthly collections you save around 6 hours per month vs. requesting transfers one by one. At 200, the ROI is measured in full workdays.
Conclusion
If you recognise your day-to-day in this article, SEPA will transform your admin life. Start with GenerateSEPA.
