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49%
49% -- late invoice share for small business invoices (2026)
49% of small business invoices are paid after the due date.
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49%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
billed.app
Primary
Tier C
https://billed.app/use-cases/late-fee-management/ ↗
Source Article
Late Fee Management | Automate Overdue Fees (Free)
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billed.app
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IndustryFinTech
Company SizeSMB
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small business invoices: 49% late invoice share. Source: billed.app (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-invoices-paid-late
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-invoices-paid-late" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>49%</strong> -- late invoice share for small business invoices<br><small>Source: billed.app (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-invoices-paid-late" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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