Late payment interest penalties.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) (1) Interest will be calculated from the day after the payment due date through the payment date at the interest rate in effect on the day after the payment due date; (2) Adjustments will be made for errors in calculating interest; (3) For up to one year, interest penalties remaining unpaid at the end of any 30 day period will be added to the principal and subsequent interest penalties will accrue on that amount until paid; (4) When an interest penalty is owed and not paid, interest will accrue on the unpaid amount until paid, except as described in paragraph (a)(5) of this section; (5) Interest penalties under the Prompt Payment Act will not continue to accrue: (i) After the filing of a claim for such penalties under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 (ii) For more than one year; (6) When an agency takes a discount after the discount date, interest will be paid on the amount of the discount taken. Interest will be calculated for the period beginning the day after the (7) Interest penalties of less than one dollar need not be paid; (8) If the banking information supplied by the vendor is incorrect, interest under this regulation will not accrue until seven days after such correct information is received (provided that the vendor has been given notice of the incorrect banking information within seven days after the agency is notified that the information is incorrect); (9) Interest calculations are to be based on a 360 day year; and (10) The applicable intere

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 1315.10