# League Dues Service

*/Services/League_Dues_Service*

## Service Contract

**Sla**: Member payments are processed, reconciled in the ledger, and initiated for transfer to the league account within 2 business days of transaction capture.
**Input**:
- active member roster with contact details
- fee schedule and payment deadlines
- league receiving account details
**Output**:
- cleared funds deposited to league account
- reconciled payment ledger
- delinquency and exception reports
**Sla Basis**: turnaround-time
**Definition**: A managed billing and collection service that processes seasonal or recurring membership fees for sports leagues and associations, executing payment captures, distributing payment reminders, and reconciling deposits against member rosters.
**Solves Problem**: [Uncollected Membership Dues](/Problems/Uncollected_Membership_Dues)
**Absorbs Process**: [Membership Billing](/Processes/Membership_Billing)
**Delivery Lenses**:
- human
- services-as-software
**Outcome Contract**: Every rostered member receives scheduled payment requests and follow-ups, with all successfully captured funds transferred directly to the league account and accurately logged against the master ledger to eliminate manual tracking.

## Service Function Cascade

**Ai Role**: AI and deterministic code automate the digital billing lifecycle—from invoicing and adaptive reminders to payment capture and ledger reconciliation—while human staff intervene specifically to manage payment disputes and chronic delinquencies.
**Cascade**:
- Kind: Code · Note: Parses member details and fee schedules into the billing engine. · Step: Ingest Member Rosters · Verb: ingest · Realizes: Process Roster Data · Oversight: none
- Kind: Agentic · Note: Schedules and sends initial requests and adaptive follow-up reminders. · Step: Dispatch Payment Requests · Verb: dispatch · Realizes: Issue Billing Invoices · Oversight: none
- Kind: Code · Note: Processes electronic transactions via payment gateways. · Step: Capture Member Payments · Verb: process · Realizes: Process Financial Transactions · Oversight: none
- Kind: Code · Note: Matches captured payments against the active league roster. · Step: Reconcile Ledger Entries · Verb: reconcile · Realizes: Reconcile Account Balances · Oversight: spot-check
- Kind: Human · Note: Handles chronic non-payment, disputes, or manual offline payments. · Step: Resolve Delinquencies · Verb: resolve · Realizes: Manage Delinquent Accounts · Oversight: performs-step
- Kind: Code · Note: Initiates scheduled deposits of cleared funds to the league account. · Step: Remit League Funds · Verb: transfer · Realizes: Transfer Cleared Funds · Oversight: none
**Realizes**:
- [Process Roster Data](/Tasks/Process_Roster_Data)
- [Issue Billing Invoices](/Tasks/Issue_Billing_Invoices)
- [Process Financial Transactions](/Tasks/Process_Financial_Transactions)
- [Reconcile Account Balances](/Tasks/Reconcile_Account_Balances)
- [Manage Delinquent Accounts](/Tasks/Manage_Delinquent_Accounts)
- [Transfer Cleared Funds](/Tasks/Transfer_Cleared_Funds)
**Optimizes**:
- [Dues Collection Rate](/Metrics/Dues_Collection_Rate)
- [Days Sales Outstanding](/Metrics/Days_Sales_Outstanding)
- [Ledger Reconciliation Accuracy](/Metrics/Ledger_Reconciliation_Accuracy)

## Service Wrapper Fanout

- [League Member Support Agent](/Agents/League_Member_Support_Agent) — Agent

## Service Representative Offer

**Warranty**: Guarantees that captured member payments are processed, reconciled against the master ledger, and initiated for transfer to the league account within 2 business days of transaction capture.
**Price Band**: ~2-5% of total collected dues plus a standard per-transaction fee, depending on total processing volume and payment methods
**Pricing Kind**: UsageMeter
**Deliverables**:
- Automated member payment requests and sequenced follow-ups
- Cleared funds deposited to the designated league account
- Reconciled seasonal payment ledger
- Active delinquency and payment exception reports
**Delivery Mode**: The service is initiated via self-serve digital onboarding where the league uploads its roster and fee schedule, followed by continuous automated invoicing and background payment reconciliation.
**Business Function**: ProvideService
**Agent Checkout Support**:
- agentic-commerce-protocol
- stored-credential

## Service Composes Headless Saas

- [Roster Sync API](/Software/Roster_Sync_API) — CRM Integration
- [Notification Dispatch API](/Software/Notification_Dispatch_API) — Communications
- [Payment Gateway API](/Software/Payment_Gateway_API) — Transaction Processing
- [Accounting Ledger API](/Software/Accounting_Ledger_API) — Financial Records
- [Bank Payout API](/Software/Bank_Payout_API) — Fund Transfers

## Service Delivery Cascade Diagram

```mermaid
flowchart TD; A[Code Ingest Member Rosters] --> B[Agentic League Member Support Agent Dispatch Payment Requests]; B --> C[Code Capture Member Payments]; C --> D[Code Reconcile Ledger Entries]; D --> E{Human Resolve Delinquencies}; E -- Staff Action --> F[Code Remit League Funds]; F --> G[Cleared Funds and Reconciled Ledger];
```

## Neighborhood

### What it addresses

- [Uncollected Membership Dues](/Problems/Uncollected_Membership_Dues) — addresses · Problems

### Composed of

- [League Member Support Agent](/Agents/League_Member_Support_Agent) — composes · Agents
- [Accounting Ledger API](/Software/Accounting_Ledger_API) — composes · Software
- [Bank Payout API](/Software/Bank_Payout_API) — composes · Software
- [Notification Dispatch API](/Software/Notification_Dispatch_API) — composes · Software
- [Payment Gateway API](/Software/Payment_Gateway_API) — composes · Software
- [Roster Sync API](/Software/Roster_Sync_API) — composes · Software