Billing

Terms of Payment

1. All advertising is payable in advance unless the advertiser has first established credit with The Daily Tar Heel. New accounts desiring credit must submit a credit application and be approved by the General Manager before credit can be extended. Please allow 5-10 business days prior to deadline for processing.
2. Prepayment is required of all political advertisers.
3. Student fee-funded groups must have SAFO sign the insertion order or prepay prior to placing advertisements. All other officially recognized student organizations must follow the conditions in No. 1 above.
4. Advertisers will receive tearsheets and bills monthly for advertising charges during the month immediately preceding the billing date. These bills will be a consolidated invoice/statement whose information generally conforms to the newspaper industry Standard Advertising Invoice. Special billing needs shall be accommodated as is possible if requested in advance by the client and approved by the Business Manager.
5. Terms: net 30 days. Accounts unpaid after 90 days will be refused advertising until past due balance is paid in full. A minimum of one semester of prepayment may be required to reinstate a good credit rating.
6. All advertising orders are subject to the rates, terms and provisions of the current rate card. Orders received not reflecting the current rates and provisions will be adjusted to the rates and provisions of the current rate card only after consultation and approval by the client. The Daily Tar Heel will make every effort to contact clients immediately when such a situation occurs, but the Daily Tar Heel is not responsible for delays in publishing advertising or consequences of such delays that may arise by orders received which do not conform to the correct rates and provisions.
7. All advertising rates, except the national/agency rates, are net (non-commissionable).

To establish credit with The Daily Tar Heel download this credit application. Please complete the application and fax it back to the DTH at 919.962.1609. Please allow for 5 to 10 business days to process a credit application. DTH Credit Application.pdf