# Invoice discount **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 15, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684 "2021-12-15T06:17:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/1 "2021-12-15T06:17:37Z")
Is it possible while creating an account in the chart of accounts to select a custom account for the discount instead of ignoring the total discount and considering it a reduction in the unit price? Example (when creating an inventory sales account - P&L / income - an expense account is selected for inventory sales account discounts - P&L / expenses) This would also require disclosing the discount total separately within the invoice end totals. It would be more creative if we could specify a custom title for the discount field with the discount total. ---
**Author:** ![Abeiku](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/abeiku/32/44970_2.png) [@Abeiku](https://forum.manager.io/u/Abeiku)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/2 "2021-12-15T10:31:24Z")
You can achieve this by adding a line item and entering a negative amount for the discount line item. ---
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/3 "2021-12-15T19:00:50Z")
Thanks for help, but I can’t. I’ve two types of discounts. One is for the line item and the 2nd for the total invoice. Actually I don not have any discounts at all in my business but it’s ‘fines or penalties” dedicated from my invoice by the customer like if I didn’t deliver the work or the invoice items on time. something like that. The other way is using a credit note for the customer by the penalties details but for some reasons we should declare these penalties at the sales invoice because each amount of penalties is related to one item of the sales invoice unless that all deducted amount is penalties for the total invoice. Could you please support improving the current discount feature? ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/4 "2021-12-15T19:20:27Z")
> [@Ehab](#): > > ‘fines or penalties” These can already be added as separate line items, posted to any suitable account. Enter them with negative unit prices. This is no different from the separate line discount @Abeiku mentioned. No change or improvement is needed to accomplish what you are trying to do. You just need to set up a suitable expense account to post the fines/penalties/discounts to. ---
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/5 "2021-12-15T19:41:02Z")
Using any negative values for line items price is refused by customer or you can say it would be unacceptable as we have a contract with this customer where the service’s price had been set in advance and must creat the invoice items “services” by these prices without any new items. Thats means I can’t add new line item with any item not exist in our contract. ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/6 "2021-12-15T20:23:06Z")
Then maybe you should ask your customer how to accomplish this magic. ---
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/7 "2021-12-15T20:40:04Z")
They said that I should use the discount field for the invoice item penalties and I should have ability to add the total invoice penalties as total invoice discount like about 35 supplier contracted with the same customer with the same contract services and they’re able to creat the invoice by the same way with different accounting systems 🤔 I’m only the one who can’t with my accounting system “Manager”. ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/8 "2021-12-15T21:06:35Z")
Well, Manager just doesn’t work that way. So you have two options. Either choose a different accounting system or create a pseudo-invoice in a word processing or spreadsheet program and create a document manually to keep your customer happy. I have to say, though, I have never encountered an accounting department so hung up on format. ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/9 "2021-12-15T21:19:52Z")
> [@Tut](#): > > Well, Manager just doesn’t work that way. Custom themes can easily do that. But the only problem with that is that the Saudi QR code will not work. > [@Tut](#): > > I have to say, though, I have never encountered an accounting department so hung up on format. That’s exactly how we are supposed to do business in the GCC. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/10 "2021-12-15T21:20:49Z")
Thanks for the help. However, I am very disappointed that Manager cannot introduces these simple features in more flexibly even though some already exist in others tabs in “manager”. ---
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/11 "2021-12-16T04:43:17Z")
> [@Ealfardan](#): > > But the only problem with that is that the Saudi QR code will not work. So. @lubos should give us help on that. at least we must have QR working for custom themes. ---
**Author:** ![Abeiku](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/abeiku/32/44970_2.png) [@Abeiku](https://forum.manager.io/u/Abeiku)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/12 "2021-12-16T05:39:51Z")
> [@Ehab](#): > > should give us help on that. at least we must have QR working Kindly put QR code comments under QR code topics ---
**Author:** ![Ehab](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ehab/32/43831_2.png) [@Ehab](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ehab)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/13 "2021-12-16T07:25:59Z")
I put it almost everywhere, the conversation here brings us to one of the problems with the original topic. 🌹 ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/14 "2021-12-16T12:45:28Z")
> [@Ehab](#): > > I put it almost everywhere, And that is exactly the problem. Scattering discussion through multiple topics makes information harder to find and lessens the chance of obtaining help. ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/invoice-discount/38684/15 "2026-07-05T20:16:56Z")
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