Is there a way to apply a discount to an entire invoice and not just individual slips?

I have an invoice with a mess of slips and I really would just prefer to add a discount there rather than having to edit every slip.

You can select all the slips that you want to add a discount to, then choose File > Edit to discount them all at once.

HTH

Excellent, thanks!

Is there a way to add a fixed-amount discount? For example $50 off?

A flat amount discount invoice line-item (a slip with a negative value, perhaps?) would certainly be helpful - I just spent ten minutes fine tuning the discount (18.37% it turns out).

Please add a flat-amount discount option.

My solution to the discount issue is to create a a Discount category, add a Flat fee with a negative value. Not exactly what I wanted, but it will work.

Ditto! I regularly give "$25 off" discounts... life would be easier with a VISIBLE and automated discount option. It's a regular part of billing and it's throwing off my accounting when adding it after doing the invoice.

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Originally posted by W. Thomas Leroux:
A flat amount discount invoice line-item (a slip with a negative value, perhaps?) would certainly be helpful - I just spent ten minutes fine tuning the discount (18.37% it turns out).

Please add a flat-amount discount option.

I made a "Blueprint" after reading your post, and it does work - I guess for now I'll have to make a bunch of blueprints each with different negative amounts. Does work and does show up on the invoice. Thanks.

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Originally posted by W. Thomas Leroux:
My solution to the discount issue is to create a a Discount category, add a Flat fee with a negative value. Not exactly what I wanted, but it will work.

There's no need to make a bunch of different blueprints…just create a new working slip. Type in "Discount" or "Bonus" or "For being so awesome…" then enter in your discount. It's very quick, shows up correctly in invoices, works out in accounting, etc.

It doesn't have a button labeled "discount" but the amount of button pushing and select-field selecting is the same.

You're right, Roger. Simpler than I was making it seem. Thanks.

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Originally posted by roger wilco:
There's no need to make a bunch of different blueprints…just create a new working slip. Type in "Discount" or "Bonus" or "For being so awesome…" then enter in your discount. It's very quick, shows up correctly in invoices, works out in accounting, etc.

It doesn't have a button labeled "discount" but the amount of button pushing and select-field selecting is the same.

Well, that only works if the original slip at hand is not a taxable item. It would seem like a trivial addition to add a choice of a fixed or a percentage discount.

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Originally posted by W. Thomas Leroux:
Is there a way to apply a discount to an entire invoice and not just individual slips?

I have an invoice with a mess of slips and I really would just prefer to add a discount there rather than having to edit every slip.

I think I found a solution, but I may not remember exactly how I did it. I started with an invoice template and added a subtotal without the discount (available under Reports in edit mode), then added text to show discount applied and inserted the percentage manually using text, then when creating the invoice, checked the box that said "Apply Retainer." Why that worked, I have no idea. But what I ended up with was what I wanted - show the total amount, show that a discount was applied (show percentage and dollar amount) and then the new total due.