You may sometimes wish to apply a discount to an invoice you are preparing:
- to encourage the client to pay on or before the due date
- as an incentive to obtain further work, or
- as a way of reducing your overall charges, possibly to avoid a dispute.
In , a discount is a negative cost that is used to reduce the amount invoiced to the client. A discount can be applied as a lump sum or a percentage amount as you create an invoice.