Early payment discounts tab
In a supplier invoice, the Early payment discounts tab is available if the following conditions are met:
- Invoice type is set to Invoice, Advance invoice, or Drop shipping.
- In a supplier's contract, Counterparty role is set to Supplier.
The Early payment discounts tab specifies which early payment discounts are applied to the supplier invoice amount.
An early payment discount is a discount that a supplier gives to a company when the company pays their invoice before a certain date. Such a discount can be applied to adjust a company's input VAT.
To learn more about the fields of the Early payment discounts tab, see the following table:
Field | Description |
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Obtain EPD via | A discounting method. Select one of the following:
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Period, days | The number of days during which a discount is applicable. This period begins from the supplier invoice's creation date. |
Discount, % | A discount percentage. |
Due date | The end date of the period during which a discount is applicable. It is calculated automatically by the following formula: Due date = Supplier invoice's creation date + Period, days It is not editable. |
Amount | A discount amount. It is calculated automatically as the specified discount percentage of the supplier invoice total. It is not editable. |