How to record a payment received on which settlement discount has been deducted?

trevor6 · ‎September 15, 2020

Can settlement discount taken by a customer be allocated to an expense account at the same time as recording the payment received from the customer?

Mark_R · ‎September 15, 2020

Hello there, @trevor6.

You can go to Account and Settings and change the allocated discount account from there. Let me guide you through the steps.

In your QuickBooks Online (QBO), click the Gear icon and select Account and Settings
Go to the Advanced menu, then select the Chart of accounts section.
In the Discount account drop-down, choose the expense account you want to allocate.
Click Save, then Done.

Once done, the settlement discount will be allocated to an expense account when receiving the payment.

Also, you can record the payment as a normal process in QuickBooks Online. For more guidance, feel free to check out this article: Record invoice payments in QuickBooks Online.

Just in case you want to personalise your sales forms, here's an article you can read for the detailed steps and information: Customise invoices, quotes, and sales receipts in QuickBooks Online.

Please know that you can visit our Community forum again if you have other concerns with QuickBooks Online. I'm always here to help. Have a good one.

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