Hi everyone,
I'd like to suggest a feature for the Sales Pack: native support for early payment discounts (known as "Skonto" in German-speaking countries).
Currently, the Sales Pack offers great flexibility with Payment Term Profiles for installment-based invoicing, but there is no built-in mechanism to define a time-bound discount for early payment — a very common requirement in B2C/B2B invoicing, especially in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region), where Skonto is standard practice and often legally required to be stated on invoices.
I therefore suggest to add:
The ability to define an early payment discount on the Payment Term Profile or directly on an invoice, with the following parameters:
Discount rate (e.g., 2%)
Discount period in days (e.g., within 10 days)
The resulting discounted amount displayed on the invoice
Ideally, the system would:
Show the Skonto terms on the invoice PDF (e.g., "2% discount if paid within 10 days")
Allow allocating a payment that reflects the discounted amount without leaving an open balance
Optionally: automatically create a write-off or credit note for the discount amount when a payment is recorded within the discount period
Current workarounds (manual write-offs, credit notes, or plain text notes in the PDF template) are functional but cumbersome and error-prone for teams processing a high volume of invoices.
Thanks for considering this — happy to discuss or elaborate further!
Best regards,
Philippe
I'd like to suggest a feature for the Sales Pack: native support for early payment discounts (known as "Skonto" in German-speaking countries).
Currently, the Sales Pack offers great flexibility with Payment Term Profiles for installment-based invoicing, but there is no built-in mechanism to define a time-bound discount for early payment — a very common requirement in B2C/B2B invoicing, especially in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region), where Skonto is standard practice and often legally required to be stated on invoices.
I therefore suggest to add:
The ability to define an early payment discount on the Payment Term Profile or directly on an invoice, with the following parameters:
Discount rate (e.g., 2%)
Discount period in days (e.g., within 10 days)
The resulting discounted amount displayed on the invoice
Ideally, the system would:
Show the Skonto terms on the invoice PDF (e.g., "2% discount if paid within 10 days")
Allow allocating a payment that reflects the discounted amount without leaving an open balance
Optionally: automatically create a write-off or credit note for the discount amount when a payment is recorded within the discount period
Current workarounds (manual write-offs, credit notes, or plain text notes in the PDF template) are functional but cumbersome and error-prone for teams processing a high volume of invoices.
Thanks for considering this — happy to discuss or elaborate further!
Best regards,
Philippe
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