How to add discounts in your accounting documents?

To add discounts, go to Add Discounts on the document creation page:

There are four ways to add discounts to documents.

1) Add discounts on the total amount

₹1000 discount added to the total:

2) Add item-wise discounts (Equal Distribution)

₹1000 discount automatically divided among all items equally:

3) Add Item wise discounts (Weighted Distribution)

₹1000 discount automatically divided among all items on a weighted basis:

4) Add Item wise discounts (Custom)

₹1000 discount automatically divided among all items as per your preference (no rule followed):

Let’s see how!

1) Adding Discounts on Total

₹1000 discount added to the final total

To add discounts on the total, while creating a document, go to Add Discounts > Give Discounts on Total > Add Discount Amount/Percentage:

2) Add Item wise discounts (Equal Distribution)

₹1000 discount equally divided among each item (applied on pre-tax item amount)

To add item-wise discounts with equal distribution, while creating a document, go to Add Discounts > Give Item wise discount > Add Discount Amount/Percentage > Select "Divide Equally":

3) Add Item wise discounts (Weighted Distribution)

₹1000 discount divided among each item on a weighted basis *(applied on pre-tax item amount)

To add item-wise discounts with weighted distribution, while creating a document, go to Add Discounts > Give Item wise discount > Add Discount Amount/Percentage > Select "Weighted":

4) Add Item wise discounts (Custom)

*₹1000 discount divided on a custom basis according to your preference *(applied on pre-tax item amount)__

To add item-wise discounts on a custom basis, while creating a document, go to Add Discounts > Give Item wise discount > Go to the discounts column > Manually adjust discounts:

That's it!

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Updated on: 06/03/2026