Cash discounts

Cash discounts are incentives you can offer to customers to motivate them to pay within a specific time frame. For instance, you offer a 2% discount if the customer pays you within the first 5 days of the invoice, when it is due in 30 days. This approach can greatly improve your average collection period.

Configurer des escomptes

To set up a cash discount, go to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Management ‣ Payment Terms and click on Create. Add a Percent type of term with a corresponding value (e.g. 98% of the total price for a 2% discount) and the number of days during which the offer is valid. You can also change the default balance term if needed.

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Start offering the cash discount

Now, you can create a customer invoice and select the cash discount payment term you added. Once the invoice is validated, Odoo will automatically split the account receivables part of the journal entry into two installments having different due dates. Since the discounted price is already calculated, your payment controls will be simplified.

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Grant the cash discount

The customer fulfilled the payment terms and therefore benefits from the cash discount. When you process the bank statement, match the payment with the related journal entry. Then, select the remaining cash discount and click on Create Write-off to reconcile it.

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Astuce

Vous pouvez également créer un modèle de rapprochement dédié pour faciliter le processus. Dans ce cas, vous devez ajouter une taxe au modèle en fonction des taxes appliquées à vos factures. Cela signifie que si vous gérez plusieurs taux d’imposition, vous devez créer plusieurs modèles de rapprochement. Notez qu’en fonction de votre localisation, vous disposez peut-être déjà d’un modèle de remise au comptant disponible par défaut.

Enregistrer le paiement complet

Dans ce cas, le client n’a pas rempli le délai de paiement et ne peut pas bénéficier de l’escompte de caisse. Lorsque vous traitez l’extrait de compte, faites correspondre le paiement aux deux écritures de journal associées.

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