Discounts are a great way to reward your prompt Clients, or encourage Client loyalty with your work by giving them a deduction from the usual cost of your Items or Services.
In FreshBooks, there are two ways you're able to apply a discount to your Invoice. You can add it with a percentage-based discount to the entire Invoice, or as a specific line item:
Percentage-Based Discount
- Go to the Invoices section
- Click on New Invoice
- Add your Client, Items, and any other information you wish to include on your Invoice
- Towards the bottom of your Invoice, you'll see an Add a Discount link:
![Add discount link.]()
- Click on this, and you'll be able to enter in a percentage discount. Click Add Discount when you're done
![Percentage discount with add discount button.]()
- Now when you save your Invoice, the discount will be displayed at the bottom:
![Discount balance at bottom of invoice.]()
Line Item Discount
- Go to the Invoices section
- Click on New Invoice
- Add your Client, Items, and any other information you wish to include on your Invoice
- Add another Line Item. This will be your discount. Name the Item something like 'Discount', then in the Rate field, enter the discount amount with a - (minus sign) in front:
![Line item with negative amount applied on invoice.]()
You can see the discount reflected in the subtotal, and it'll be really clear to your Client where that discount is applied to.