Purchase Order Discounts and Fees

Purchasing Overview

Pro

Sometimes vendors will offer a discount or charge a miscellaneous fee on merchandise. You can add a discount and/or a fee in the totals area at the bottom of the purchase order. Discounts and fees are not spread over the cost of individual items listed on the PO.

To enter a purchase order discount:

- Enter a discount in the Discount (amount) or Disc % fields.

AND/OR

- Enter a fee amount in the Fee field.

Note that discounts entered on a purchase order are proportionally carried to receiving vouchers that reference the purchase order. For example, if a purchase order has a discount totaling $50.00 and you receive only half (calculated by value, not unit count) of the ordered items on a voucher, then $25.00 of the discount is applied to that voucher. The remaining discount amount will be carried to subsequent vouchers that receive the remaining due items.

When a receiving voucher references a purchase order with a fee entered, you are alerted and can transfer the fee to the voucher at your discretion. This is because fees may not be not related to the value of ordered/received items, and may need to be applied differently if a partial shipment is received. Transferring a fee to vouchers that reference the purchase order is at your discretion.