Discounts on a bill

Give line-item and whole-bill discounts in Storeflea — before-tax or after-tax — recorded correctly against the Discount Allowed ledger.

Quick steps

1
Add your items
Build the bill as usual with products and quantities.
2
Line discount (optional)
Reduce a single item's price directly on its line.
3
Open bill discount
In the totals area, open the bill (overall) discount control.
4
Choose before-tax or after-tax
Before-tax reduces the taxable value; after-tax reduces the final payable. Enter an amount or percent.
5
Save
The discount posts to the Discount Allowed ledger and shows on the invoice.

Storeflea supports discounts at two levels, and they can be used together on the same bill.

Line discount vs bill discount

Line discount — applied to one item's price. Use it when only some products are on offer.
Bill (overall) discount — applied to the whole invoice. Use it for a flat "₹50 off" or "10% off the bill".

Before-tax vs after-tax

The overall bill discount can be applied two ways:

Before tax — the discount reduces the taxable value, so GST is charged on the lower amount. This is the usual trade-discount behaviour.
After tax — the discount comes off the final payable after GST is computed. Use it when you're simply knocking money off the total.

Either way, the reduction posts to the Discount Allowed ledger, so your books and profit reporting stay correct.

Round-off is separate: it trims the final payable to a whole rupee. You can use a bill discount and round-off together. See Round off.

Frequently asked

What's the difference between a before-tax and after-tax discount?

A before-tax discount lowers the taxable value, so GST is calculated on the reduced amount. An after-tax discount is taken off the final total after GST is computed. Storeflea lets you pick either on the bill-level discount.

Where does a bill discount show up in my accounts?

It posts to the Discount Allowed ledger, so it's tracked as an expense against your sales and reflected in profit reporting — not just hidden on the invoice.