Add or Change Early-Payment Terms for Customers

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There are three ways in Sage 50 Accounting to add or change early-payment terms for a customer:

Note: The early-payment terms entered in the settings is overridden by terms recorded in a customer's record or invoice.

  1. In the Home window on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
  2. Click Customers and Sales and then Discount.
  3. In the Early Payment Terms section, add or change the early-payment terms.
  4. Click OK.
  1. In the Home window, click on the Customer and Sales tab, and then the Customers icon.
  2. Double-click on the customer's name to open their record.
  3. On the Options tab, in the Early Payment Terms section, enter:
    • The discount rate
    • The number of days within which an invoice must be paid to receive the discount
    • The number of days within which the full amount of an invoice must be paid
  4. On the File menu, click Save.
  5. Close the customer record.
  1. Enter a sales invoice.
  2. Depending on the payment method you have selected, there are different ways to enter the payment terms or early-payment discount:

    In the Terms box, add or change the early-payment terms.

    In the Early Payment Discount box, enter a percent rate.