On the other hand, if you mean you want to specify the said option in the Terms section of an invoice, I recommend visiting our blogs to keep up with the latest news and product updates. All announcements are laid down there so you can check them from time to time:
You can customize your invoices to get the details and formats you need the most. Also, you can run the Invoices and Received Payments report to keep track of all the payments you’ve received and the invoices that go with them. To achieve this, simply explore the Reports menu, refer to the Who owes you section under the Standard tab. Please see the screenshot below for visual guide:
Please let me know in the comment section if you have more questions regarding this or any QuickBooks concerns. Have a good one.
Does this discount have to be applied manually after payment for it to apply to early only payments? I don't see where it could be checking if the payment was received before applying the discount, unless it reads and interprets the "expiration" description.
You can either apply the discount before or after you received the payments. However, if the payments are already Deposited, you'll need to manually edit the transactions, and from there, you can add the discount to the transactions.
But let's ensure first you turn On the discount under Account and Settings, so you'll have the option to add the discount on the transactions.