So how do you show deposit required on Quotes/Invoices?

E.g. If you required that the customer pay 20% on Ordering, then 40% on delivery and the remaining 40% after installation, how would you show all that on the original Quote/Invoice?

Apologies, am using Sage Instant Accounts, not One Accounts Extra, just cannot find any way of splitting total cost without it adding on twice.

Hi Marc,

When sending an invoice to a customer you may want to show that they have already paid a deposit and the outstanding balance left to pay. Deposits can be easily recorded when entering a sales invoice and when printed, the invoice shows the deposit and the outstanding amount still to be paid.

For full information on recording deposits, please refer to Ask Sage article 17374 below:

support.sage.co.uk/default.aspx &p_lvl1=311

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply, but recording a deposit already paid is simple.

I am trying to create an Invoice or Quote that automatically shows a percentage of the total that must be paid before work commences, so showing how much must be paid as a deposit, as well as the total.

e.g.

Total  =  Â£1000

VAT  =   £200

Grand Total =  Â£1200

Deposit Needed (20%)  =  Â£240

Start of Fitting (40%)     =  Â£480

On Completion (40%)    =  Â£480

Hi Marc,

Our Reporting team are able to show this calculation on the invoice layout, however it isn't possible for the software to calculate the deposit in this way.