QB Issue Resolution:
Unlike desktop, there is no percentage line item in QBO
There is a work around though
create a service item named discount and link it to a sales income discount account, set the rate to a negative %, -10%, when you click out of the rate box QBO will change that to -0.1 (or you can just enter a negative decimal number = to the percent of discount)
use that item on the invoice or sales receipt, enter the amount to be discounted as the qty
the resulting math will be a negative 10% of the amount.
Resolution for Issue 'How to add a item as a percentage instead of $ amount' available: Yes (Solved).
Source: Intuit Community forum.
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