Payment and Discount Terms

The payment and discount terms would be entered as follows:

  • Prompt Pay Terms: Enter the code associated with the payment or discount terms specified in the obligating document, or click on the lookup feature to display, and select an option from, a list of valid entries; standard prompt pay terms are Net 30 (code 01).  
  • Disc Rate: Enter the discount rate in the format 00.00, where 2.00 would represent a two percent discount offered; prompt pay terms entered must specify that a discount is available (Codes 03–07); leave field blank if no discount is specified. 
  • Days: Enter the number of days FEMA has to take the discount, if applicable; leave blank if no discount is offered.
  • Net: Enter the number of days FEMA has to pay the vendor, if the discount is lost, if a discount applies.

For example, if a vendor offers a discount of 2%, 10, n30, the Disc Rate entry is 2.00, the Days entry is 10, and the Net entry is 30.

Screenshot of ifmis obligation main screen with circle around the following fields and default entries: prompt pay terms 00, disc rate 0.000, days 000, and net 000