# Discount type

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/communications/integration-guides/communications-integration/ryp7588677343710/

Guide: Communications

# Discount type

**Element type: Suggested**

**Enpoints/models used:** [LineItem](https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/communications/v2/models/LineItem/)

Your integration should provide a method for specifying a discount type on an invoice. This can be specified using the `disc` field in the [LineItem](https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/communications/v2/models/LineItem/) model. Available discount types include:

-   0: None

-   1: Retail product - An amount is subtracted from the original price to arrive at a lower price.

-   2: Manufacturer Product - A discount of the total amount is reimbursed to either the retailer or the customer by the manufacturer.

-   3: Account Level - A stand-alone discount that isn’t applied against any service but instead as a stand-alone product.

-   4: Subsidized - A discount caused exclusively in telephone service where the telephone provider provides a service to a lifeline eligible customer. The discount will be on the local exchange service.

-   5: Goodwill - The total discount of a service that is recorded for accounting purposes but never billed to a customer.

Note

-   Using a Discount Type other than`0` (None) may result in a $0.00 tax calculation because some jurisdictions don't allow tax refunds for other discount types.
-   You can also use discount types when doing Refunds or Adjustments of a particular Discount Type.

**View example**:

```
"itms": [
  {
    "ref": "Line Item 001 - Adjustment with Discount Type 0",
    "chg": 100,
    "line": 0,
    "sale": 1,
    "incl": false,
    "tran": 19,
    "serv": 6,
    "dbt": false,
    "adj": true,
    "adjm": 0,
    "disc": 0
  },
  {
    "ref": "Line Item 002 - Adjustment with Discount Type 1",
    "chg": 0,
    "line": 10,
    "sale": 1,
    "incl": false,
    "tran": 19,
    "serv": 21,
    "dbt": false,
    "adj": true,
    "disc": 1
  },
  {
    "ref": "Line Item 003 - Adjustment with Discount Type 5",
    "chg": 25,
    "line": 0,
    "sale": 1,
    "incl": false,
    "tran": 19,
    "serv": 37,
    "dbt": false,
    "adj": true,
    "adjm": 0,
    "disc": 5
  }
] 
```