Invoice Total Rounding Options
When you create invoices, you might sometimes notice that the total amount differs by a few cents compared to the sum of all line items.
This isn’t an error. It’s caused by different ways taxes and totals can be rounded during calculation.
The Invoice Rounding Methods setting lets you choose how Productive calculates totals, so your invoices match your accounting tools or preferred process.
Where to Adjust
Go to Settings > Invoicing > Rounding Methods.
📌 This setting is visible to Admins only (under the Administrate organization permission).
Rounding Options
1) Per line item (default)
Tax is calculated and rounded on each line item separately, then all results are summed.
Gives the most accurate rounding per item, but the final total may differ by a few cents.
📌 Example
Item | Net amount | Tax rate | Tax (rounded per line) | Total (line) |
Design work | 120.50 | 25% | 30.13 | 150.63 |
Copywriting | 80.50 | 25% | 20.13 | 100.63 |
Total |
|
|
| 251.26 |
2) Per subtotal
Tax is calculated on the subtotal for each tax rate, then all subtotals are added.
Often aligns better with external accounting tools and simplifies reconciliation.
📌 Example
Items | Subtotal (net) | Tax rate | Tax (on subtotal, rounded) | Total |
Design work + Copywriting | 201.00 | 25% | 50.25 | 251.25 |
Total |
|
|
| 251.25 |
👉 Learn more about why you may see small differences in totals here: Why Do I See Small Differences in Totals Across Productive