Configure commission rules by staff member, all staff, or item type, including services, retail, memberships, vouchers, discounts, taxes, and consumables.
Settings, accrual, payout, and reports need clear boundaries
Commissions that are clear before payout
Set the rules, see what accrues after paid sales, review what is waiting for payout, and keep the history separate from guesswork.
Why this matters
Commission trust depends on a clean line between settings, latest, payout, and reports
Once the business already pays commissions, the questions come quickly: how the amount is calculated, when it accrues, what enters the next payout, and what has already been paid.
Accrue commissions only after the sale is made and paid, instead of guessing from unfinished checkout records.
Review latest commissions before payout, then keep paid amounts and summaries in separate report views.
How this should work
Set the rules first, then move from accrual to payout
A strong commission model separates settings, accrual, payout, and reporting instead of forcing the team to reconstruct the story from one generic screen.
- Start in commission settings: choose whether rules are fixed or percentage-based, who they apply to, and how discounts, taxes, consumables, memberships, or vouchers should behave.
- Once a sale is made and paid, the system accrues commission instead of treating every saved sale as earned money.
- Use latest commissions to review what was recently accrued, then move to the payout area to decide what enters the next payout per employee.
- Keep the history separate in paid commissions and the summary reports by employee or by date.
What this layer includes
What makes the commission model usable day to day
This page is not just about calculation. It is about a clean operating model around settings, latest accrual, payout, and history.
Settings and rule scope
Define fixed or percentage rules, decide whether calculations happen before discounts or taxes, exclude consumables when needed, and set separate behavior for services, inventory, memberships, vouchers, or defaults.
Latest commissions and payout
Review accrued sums per employee, decide what enters the next payout, and run the actual payout from a separate area instead of from the sales screen.
Paid commissions and summary reports
Use paid commissions, by-employee summaries, and by-date views to review what has already been settled and what still needs explanation.
What improves
Clearer commission logic and less tension around payout
Managers can explain the logic more easily, and staff can understand what was earned, what is still waiting, and what has already been paid.
Clearer accrual logic
The team can see that commission follows the saved and paid sale, not a manual estimate or verbal rule.
A cleaner payout run
Payout starts from already accrued sums and stays separate from the rule configuration itself.
Easier review after payout
When questions come up, the business has separate latest, paid, by-employee, and by-date views instead of rebuilding the history from scattered screens.
FAQ
What teams usually ask about commissions
When do commissions accrue?
After the sale has been made and paid. They do not accrue simply because a sale record was created.
Can we have separate rules for memberships and vouchers?
Yes. Commission rules can also be configured for memberships and vouchers instead of only one default value.
What is the difference between settings, payout, and reports?
Settings define how commissions are calculated. Payout handles the actual payment of already accrued sums. Reports show latest commissions, paid commissions, and summarized history.
Can the team review latest commissions before payout?
Yes. The latest-commissions view is where the business reviews recently accrued amounts and decides what should enter the next payout.
Is this the same as payroll?
No. This page is about operational commission logic and payout, not a full payroll system.