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How do agents set artist fees, expenses and commissions?

Record booking fees and commissions in Deal, compare included and on-top calculations, and check totals before preparing documents.

Written by Tobias

Use the Deal tab of an agency booking to record the agreed artist fee, expenses and commissions. Check the booking currency and the calculated totals before preparing documents.

Set the fee and commissions

  1. Open the existing agency booking and select Deal. Review the currency and add a deal-type note if useful.

  2. Open the guaranteed artist fee row and enter the agreed amount. Add the payment method, due date and notes where needed, then update the row.

  3. Add an additional fee or expenses only when they belong to this agreement. Keep each item clear so you can review the total.

  4. Add the agency commission, manager commission or another commission as required. Choose a percentage or fixed amount and whether it is included or added on top. Review the calculation basis and any tax fields.

  5. Finish the active row editor, save the booking and reopen it. Check the overall fee, commissions and artist amount against the agreement before using them in a contract or invoice.

Included or on top?

Included commission is taken from the agreed fee. An on-top commission is added to it. A percentage and a fixed amount are different calculation types; select the one you agreed with the parties.

Example without taxes or expenses

Total

Commission

Artist amount

EUR 1,000 fee with 10% included commission

EUR 1,000

EUR 100

EUR 900

EUR 1,000 fee with 10% on-top commission

EUR 1,100

EUR 100

EUR 1,000

These are simple examples. Review the actual totals again when you add expenses, other fees, further commissions, taxes or a different calculation basis. Recording a fee or commission does not record receipt of payment.

Labels in the German app

Open the booking → Deal. Under Honorar & Spesen, the fields are Garantiertes Artist-Honorar, Zusätzliches Honorar and Spesen. Under Provisionen, the choices are Agenturprovision, Manager-Provision and Weitere Provision.

The commission editor labels the type selector Provisionsart. Its options are Prozent (%) vom Honorar / inklusive, Prozent (%) vom Honorar / on Top, Fixbetrag / inklusive and Fixbetrag / on Top. For percentage values, also review Auf Zwischensumme?. Finish the row with Aktualisiere, then save the booking with Speichern.

The summary uses Netto Gesamtgage, Kommissionen and Artist Fee. Manager-Provision is a commission in the deal; an additional agent login is a separate subscription topic.

Review access and defaults separately

A commission calculation does not establish who can see the financial information. Check the relevant artist/team permissions and the categories selected for a shared link separately. Do not assume that an old default applies unchanged to every existing booking; review the values saved in the booking you are working on.

Related guides

Current Deal view

The screenshot uses an empty example booking in the current German interface. Your available actions depend on the booking and your permissions.

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