Paying sales commission

The Commission Payouts screen records commission you settle with a salesperson for a period, and now posts it to your books as a commission expense — so your Profit & Loss reflects it and the cash leaves the account you paid from.

Recording a payout

1. Choose the salesperson and the period, and enter the earned amount (from your commission report) and the amount paid now.
2. Pick the account the money came from (cash / bank / mobile money).
3. Save. The payout is booked as a commission expense and the account balance drops by what you paid.

Important: because a payout already posts its own expense, do not also enter the same commission as a manual expense — that would count it twice. If you delete a payout, the expense and the cash are reversed automatically.

Paid less than was earned? The difference stays visible as outstanding commission on the list; record another payout later to settle the rest.