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When selling through platforms like Bol.com, they charge a commission. Bol.com handles the payments and settles the final amount with you after a certain period.

Commission invoices are those where both sales and a portion of costs (the commission) are recorded. Many business owners find these invoices tricky to record in their bookkeeping.

Because these invoices include both revenue and costs, they should be recorded through the salesbook.

To book commission invoices, you first need to create a general ledger account. To create a ledger, follow the steps below:

Navigate to Settings in the left-hand menu;

Choose General ledger accounts and click on New;

Create a ledger with the following settings:

1. Number: 8021;
2. Description: Provisie facturen;
3. Type: Expenses (profit and loss);
4. Account type: Expenses/purchase/revenue account;
5. VAT section: 1A1 - Omzet Hoog;

1. Navigate to Settings in the left-hand menu;
2. Choose General ledger accounts and click on New;
3. Create a ledger with the following settings:
 1. Number: 8021;
 2. Description: Provisie facturen;
 3. Type: Expenses (profit and loss);
 4. Account type: Expenses/purchase/revenue account;
 5. VAT section: 1A1 - Omzet Hoog;
4. Save to create the ledger account.

To book the sales invoice with commission, follow the steps below:

Navigate to Advanced in the left-hand menu;

Choose<a href="https://app.informer.eu/invoices/salesbook/30/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sales book</a> and click on New;

1. Line 1:
 1. Description: Custom description;
 1. Amount: Fill in positive, the revenue listed on the invoice;
 2. General Ledger Account: Choose freely, for example, 8000 – Hoge omzet btw;
 3. VAT Percentage: 21%;
2. Line 2:
 1. Description: Custom description;
 1. Amount: Fill in negative, the commission listed on the invoice;
 2. General Ledger Account: 8021 - Provisie facturen;
 3. VAT Percentage: 21%.

1. Navigate to Advanced in the left-hand menu;
2. Choose<a href="https://app.informer.eu/invoices/salesbook/30/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sales book</a> and click on New;
3. Add 2 lines:
 1. Line 1:
 1. Description: Custom description;
 1. Amount: Fill in positive, the revenue listed on the invoice;
 2. General Ledger Account: Choose freely, for example, 8000 – Hoge omzet btw;
 3. VAT Percentage: 21%;
 2. Line 2:
 1. Description: Custom description;
 1. Amount: Fill in negative, the commission listed on the invoice;
 2. General Ledger Account: 8021 - Provisie facturen;
 3. VAT Percentage: 21%.
4. Save to create the invoice.

Book commission invoices

Creating a General ledger account

Book the sales invoice with commission