In a commission agreement, you determine the percentage you charge over the rent of each reservation, before paying out the rest to the owner through rent settlements. In addition, you determine the VAT calculation method over this commission.
Different percentages based on source channel
This is unrelated to any commission that is charged by channels as payment for the use of their platform.
You can charge the owner a different commission percentage for reservations depending on the source channel of that reservation.
The standard commission percentage applies to reservations that are booked via the backoffice, the owner’s promotion link, or via the owner's portal. These reservations are often for the owners themselves, or for guests with a direct link to the owner.
The standard commission percentage for bookings made through an external channel applies to all other reservations.
Use custom commission percentages to specify a deviating commission percentage for reservations made through a specific source channel.
Your own website is also considered an external channel, because anyone can make a reservation here.
Charging VAT over commission
There are three ways to calculate the commission amount and the applicable VAT, you can check the one you want to use. See below for calculation examples (using Dutch VAT rates).
Commission over net amount
By default, the commission is calculated over the net amount of rent. The commission percentage is applied to the rent amount exclusive of VAT, after which the commission amount is increased with the applicable VAT rate.
Commission over gross amount
You can also choose to calculate commission over the gross amount. The commission percentage is is applied to the rent amount inclusive of VAT, and the commission percentage is also deemed to be inclusive of VAT.
Increase commission over gross amount with VAT
With this option, the commission is calculated over the gross rent amount, after which the commission amount is increased with the applicable VAT rate.
Calculation examples for commission and VAT
Net amount
The reservation has a rental amount of € 1000, which includes 9% VAT. The commission the park receives is 20%, and the VAT rate on the commission is 21%. The rent settlement is calculated as follows:
Description | Total | Calculation |
Rent | - € 1000,00 | Full rent is 'distributed' to owner |
Commission | € 222,02 | First, the Net rent is calculated: € 1000,00 / 1,09 = € 917,43 On this, the commission without VAT is charged: € 917,43 / 100 * 20 = € 183,49 The resulting amount is subject to the commission VAT rate: € 183,49 * 1,21 = € 222,02 |
Total payout | -€ 777,98 |
Gross amount
The reservation has a rental amount of € 1000, which includes 9% VAT. The commission the park receives is 20%, which already includes the 21% VAT rate on the commission. The rent settlement is calculated as follows:
Description | Total | Calculation |
Rent | - € 1000,00 | Full rent is 'distributed' to owner |
Commission | € 200,00 | The commission is charged at 20% (incl. 21% VAT) € 1000,00 / 100 * 20 = € 200,00 |
Total payout | -€ 800,00 |
Increase commission on gross amount with VAT
The reservation has a rental amount of € 1000, which includes 9% VAT. The commission the park receives is 20%, and the VAT rate on the commission is 21%. The rent settlement is calculated as follows:
Description | Total | Calculation |
Rent | - € 1000,00 | Full rent is 'distributed' to owner |
Commission | € 242,00 | First, the Gross commission is calculated: € 1000,00 / 100 * 20 = € 200,00 After which the commission VAT rate is applied: € 200 * 1,21 = € 242,00 |
Total payout | -€ 758,00 |