How do I record the commissions I pay to my salesperson?

You can do it by creating an expense account for commissions and recording an expense for your sales employee under the account.

You first need to create a contact for the sales employee.

• Go to the Accounting module in the left sidebar.
• Switch to Chart of Accounts tab in the modular bar.
• Click the + New Account button in the top right corner of the page.
• Create an account with Commission as the Account Name and select the Account Type as Expense.
• Now, go to Purchases and choose Expenses.
• Click +New.
• Select the Expense Account as Commission from the expenses list.
• Enter the amount you have paid as commission.
• Specify other required details and click Save.

This will record your expense as a commission. Moreover, if you wish to have a detailed view of your commissions,

• Go to the Reports module on the left side bar and choose Purchases & Expenses under Report Category.
• Select Expense by Category and you will find the Commission category. Click on it for more information.