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.
• Then, go to Accountant under Chart of Accounts and select +New Account.
• 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.