{"id":154961,"date":"2025-05-23T12:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support-landing.altegio.cloud\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=154961"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:43:47","password":"","slug":"154961","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/154961\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting for acquiring fees in payroll calculations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An <strong>acquiring fee<\/strong> is the fee a bank or payment service charges when a client pays for services by card. In Altegio, you can choose whether to include or ignore this fee when calculating team member&#8217;s compensation. To do this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Administration <\/strong>mode <strong>Payroll > General Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de592d69fcf&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69de592d69fcf\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-23-at-12.04.22-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-23-at-12.04.22-1024x578.png 1024w, 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Accounting for<\/strong> <strong>acquiring fees<\/strong> section, configure who covers the acquiring fee when an appointment is paid and how it is distributed in team member payroll calculations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de592dd9f4d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69de592dd9f4d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-05-at-19.57.22-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-05-at-19.57.22-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-05-at-19.57.22-300x300.png 300w, 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0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <strong>5 options<\/strong> available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The fee is split between the professional, assistants, and the business according to payroll settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquiring fee is distributed among all appointment participants \u2014 the main specialist, assistants, and the business \u2014 in the same proportions set in payroll settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><br>The acquiring fee is <strong>$10<\/strong>. According to payroll settings, the specialist covers <strong>40%<\/strong> of the fee and the assistant covers <strong>10%<\/strong>. In this case, <strong>$4<\/strong> is deducted from the specialist\u2019s pay, <strong>$1<\/strong> from the assistant\u2019s pay, and the remaining <strong>$5<\/strong> is paid by the business.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The fee is split only between the professional and the business according to payroll settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The fee is distributed between the specialist and the business according to payroll settings. Assistants do not participate in the fee distribution \u2014 their payroll is calculated without taking the acquiring fee into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><br>Fee: <strong>$10<\/strong>. Specialist covers <strong>60%<\/strong>, assistant covers <strong>20%<\/strong>.<br>Result: <strong>$6<\/strong> is deducted from the specialist\u2019s pay, <strong>$0<\/strong> from the assistant\u2019s pay, and <strong>$4<\/strong> is paid by the business.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The fee is split between the professional and assistants<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The fee is fully distributed among professionals participating in the appointment \u2014 the specialist and assistants. The business does not pay the fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><br>Fee: <strong>$10<\/strong>. Specialist <strong>40%<\/strong>, assistant <strong>10%<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>$4<\/strong> is deducted from the specialist\u2019s pay, <strong>$1<\/strong> from the assistant\u2019s pay, and <strong>$5<\/strong> is paid by the business.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If there are multiple assistants, their share is distributed among them proportionally according to payroll settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The specialist pays the full fee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire acquiring fee is deducted from the main specialist\u2019s pay. Assistants and the business do not pay the fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><br>Fee: <strong>$10<\/strong>. <strong>$10<\/strong> is deducted from the specialist\u2019s pay.<br>The assistant and the business do not pay the fee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The fee is not deducted from team member pay (the business pays)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquiring fee does not affect professional payroll and is fully paid by the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><br>Fee: <strong>$10<\/strong>. No deductions are made from professional&#8217;s pay. The business pays <strong>$10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If fees haven\u2019t been configured yet, you can go to the configuration by clicking <strong>Set up<\/strong>, or by selecting <strong>Finance &gt; Payment methods and fees<\/strong> from the menu. More details on setting up fees are provided in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After making changes, click <strong>Save<\/strong> in the bottom-right corner.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An acquiring fee is the fee a bank or payment service charges when a client pays for services by card. In Altegio, you can choose whether to include or ignore this fee when calculating team member&#8217;s compensation. To do this: There are 5 options available: The acquiring fee is distributed among all appointment participants \u2014&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/154961\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accounting for acquiring fees in payroll calculations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[53],"doc_tag":[1462,1387,1924,1372,1357],"class_list":["post-154961","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-payroll","doc_tag-appointment-en","doc_tag-assistant-en","doc_tag-payroll-en","doc_tag-professional-en","doc_tag-team-member-en","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":431,"total_views":"137","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"lilit.m@alteg.io","author_nicename":"lilit-malteg-io","author_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/author\/lilit-malteg-io\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Payroll","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/categories\/payroll\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"Appointment","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/appointment-en\/"},{"term_name":"Assistant","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/assistant-en\/"},{"term_name":"Payroll","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/payroll-en\/"},{"term_name":"Professional","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/professional-en\/"},{"term_name":"Team Member","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/team-member-en\/"}],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/154961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154961"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/154961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307114,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/154961\/revisions\/307114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=154961"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=154961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}