How to Run and Review the Commission Report

Reviewing the commission report provides crucial insight into your publication's financial health by detailing revenue, production costs, and other expenses that impact your net earnings. Understanding this breakdown allows you to verify the accuracy of your commission, manage expenses effectively, and identify areas for potential growth. Regularly analyzing this report empowers you to make informed, data-driven decisions, ensuring transparency and supporting the profitability of your publication.

1. In ARC navigate to the Reporting tab on the left-hand side of the page.
2. Under “Choose a Report” select Commission Report.
3. Filter by Individual and select your Name
4. Under “Results For” select the month and year you would like to view.
5. Click Display.
6. Under Net Cash Received, you can see the total of all payments received and refunds processed since your last collection deadline.
   1. To see a list of clients that have paid or received refunds, click the name of your magazine underneath Net Cash Received.
   2. There you can see the Received Amount, the Date of payment and what Issue was paid for.
7. Under Digital Sales you will see how much revenue has been received for your paid Digital Agreements.
   1. In the center you will see the dollar amount collected times the percentage of Digital Agreements that you’ll receive. 
8. Under Ad Value you will see how Lifestyle Publications’ 7% is calculated.
   1. By clicking on the name of your magazine under Ad Value, you will find a breakdown of your ad value for the month. 
   2. This is the total value of your ads in that month’s issue and is different from your Net Cash Received.
9. Under Production Cost you will see the total price for the creation and shipping of your magazine.
   1. These costs may vary depending on the number of pages in your magazine and the number of publisher copies you have requested.
10. Misc Expenses is where you can see any additional charges or credits that may have been incurred such as:
    1. Charges for your staff’s email addresses
    2. Design charges if the number of allotted free designs has been exceeded.
    3. Conference charges
    4. Coach bonuses
11. Total Commissions shows the final calculation of what will be paid out to you.
    1. Commission Due shows the running amount as you receive payments and/or as refunds are processed.
    2. Commission Paid will show after your collections deadline when the amount you will be receiving on that month’s commission payment is locked in.

How to Run and Understand the Commission Report

This guide will assist you in navigating and interpreting the Commission Report within ARC.

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1. Reviewing your Commission Report

Reviewing the commission report provides crucial insight into your publication's financial health by detailing revenue, production costs, and other expenses that impact your net earnings. Understanding this breakdown allows you to verify the accuracy of your commission, manage expenses effectively, and identify areas for potential growth. Regularly analyzing this report empowers you to make informed, data-driven decisions, ensuring transparency and supporting the profitability of your publication.

2. Click "Reporting"

In ARC click on the Reporting tab to the left hand side.

3. Select Commission Report, Individual, Name and Month/Year

Under Choose a Report, select the Commission Report from the drop down. Filter by Individual, select your name and the month and year you would like to run the report for.

4. Net Cash Received

Under Net Cash Received, you can see the total of all payments received and refunds processed since your last collection deadline. To see a list of clients that have paid or received refunds, click the name of your magazine. There you can see the received amount, the date of payment and what issue was paid for.

5. Digital Sales

Under Digital Sales you will see the revenue received for your paid Digital Agreements. In the center is the dollar amount collected times the percentage of the agreement that you’ll receive giving you the value to the right.

6. Ad Value

Under Ad Value you will see how the Lifestyle Publications’ 7% is calculated using your ad value. By clicking on the name of your magazine under Ad Value, you can find a breakdown for that month.

7. Production Cost

Under Production Cost you will see the total price for the creation and shipping of your magazine. These costs may vary depending on the number of pages in your magazine and the number of publisher copies you have requested.

8. Misc Expenses

Misc Expenses is where you can see any additional charges or credits that may have been incurred such as charges for your staff’s email addresses, additional design charges, bonuses, etc.

9. Total Commissions

At the bottom of the report you will see your Total Commissions and the final calculation of what will be paid out to you. Commission Due is a running amount as you receive payments and/or as refunds are processed. Commission Paid will show after your collections deadline when the amount you will be receiving on that month’s commission payment is locked in.

This guide covered the steps to run and interpret the Commissions Report in ARC.

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