When you add a new service provider to Porter, you can customize how funds are distributed for their appointments, deposits, and tips. Porter makes it easy to manage artist payments while staying compliant and minimizing administrative overhead.
💰 Payout Options
When adding or editing a service provider, you’ll choose one of the following payout settings:
1. Send Money to the Shop Account
All money for deposits, appointments, and tips goes directly to the shop’s bank account
You’ll handle payouts to the artist manually outside of Porter
2. Send Money to the Artist Account
All money for deposits, appointments, and tips goes directly to the artist’s bank account
Ideal for rent-based shops. Artists get their own money, and pay you rent each month.
3. Split Payouts Based on Commission Percent
Automatically split all deposit and appointment payments between the shop and the artist
The shop sets a commission percentage to pay each artist
Tips go 100% to the artist by default (not affected by the commission split)
⚙️ How Commission Splits Work
If you choose to split payouts:
Porter distributes funds automatically at the time of payment
Artists are paid directly — their portion never hits the shop's bank account
This removes the need for you to calculate and send manual payouts
✅ Porter will issue 1099 tax forms directly to artists for any payouts they receive from the platform
🎯 Service-Specific Commission Rates
If a provider performs more than one type of service at your shop, you can now set a different commission rate for each service — instead of one flat rate across everything.
Example
Let's say you have an artist who does both tattoos and piercings. You might set:
70% commission for tattoo appointments
90% commission for piercing appointments
This way, the provider's payout automatically adjusts based on the type of service performed.
How to Set It Up
Go to Manage Shop → Team
Click on the provider you want to configure
In their Payout Settings, choose Split Payouts Based on Commission Percent
You'll see the option to set a service-specific commission rate for each service the provider is assigned to
Set a custom rate for any service that should differ from their default
If you don't set a service-specific rate for a particular service, the provider's default commission percentage will be used.
📢 This only applies to providers using the commission split payout option. If a provider is set to "Send Money to Shop Account" or "Send Money to Artist Account," commission rates don't apply.
By configuring payout settings properly, you can run your shop more smoothly, reduce bookkeeping tasks, and ensure everyone gets paid correctly and on time.
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