# Pay a Commission Agent

### How to Pay a Commission Agent in Muhasib ERP

### Overview

This guide will help you settle an approved amount owed to a commission agent.

Muhasib records the payout and updates the agent's outstanding commission balance.

### Who can do this

You need access to Commission Agent Payment plus agent, account, and source-transaction.

### Before you start

Confirm the agent, allowed sales, commission calculation, prior settlements, deductions, amount, payment method/account, and approval.

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Back Office → Sales &amp; Customers → Commission Agent Payment.

### Pay a Commission Agent

#### Step 1: Start an agent payment

#### Step 2: Select the commission agent and settlement period

#### Step 3: Review eligible commission and previous payments

Review allowed commission and previous payments.

#### Step 4: Enter approved amount, date, method, paying account, and reference

#### Step 5: Link source commission entries where supported

#### Step 6: Save once and retain payment evidence

### Check your work

Compare and Confirm the payment to allowed sales, commission report, agent ledger, and cash/bank account.

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- Do not pay from gross sales without validating commission rules.
- Investigate duplicate or excluded sales before overriding totals.

### Related guides

- [Assign Service Staff or a Commission Agent](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/529)
- [Configure Item Pricing, Discount, Tax, and Commission](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/311)
- [Correct or Reverse a Customer or Agent Transaction](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/214)

### What to do next

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