# Agency commission & statements
Source: https://docs.aden.space/docs/help/run-the-business/agency-commission

A booking agency's commission on the shows it books, the agent on each booking, and statements per artist and per agent.
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## What it is [#what-it-is]

A booking agency takes a share of the fee on every show it books for an
artist, usually 10 to 20 percent. Aden keeps that commission for you: set a
rate per artist, and every confirmed show books the commission into the
agency's income and the artist's expenses. Each booking has a responsible
agent, and the agency's financials hold a statement per artist and per agent
for any period.

## Using it [#using-it]

**Set an artist's rate.** In your organisation, open the artist under
**Teams**. The **Commission** card holds the rate new bookings take. Owners
and admins set it; upcoming shows without a rate take it straight away.

**Commission on a booking.** On a show, the **Commission** button beside the
fee shows the agency, its rate and the agent. Agency members change the rate
for that one show or pick another agent. The artist sees it read only.

**Agents.** Whoever books a show becomes its agent: the member who invited the
artist, shared the prospect or added the show. On a prospect, pick the agent
in its sheet; it carries onto the booking when you share it. Filter the
prospecting board and the events list by agent.

**Statements.** Open **Financials → Statements** in your organisation. Pick a
period, filter by artist or agent, and group by artist or by agent: you see
the shows, gross fees, commission, and what is paid and outstanding. Mark a
show's commission paid when it lands, or a whole artist at once. Export the
statement as a CSV or a PDF. Artists find their own statement under
**Financials → Statements** once an agency books them.