Flash № 003The back office

Every split, done for you.

Set custom rates per service, product, or artist. No manual calculations, no confusion. Just accurate payouts.

each one split by the rate you set once

The split desk

Managing artist commissions.

Keep The Fees takes the manual work out of commissions with service-based rates, tiered commissions, and bonus structures. Set different percentages for services, products, or individual artists to match your shop’s needs.

Service-based rates
Set different commission rates for different services. Tattoos, piercings, and products can each have their own percentage.
Customizable structures
Create unique commission structures for each artist based on experience, specialization, or any criteria you choose.
Automated calculations
Let the software handle the math. Commissions are calculated automatically with every transaction.
Real-time reports
View commission breakdowns in real time. Artists can check their earnings anytime, keeping everyone informed.

No math

The back office splits it for you.

Every payment, already divided

Sleeve, session 2 · Jes 70/30$450
Walk-in script · Moe 60/40$220
Cover-up, session 3 · Kat tier 2 75/25$380

Every payment divides itself by the rate you set once. No manual calculations, no confusion. Just accurate payouts, every transaction.

What you get

Benefits of commission tracking.

  • Accurate calculations: no more manual errors. Every commission is calculated precisely.
  • Time efficiency: save hours every week on commission calculations and reporting.
  • Financial transparency: artists can view their earnings in real time, building trust.
  • Improved motivation: clear earnings tracking motivates artists to perform their best.

Your rules

Flexible commission options.

Individual products
Assign commissions based on individual products or product categories.
Per artist rates
Set different commission rates for each artist based on experience or specialization.
Deposit-specific rates
Set different commission rates for deposits versus final payments.
Tiered commissions
Rates that step up automatically as an artist’s sales climb. Hit the next tier, earn the bigger split. No renegotiating, no spreadsheet.
Bonus structures
Layer bonuses on top of the base split to reward the numbers you care about. The software tracks and pays them out with everything else.

How shops split

Every arrangement, without a spreadsheet.

No two shops split the same way, and most shops don’t split the same way for every artist. Set the arrangement once per artist and the software applies it to every transaction after that.

Straight percentage
The classic 60/40 or 70/30 on everything an artist takes. Set it once and stop doing arithmetic at closing.
Different rate per service
Tattoo work, piercing and retail can each carry their own percentage, because the shop’s cost on each is different.
Tiered by volume
Rates that step up on their own as an artist’s sales climb. They hit the tier, they get the better split, and nobody has to renegotiate mid-month.
Separate deposit handling
Deposits can split differently from the final payment, which matters when a client cancels and the deposit is forfeited.

What artists see

Payday stops being a conversation.

Most commission friction comes from arithmetic nobody can see. When an artist watches their own split land on every sale as it happens, there is nothing left to work out at the end of the week.

  • Artists see their earnings in real time, on their own phone
  • The split is applied at the transaction, not reconstructed later from receipts
  • No manual math, so no manual math errors to find later
  • The same figures flow straight into payroll, so the two can’t disagree
  • Bonuses layer on top of the base split and pay out with everything else
  • Historical breakdowns are there when someone asks about a month from last year

The back office

What the splits feed into.

Payroll
Pay stubs, tips, and direct deposit built off the same numbers as the splits.
Reporting
Revenue, artist performance, and client trends in real time.
Split pay
One sale across two cards, so a bigger piece is easier to say yes to.

Ready to simplify commission tracking?

Join hundreds of tattoo shops using Keep The Fees to manage commissions without the manual math.