Transaction Fee Handling

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Transaction Fee Handling is a ChartMogul setting that controls whether transaction fees are included in or excluded from your MRR and transaction metrics. It's available for Google Play, Google Sheets, PayPal, third-party, and custom sources.

For example, Google Play and PayPal automatically deduct transaction fees from revenue before passing it to you. If ChartMogul doesn't do the same, your revenue reporting will be inconsistent. Configure the setting to deduct these fees so ChartMogul matches your billing system.

If your billing system doesn't deduct transaction fees automatically, keep the default: Do not deduct transaction fees.

What to check before you start

• Research how your billing system handles transaction fees.
• Confirm this setting is supported for your billing system by reviewing its source settings.

How Transaction Fee Handling changes your MRR and cash flow

Let’s look at an example invoice for $5.00 with a transaction fee of $1.00.

With the default option Do not deduct transaction fees from my MRR and cash flow metrics selected, ChartMogul counts the full $5.00 — including the $1.00 fee.

With Deduct transaction fees from both my MRR and cash flow metrics selected, ChartMogul deducts the $1.00 fee from the $5.00 invoice, giving you a total of $4.00.

Here’s a side-by-side comparison in report data:

How to configure Transaction Fee Handling

1. Navigate to Settings > Sources.
2. Click the :settings~gray: Settings icon next to the source you want to configure.
3. Expand Data Settings.

4. In the Misc Settings section, choose your transaction fee handling setting:

   
   
5. Click SAVE SETTINGS, SAVE AND REPROCESS DATA, or SAVE AND REIMPORT DATA to apply your changes. See applying changes to source-level settings for details on which option to choose.