If there is an added charge to the Client's Bill Formula, that calculation amount is based on commissionable buys only. A discount in the Client's Bill Formula is calculated on all insertions, regardless of the rate qualifier entered in the Print Buy module.
Example A: (added charge) Base + ____% of ____
Adds calculated amount to the commissionable buys only, excluding buys made with the Buy rate qualifiers S (Special Net Rate), X (Fee only), T (Tax) & C (Total Cost), which do not permit additional charges. (Other buy rate qualifiers do not impact the bill formula.)
Note: if you use a negative value in the bill formula, e.g., Gross -.05% Gross This negative bill formula will override the rule for rate qualifiers, even if there are S and C rate qualifiers on the buy.
Example B: (discount) Base - ____% of ____
Discounts the total of all buys regardless of commissionability.
Commission, when reported on an insertion by insertion basis, is always vendor commissionable (set in the Vendor definition). Effective cost to client is calculated using the Bill Formula. The commission to the client is the difference between the net cost using vendor commission rates and the billable cost using this bill formula. The bill formula is applied to the reported bottom line to arrive at ”Cost to Client” which may print on the Client Activity Report.
Billing always uses the current billing profile formula for the date. For adjustment bills, the Pre-Bill Analysis indicates when the Prior Bill Formula differs from the Current Bill Formula; you may specify either formula when issuing live adjustment bills. If an adjustment is billed at the Current Formula, the Current Formula replaces the Prior Formula and that ”prior” formula is no longer available.
If insertions have different bill formulas, separate invoices print for the different calculations, based on the Prior Months setting on the Report Options Screen.
Return to the Profiles Definition All Fields topic or the Bill Formula Definition topic.