How do I know a payment is actually settled in the tech group chat?

Money is only real when a screenshot of a completed transfer lands in the group — "sent", "pending", "processing" or a text saying "paid you" don't count. The screenshot needs to show the app (Zelle, Venmo, bank), the amount, the direction, the status word "Completed", the date, and the ticket or job number in the memo.

How do I match a payment screenshot to the right job?

First check if the ticket number is in the memo — that wins. Otherwise match by amount within a dollar of an open job, same group, same tech, most recent first. If nothing matches, ask rather than guess; there is no settlement without a match.

How is the tech's commission calculated?

If the tech collected the money (cash or a transfer to the tech), there's no tax and net equals sale minus parts, with the tech getting a commission percentage of net plus parts and the owner getting the rest. If the company collected it (transfer, card, or check to the office), sales tax comes off the top first, then net equals sale minus tax minus parts.

When should a job get settled?

Settle immediately after the job is done and the client has paid — not on Friday. If a transfer is labeled only "Zelle" it's ambiguous, so ask whether it went to the tech or the company before closing it out, and keep money questions to the owner only, never the whole group.

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The One Rule

01Money is real when a screenshot of a completed transfer lands in the group. "Sent", "pending", "processing" and a text that says "paid you" are not money.

What the Screenshot Must Show

01The app (Zelle, Venmo, bank).
02The amount.
03The direction: who sent, who received.
04The status word: Completed. Pending or failed = not settled, send it again when it clears.
05The date.
06The ticket or job number in the memo. If it is missing, the reply is one question: "which ticket?"

Matching Rule

01Ticket number in the memo wins.
02Otherwise, amount within a dollar of an open job, same group, same tech, most recent first.
03No match = no settlement. Ask, do not guess.

Payout Math (Write Yours Here)

01Tech collected (cash, or transfer to the tech): no tax; net = sale minus parts; the tech gets commission % of net plus parts, and the owner gets the rest, transferred to the company the same day.
02Company collected (transfer, card, check to the office): sales tax comes off the top; net = sale minus tax minus parts; the tech gets commission % of net plus parts, sent to the tech's registered account, and the owner gets the rest.

Settlement Rules

01Settle immediately after the job is done and the client has paid. Not Friday.
02A transfer labeled only "Zelle" is ambiguous: ask "to you or to the company?" before closing.
03Money questions go to the owner only, never to the whole group.

Why This Works

01The chat becomes the ledger. Anyone can scroll up and see who owes what, with the proof attached.

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