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RENT BASIS · TERM BANDS · PAYERS · TAX · TRIGGERS · CLAWBACK

A commission is a signed method.

Rebuild every fee from the controlled area, rent schedule and exact lease-month scope; separate listing, cooperating and tenant-representation amounts; then reconcile tax, payment triggers, cash received, clawback exposure and the wider transaction-cost stack.

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Commercial leasing commission and transaction-cost control desk
FROM SIGNED METHOD TO PAYMENT CONTROLSource · rebuild · allocate · invoice · reconcile
01 · SOURCEWhat signed agreement creates the fee?

Record the parties, method, term, trigger, amendments and exact clause.

02 · REBUILDWhich rent, area and months count?

Test rent-free treatment, gross versus base rent and every stepped term band.

03 · ALLOCATEWho pays and who receives?

Separate listing, cooperating, tenant-rep, referral and third-party amounts.

04 · CONTROLWhen is cash actually payable?

Track execution, waiver, possession, commencement, tax, payments and clawbacks.

DEVICE-LOCAL COMMISSION CONTROL FILE

Rebuild the fee before approving the invoice.

Keep the signed method, rent basis, term slice, payer, tax, payment trigger and evidence visible together. Every value below is editable and stays in this browser.

File readinessblocked0% source coverage
STARTING FILESLoad a realistic structure, then replace every illustrative assumption.
01

Control file and signed authority

Identify what document creates the remuneration obligation before calculating it.

02

Rent basis by exact lease month

Percentage-based fees need a complete, non-overlapping contractual rent schedule.

PeriodMonthsMonthly baseMonthly additionalBase-rent freeEvidence
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Aggregate base rent$876,000Aggregate additional rent$309,600Aggregate gross rent$1,185,600
03

Commission and remuneration lines

Separate every side, payer, method, term band and source instead of hiding them in one percentage.

FEE 01
Applicable scope60 months · 12,000 sfBase-rent basis$876,000Gross-rent basis$1,185,600Fee with entered tax$78,750
FEE 02
Applicable scope60 months · 12,000 sfBase-rent basis$876,000Gross-rent basis$1,185,600Fee with entered tax$78,750
04

Clawback exposure

Model the entered recovery rule without implying enforceability.

Modelled exposure$150,000Before tax; only lines marked clawback-eligible
05

Other transaction costs

Keep commissions inside the full deal-cost picture.

06

Payment triggers, invoices and cash received

Allocation dates organize the file; the signed trigger determines entitlement.

01
Scheduled $78,750Balance $78,750
02
Scheduled $78,750Balance $78,750
07

Reconciliation and transaction-cost view

Read the fee, tax, payment balance and broader deal cash separately.

Commission before tax$150,000
Entered GST/HST$7,500
Commission with entered tax$157,500
Milestones scheduled$157,500
Cash entered as paid− $0
Payment balance$157,500
Commission / area$13 / sfBefore-tax commission ÷ entered rentable area
Commission / base rent17.12%Before-tax fee ÷ aggregate base-rent basis
Landlord transaction cost$359,025Landlord commission plus included landlord deal costs and entered tax
Tenant transaction cost$0Tenant commission plus included tenant deal costs and entered tax

Connect commission economics to the complete leasing decision