> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.biq.li/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How partner commissions work

> Understand when Biqli creates, holds, releases, adjusts, and pays partner commissions.

Biqli creates a commission after an independent referred customer pays an
eligible subscription invoice. The current commission percentage and earning
duration appear in your partner dashboard. The standard program currently shows
30 percent of eligible subscription payments during the customer's first 12
months.

## Commission lifecycle

| Status          | Meaning                                                                       |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Pending or held | The commission is inside its tier holding period or requires review.          |
| Available       | The hold has ended and the commission can enter a monthly payout.             |
| Processing      | The commission has been reserved for an active payout.                        |
| Paid            | The payout provider completed the payout.                                     |
| Voided          | The commission no longer qualifies because of a review or billing adjustment. |

The New tier has a 60-day earnings hold. The Established tier has a 30-day
hold. A commission uses the tier policy active when that commission is created.

## How the amount is calculated

The standard program currently pays 30 percent of the eligible subscription
amount during the referred customer's first 12 months. Biqli calculates the
commission from the eligible paid amount stored for the invoice. Taxes,
discounts, credits, refunds, and ineligible products or billing periods can
change the amount used in that calculation.

The rate and duration stored on a created commission preserve the policy used
for that earning. A later program change does not silently rewrite the original
commission record.

Refunds, credits, disputes, and other billing adjustments can reduce or reverse
commission. Earnings from related or disqualified referrals are not available
for payout.

Open **Earnings** to filter commissions and inspect their customer, amount,
date, status, hold, and payout relationship.

## From payment to payout

<Steps>
  <Step title="An eligible customer pays">
    Biqli receives the completed billing event and confirms that the referral,
    product, billing period, and commission window qualify.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Biqli creates the commission">
    The commission records the eligible amount, rate, currency, customer,
    invoice reference, and tier policy.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The earnings hold runs">
    New tier commissions remain held for 60 days. Established commissions
    remain held for 30 days.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The commission becomes available">
    After the hold and required reviews, eligible earnings can enter a monthly
    payout once the available balance reaches \$100.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Adjustments

A full refund can void an unpaid commission. Partial refunds, credits, or other
billing adjustments can reduce it. If an adjustment arrives after payout,
Biqli preserves the financial record and can apply the correction through the
partner ledger and review process.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Partner tiers" href="/help/partners/earnings/tiers" icon="layer-group">
    Compare hold periods and payout processing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How payouts work" href="/help/partners/payouts/how-payouts-work" icon="money-check-dollar">
    See when available commissions enter the monthly run.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>