The platform fee is our cut of each payment you collect through DJfindr. It's taken automatically — you never invoice us for it — and the rate depends on your plan.

| Plan | Platform fee |
|---|---|
| Lite | 20% |
| Pro | 10% |
| Platinum | 5% |

## How a payment breaks down

When a client pays, three numbers come off the top before the rest is scheduled to your bank:

1. **Total Collected** — what the client paid.
2. **Processing Fees** — the card processing cost.
3. **Platform Fee** — our percentage, applied after processing fees.
4. **Transfer Amount** — what actually reaches you.

You can see all four on any payment. Go to **Finance → Payments**, select a payment, and read the **Payment Details** panel. See [Reading a Payment's Fee Breakdown](/hc/djs/articles/using-the-finance-dashboard).

## What it applies to

The fee applies to every payment collected through DJfindr — deposits, remainders, full amounts, event extensions, and PayLinks. It's charged per payment, not per booking, so a deposit and a remainder are two separate deductions on the same event.

## What it covers

Card processing, fraud protection, payouts to your bank, the booking and proposal system, document handling, messaging, and the discovery that brings clients to your profile.

## Lowering it

The only way to reduce the rate is to move up a plan. The change applies to payments collected after the upgrade takes effect — it isn't applied retroactively to money already collected.

## Taxes

The platform fee isn't a tax, and we don't withhold tax from your earnings. You're responsible for reporting and paying tax on what you earn. Your **Finance → Payments** and **Finance → Payouts** records are the numbers to work from.