Differences Between Back Bar, Facility, and Environmental Fees

Modified on Wed, 31 Dec at 7:07 AM

MyTime supports several fee types to help businesses recover operational costs such as product usage, facility upkeep, and environmental disposal. Understanding how these fees differ is important for accurate billing, staff compensation, and regulatory compliance.

Back bar fees cover the cost of products or supplies used by staff during a service.
Facility fees account for the use of the business’s physical space.
Environmental fees help offset costs related to recycling or disposing of used materials.

This article explains how each fee type differs in terms of setup, application, visibility, and impact on staff compensation.

The table below highlights the key differences between back bar fees, facility fees, and environmental fees.

Features/Aspects	Back Bar Fees	Environmental Fees	Facility Fees
Creation	For franchise businesses, back bar fees can be enabled only at the child level, but they can be applied to both local and global services.	For franchise businesses, environmental fees can be enabled at both the parent and child levels and applied to both local and global services.	For franchise businesses, facility fees can be enabled only at the child level, but they can be applied to both local and global services.
Application	Deducted from employee compensation, either pre-commission or post-commission.	Automatically applied to tickets that include qualifying services.	Deducted from service revenue before staff commission is calculated.
Configuration Scope	Can be configured at the employee level (via compensation by service) or at the service level (via the Services menu).	Can vary by location. Only one environmental fee applies per appointment; if multiple services qualify, the highest fee is applied.	Defined per service and/or location and can be set as a flat dollar amount or a percentage.
Who Incurs Fee	Incurred by the stylist or employee	Charged to clients	Incurred by the stylist or employee
Visibility to Clients	Not visible to clients	Visible on POS tickets and online checkout.	Not visible to clients
Compensation Reporting	Deducted before or after commission, depending on configuration.	Do not affect staff commission.	Deducted from service revenue and impact commission calculations.
Pre/PostCommission or Discount	Employee-level: postcommission only; Servicelevel: can choose pre- or post-commission	Environmental Fees is not affected by pre/post commission or discount	Important for ticket discounts: prediscount fee deducted before discount, postdiscount fee deducted after discount
Multiple Fees	Service-level: one back bar fee per service per location; employee-level: per employee	Only one environmental fee per appointment; highest fee applies if multiple services qualify	Multiple facility fees can be established; different fees by location/service
Special Notes	Service-level back bar fees are unique per company; cannot configure both preand post-commission for the same service at the same location	Fees can be taxable and refundable; can be removed but not edited on a ticket; reapplying requires removing and readding the appointment	Service variations cannot be chosen if all items in the category were used in another facility fee

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