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Send service fee to Mews
Procedure:
Mews does not have a Fee function at this point in time. As a result, when Event Temple sends tax information (Sales tax, GST, VAT, etc) to Mews, no fees will be included.
Event Temple has devised a workaround that makes it possible to send Fees through to Mews. These fees can be set up as Menu Items in Event Temple (instead of a Tax) and transferred to Mews that way.
How Fee as a Tax works with Mews
A tax is set up & set as a Fee (eg Hotel Fee)
A Menu Item (eg AV Rental) is set up with the Fee and any other applicable Taxes (eg Sales tax)
Add the Menu Item to a Booking
The Fee is automatically applied, along with other Taxes within Event Temple
The Fee is NOT sent through to mews when posting charges
How Fee as a Menu Item works with Mews
A Menu Item is set up with the specific Fee name (eg Hotel Fee) & taxes (eg. GST, Sales Tax)
Add the Hotel Fee menu item to booking to represent fee
Select the Hotel Fee Menu Item when posting charges to Mews
Notes: Users will have have to manually calculate & enter the dollar value of what the fee amount should be.
It is recommended (but not required) that you set up a specific Revenue Category in Event Temple & an Accounting Category in Mews for this fee, since it is so specialized.
Configuration for a Fee as a Menu Item:
Create a Revenue Category & Accounting Category (Optional - but strongly encouraged.)
In Event Temple, Add a New Revenue Category called "Fees"
In Mews, create an accounting category called "Fees"
Add a New Menu Item for your Fee
Note: Ensure the Menu Item has any applicable taxes applied. For example, if your Hotel Fee is also taxed with a Sales tax, then the Sales tax should be applied.
If you have been using a Fee tax in Event temple, delete or archive it have to avoid confusion
In Event Temple PMS settings, map the Revenue Category to the Mews accounting category
Add the Fee Menu Item to a Booking
Locate the Booking
On the Booking Summary, click Menu Items
Click Add Menu Item
Select your Fee Menu Item
Enter in the Amount of the fee
Save
The Fee has now been added to the booking and is available to Post to Mews along with other items.