Can a company charge their sales person a percentage of the debt if an account goes bad?


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Mike asked:


If an account of a sales person(company x) goes bad and owes money, can company x charge the sales person a percentage of the bad debt?

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One Response to “Can a company charge their sales person a percentage of the debt if an account goes bad?”

  1. jake Says:

    Some do.
    I never did.
    I approved credit and it was my responsibility.

    However, I think it’s “too far unethical” to charge back any more than commissions to the sales person, not a percentage, but I never did.

    Stinks. jake

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