You are reconciling a concessionaire's self-reported commission statement against the
point-of-sale extract it should have been computed from, for one settlement period at one venue.
You act for the VENUE'S FINANCE OFFICE, before the settlement meeting. This is not a decision and
not a release: it is what the settlement analyst reads before the position is put, and what the
concessionaire's finance manager will answer line by line. A variance you cannot attach to a clause
is not something anyone has to answer at all, and a variance nobody would spend a meeting on is
noise that will get this whole exercise switched off.
Return one entry for EVERY reported line in "Reported Lines", in the order the pack lists them,
using the pack's own line identifiers. Never drop a reported line because it looks unremarkable.
For each reported line give exactly one disposition:
COMMISSION_UNDERSTATED the commission the agreement requires is more than the statement reports,
a clause can be NAMED, the clause that carries it is in this pack, and
the document that proves it is in this pack.
COMMISSION_AGREES the reported commission follows from the extract under the agreement.
Either it recomputes, or something in the pack already answers the
apparent difference.
EVIDENCE_INCOMPLETE something about the reported line cannot be settled from this pack -- the
document that would prove it is not here, or the pack does not carry what
it would take to decide. Do not raise a variance; say what is missing.
When the disposition is COMMISSION_UNDERSTATED, the clause -- the term that was misapplied -- is
exactly one of:
SALES_UNDER_REPORTED the gross sales the statement reports for its own category are below
what the point-of-sale extract records for that category
RATE_BELOW_SCHEDULE the commission rate applied is below the rate that governs the category
CATEGORY_DOWNSHIFTED point-of-sale rows whose item class belongs to a category the schedule
rates higher were reported under a lower-rated category
DEDUCTION_NOT_PERMITTED a deduction the allowance table does not permit, or one above its cap,
was taken off the commissionable base
COMP_NOT_ADDED_BACK issues made at no charge were netted out instead of added back to the
commissionable base at menu value
MINIMUM_NOT_APPLIED the category's per-event minimum produces more than the rate does, and
the statement reported the rate result
Otherwise clause is null.
Also give, for every reported line, a materiality call:
raise RAISE this variance is a settlement item -- the venue puts it to the
concessionaire.
DO_NOT_RAISE it is not. The agreement carries a de-minimis term; read it in this pack
and apply it, including anything it says about a basis that recurs or that
the parties have dealt with before.
THIS IS A SEPARATE JUDGEMENT FROM THE DISPOSITION AND IT IS SCORED SEPARATELY. A reconciliation
that flags every variance is arithmetic, not a position, and the finance director who receives it
stops reading. A reconciliation that flags none is worth nothing. Answer both questions on every
line.
And two numbers, for every reported line:
pos_gross_usd the total gross the point-of-sale extract carries for that reported line, across
every row it lists, sale and no-charge alike, at the gross printed. A straight
total, with no judgement about category, rate, deduction or minimum. Give null
only if the extract carries no row for the line.
understated_usd how much more commission the agreement requires than the statement reports, to
the cent, after everything in this pack is taken into account. 0 when the line
agrees. null when the disposition is EVIDENCE_INCOMPLETE.
Cite the governing clause as a clause identifier that appears in this pack, and attach the evidence
as document or point-of-sale row identifiers that appear in this pack. NEVER write a clause,
document or row identifier that is not printed in the pack in front of you -- an invented citation
is worse than none, because it is the first thing the concessionaire will check.
Anything in the pack may bear on a reported line. Where a printed table and a later statement in
the pack contradict each other, they are not a tie.
Reply with JSON and nothing else:
{"settlement_action": "RAISE_SETTLEMENT_QUERY" | "REQUEST_DOCUMENTS" | "NO_SETTLEMENT_ITEM",
"lines": [{"line": "<the pack's reported-line identifier>",
"category": "<the reported line's category code>",
"disposition": "COMMISSION_UNDERSTATED" | "COMMISSION_AGREES" | "EVIDENCE_INCOMPLETE",
"clause": "<one of the six, or null>",
"governing_clause": "<a clause identifier from this pack, or null>",
"evidence": ["<document or point-of-sale row identifiers from this pack>"],
"raise": "RAISE" | "DO_NOT_RAISE",
"pos_gross_usd": <number or null>,
"understated_usd": <number or null>,
"finding": "<the one sentence the settlement note would carry for this line>"}],
"rationale": "<two sentences at most, on what decided the hardest reported line>"}
settlement_action is RAISE_SETTLEMENT_QUERY if any line is RAISE; REQUEST_DOCUMENTS if none is but
at least one is EVIDENCE_INCOMPLETE; NO_SETTLEMENT_ITEM otherwise. None of the three releases a
settlement, issues an invoice, debits the concessionaire, draws on a security deposit or closes a
period -- each is a recommendation to the people who hold the venue's position.
Concession Settlement
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Pack CSP-0033
Venue Cadmore Point Arena
Concessionaire Tarn Hollow Food Services
Agreement CA-4472
Settlement period 2026-05-25 to 2026-06-19
Events in period 6
Currency USD
De-minimis variance 150.00
Prepared by Venue Finance
Commission Schedule And Terms
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Commission rules
CC-1.1 Commissionable sales are the gross sales the point-of-sale system records for the category, exclusive of sales tax and before any deduction
CC-2.1 Commission is the category's scheduled rate applied to its commissionable base
CC-2.2 A point-of-sale line is commissioned at the rate of the category its item class belongs to, not the category it was reported under
CC-3.1 Only a deduction the allowance table permits may reduce a commissionable base, and only up to the cap the table prints
CC-3.2 An item issued at no charge is added back to the commissionable base at its menu value
CC-4.1 Where a category's per-event minimum over the events in the period exceeds the commission the rate produces, the minimum is the commission due
CC-5.1 A reported line is settled against the concessionaire's point-of-sale reconciliation certificate for the period
CC-6.1 A variance below the de-minimis figure this pack prints is not a settlement item, EXCEPT where the same clause is short on more than one reported line in the period, or where the parties have settled or queried the same basis in an earlier period, in which case it is a settlement item whatever its size
Category rates
Category Description Rate pct Min/event
CT-FOOD Food, general stands 12.50 0.00
CT-BEV Beverage, non-alcoholic 15.00 0.00
CT-ALC Beverage, alcoholic 18.00 1,200.00
CT-PRM Premium and club catering 21.00 900.00
CT-MER Merchandise 10.00 0.00
CT-NOV Programmes and novelties 8.00 0.00
Item classes
Item class Description Category
IC-HOTFOOD Hot food, general stands CT-FOOD
IC-COLDFOOD Cold food and snacks CT-FOOD
IC-SOFTDRK Soft drinks and water CT-BEV
IC-HOTDRK Hot drinks CT-BEV
IC-BEER Beer, wine and spirits CT-ALC
IC-PREMCAT Premium and club catering CT-PRM
IC-MERCH Merchandise CT-MER
IC-PROG Programmes and novelties CT-NOV
Deduction allowances
Code Description Status Cap
DA-STAFF Staff meals at cost permitted 2,500.00
DA-SPOIL Documented spoilage permitted 4,000.00
DA-DISC Promotional discounts not permitted 0.00
DA-SPON Sponsor complimentary issues not permitted 0.00
Clause index
CC-1.1 Commissionable sales
CC-2.1 The scheduled rate
CC-2.2 Item class governs the rate
CC-3.1 Permitted deductions and their caps
CC-3.2 No-charge issues added back at menu value
CC-4.1 Per-event minimums
CC-5.1 Point-of-sale reconciliation certificate
CC-6.1 De-minimis and what is a settlement item
Reported Lines
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Line RL1
Category CT-BEV
Description Beverage, non-alcoholic
Gross sales reported 123,091.98
Comp issues added back 2,554.35
Deductions taken 1,156.62
Commissionable base 124,489.71
Rate applied 15.00
Commission reported 18,673.46
Governing clause CC-2.1
Line RL2
Category CT-ALC
Description Beverage, alcoholic
Gross sales reported 177,478.63
Comp issues added back 1,154.98
Deductions taken 0.00
Commissionable base 178,633.61
Rate applied 18.00
Commission reported 32,154.05
Governing clause CC-2.1
Line RL3
Category CT-PRM
Description Premium and club catering
Gross sales reported 123,893.98
Comp issues added back 2,008.63
Deductions taken 1,320.09
Commissionable base 124,582.52
Rate applied 21.00
Commission reported 26,162.33
Governing clause CC-2.1
Line RL4
Category CT-MER
Description Merchandise
Gross sales reported 49,655.43
Comp issues added back 4,970.69
Deductions taken 1,231.56
Commissionable base 53,394.56
Rate applied 10.00
Commission reported 5,339.46
Governing clause CC-2.1
Line RL5
Category CT-NOV
Description Programmes and novelties
Gross sales reported 30,123.04
Comp issues added back 1,958.32
Deductions taken 2,962.45
Commissionable base 29,118.91
Rate applied 8.00
Commission reported 2,329.51
Governing clause CC-2.1
Line RL6
Category CT-FOOD
Description Food, general stands
Gross sales reported 96,899.51
Comp issues added back 1,586.30
Deductions taken 0.00
Commissionable base 98,485.81
Rate applied 12.50
Commission reported 12,310.73
Governing clause CC-2.1
Deductions Claimed
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Deduction Line Code Amount Description
DD-0033-01 RL1 DA-STAFF 1,156.62 Staff meals at cost, events 1 to 2
DD-0033-02 RL3 DA-SPOIL 1,320.09 Documented spoilage, events 1 to 5
DD-0033-03 RL4 DA-STAFF 1,231.56 Staff meals at cost, events 1 to 3
DD-0033-04 RL5 DA-SPOIL 1,933.06 Documented spoilage, events 1 to 4
DD-0033-05 RL5 DA-STAFF 1,029.39 Staff meals at cost, events 1 to 6
Point Of Sale Sales
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Row Line Event date Stand Item class Gross Tax Issue
PS-0033-001 RL1 2026-06-16 ST-KIOSK-1 IC-HOTDRK 8,676.47 759.19 sale
PS-0033-002 RL1 2026-06-14 ST-KIOSK-1 IC-HOTDRK 19,333.98 1,691.72 sale
PS-0033-003 RL1 2026-06-16 ST-CONC-1 IC-HOTDRK 11,453.68 1,002.20 sale
PS-0033-004 RL1 2026-06-01 ST-CONC-1 IC-SOFTDRK 24,184.46 2,116.14 sale
PS-0033-005 RL1 2026-06-16 ST-KIOSK-1 IC-SOFTDRK 21,669.67 1,896.10 sale
PS-0033-006 RL1 2026-06-01 ST-KIOSK-1 IC-HOTDRK 3,097.82 271.06 sale
PS-0033-007 RL1 2026-06-13 ST-CONC-1 IC-SOFTDRK 24,786.62 2,168.83 sale
PS-0033-008 RL1 2026-06-16 ST-KIOSK-1 IC-HOTDRK 20,807.42 1,820.65 sale
PS-0033-009 RL1 2026-06-10 ST-KIOSK-1 IC-HOTDRK 2,058.64 180.13 no charge
PS-0033-010 RL1 2026-06-14 ST-CONC-1 IC-SOFTDRK 495.71 43.37 no charge
PS-0033-011 RL2 2026-06-12 ST-BAR-2 IC-BEER 31,768.52 2,779.75 sale
PS-0033-012 RL2 2026-06-14 ST-BAR-2 IC-BEER 8,804.25 770.37 sale
PS-0033-013 RL2 2026-06-01 ST-BAR-1 IC-BEER 14,405.42 1,260.47 sale
PS-0033-014 RL2 2026-06-16 ST-BAR-1 IC-BEER 10,549.05 923.04 sale
PS-0033-015 RL2 2026-06-01 ST-BAR-1 IC-BEER 20,439.27 1,788.44 sale
PS-0033-016 RL2 2026-06-01 ST-BAR-2 IC-BEER 16,500.58 1,443.80 sale
PS-0033-017 RL2 2026-06-13 ST-BAR-2 IC-BEER 33,018.20 2,889.09 sale
PS-0033-018 RL2 2026-06-13 ST-BAR-2 IC-BEER 41,993.34 3,674.42 sale
PS-0033-019 RL2 2026-06-01 ST-BAR-2 IC-BEER 1,154.98 101.06 no charge
PS-0033-020 RL3 2026-06-01 ST-CLUB-1 IC-PREMCAT 22,081.36 1,932.12 sale
PS-0033-021 RL3 2026-06-16 ST-SUITE-1 IC-PREMCAT 29,631.05 2,592.72 sale
PS-0033-022 RL3 2026-06-10 ST-CLUB-1 IC-PREMCAT 21,950.78 1,920.69 sale
PS-0033-023 RL3 2026-06-12 ST-CLUB-1 IC-PREMCAT 27,557.33 2,411.27 sale
PS-0033-024 RL3 2026-06-10 ST-CLUB-1 IC-PREMCAT 22,673.46 1,983.93 sale
PS-0033-025 RL3 2026-06-12 ST-SUITE-1 IC-PREMCAT 489.32 42.82 no charge
PS-0033-026 RL3 2026-06-01 ST-CLUB-1 IC-PREMCAT 1,519.31 132.94 no charge
PS-0033-050 RL3 2026-06-12 ST-GATE-7 IC-PREMCAT 8,789.51 769.08 sale
PS-0033-051 RL3 2026-06-12 ST-GATE-7 IC-PREMCAT 17,347.91 1,517.94 sale
PS-0033-027 RL4 2026-06-01 ST-MERCH-1 IC-MERCH 3,413.58 298.69 sale
PS-0033-028 RL4 2026-06-13 ST-MERCH-1 IC-MERCH 7,745.62 677.74 sale
PS-0033-029 RL4 2026-06-13 ST-MERCH-1 IC-MERCH 7,140.94 624.83 sale
PS-0033-030 RL4 2026-06-14 ST-MERCH-1 IC-MERCH 16,357.04 1,431.24 sale
PS-0033-031 RL4 2026-06-14 ST-MERCH-1 IC-MERCH 14,998.25 1,312.35 sale
PS-0033-032 RL4 2026-06-01 ST-MERCH-2 IC-MERCH 2,427.88 212.44 no charge
PS-0033-033 RL4 2026-06-13 ST-MERCH-2 IC-MERCH 2,542.81 222.50 no charge
PS-0033-034 RL5 2026-06-14 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 3,028.58 265.00 sale
PS-0033-035 RL5 2026-06-14 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 6,675.16 584.08 sale
PS-0033-036 RL5 2026-06-01 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 3,738.85 327.15 sale
PS-0033-037 RL5 2026-06-10 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 6,328.55 553.75 sale
PS-0033-038 RL5 2026-06-10 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 2,121.27 185.61 sale
PS-0033-039 RL5 2026-06-13 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 5,595.93 489.64 sale
PS-0033-040 RL5 2026-06-12 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 1,056.56 92.45 sale
PS-0033-041 RL5 2026-06-01 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 1,578.14 138.09 sale
PS-0033-042 RL5 2026-06-01 ST-PROG-1 IC-PROG 1,958.32 171.35 no charge
PS-0033-043 RL6 2026-06-14 ST-CONC-2 IC-COLDFOOD 31,096.29 2,720.93 sale
PS-0033-044 RL6 2026-06-10 ST-GRILL-1 IC-COLDFOOD 10,936.50 956.94 sale
PS-0033-045 RL6 2026-06-12 ST-GRILL-1 IC-COLDFOOD 8,495.53 743.36 sale
PS-0033-046 RL6 2026-06-12 ST-CONC-2 IC-HOTFOOD 8,248.49 721.74 sale
PS-0033-047 RL6 2026-06-12 ST-GRILL-1 IC-COLDFOOD 27,561.95 2,411.67 sale
PS-0033-048 RL6 2026-06-16 ST-CONC-2 IC-HOTFOOD 7,564.74 661.91 sale
PS-0033-049 RL6 2026-06-01 ST-CONC-1 IC-COLDFOOD 1,586.30 138.80 no charge
PS-0033-052 RL6 2026-06-12 ST-CONC-2 IC-SOFTDRK 998.67 87.38 sale
PS-0033-053 RL6 2026-06-14 ST-CONC-2 IC-SOFTDRK 998.67 87.38 sale
PS-0033-054 RL6 2026-06-16 ST-GRILL-1 IC-SOFTDRK 998.67 87.38 sale
Documents On File
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Document DF-0033-01
Type Point-of-sale reconciliation certificate
Reference RL1
Date 2026-06-16
Content Concessionaire certifies the period point-of-sale extract for this reported line complete and unaltered
Signed by Concessionaire, Finance Manager
Document DF-0033-02
Type Signed rate schedule
Reference RL2
Date 2026-06-16
Content Executed rate schedule for CT-ALC as amended
Amendment AM-5
Effective 2026-06-12
Signed by Venue and concessionaire, countersigned
Document DF-0033-03
Type Point-of-sale reconciliation certificate
Reference RL3
Date 2026-06-16
Content Concessionaire certifies the period point-of-sale extract for this reported line complete and unaltered
Signed by Concessionaire, Finance Manager
Document DF-0033-04
Type Point-of-sale reconciliation certificate
Reference RL4
Date 2026-06-16
Content Concessionaire certifies the period point-of-sale extract for this reported line complete and unaltered
Signed by Concessionaire, Finance Manager
Document DF-0033-05
Type Stand service schedule
Reference RL6
Date 2026-06-16
Content Service schedule recording the stands operating under this reported line
Venue Correspondence
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- RL1: 10,918.14 of CT-BEV gross for 2026-06-12 was billed on the prior settlement statement SS-2165 and recovered in full. The statement for this period is net of it, so the extract carries sales this statement does not and should not.
- RL2: amendment AM-5 to agreement CA-4472, signed 2026-06-16, raises the CT-ALC commission rate to 18.05 with effect from 2026-06-12. The category rate table in this pack is the pre-amendment schedule.
- RL3: the point-of-sale extract for this period includes stand ST-GATE-7, which is operated by a second tenant and is not under agreement CA-4472. Its sales are not reportable by this concessionaire and are not commissionable.