# How to set up project finances and the way the studio earns

Source: https://archiboard.design/help/how-to/project-finances

Setting up project finances in ArchiBoard lets you control every cash flow, from client payments to supplier settlements. You always know the project's current financial position and what your studio earns.

1. **Open the finance settings.** Open the project and go to «Project Finances». This is where you define the financial model.
2. **Set the studio's role and how it earns.** Specify your studio's role in the project and choose how you earn: commission, markup or a share of the supplier discount. This lets ArchiBoard calculate your income correctly.
3. **Set the payment flow and currency.** Choose who pays whom: «Client → Supplier» or Client → Studio → Supplier. Also set the project currency and the approved budget.
4. **Record payments.** Record every client payment and every supplier payment as a separate payment. Supplier payments are grouped by supplier automatically.
5. **Create financial documents.** You can create a PDF from any payment: a client invoice, a commission invoice to a supplier or a report for the client. The studio's details for documents are taken from your profile settings.

- If the estimate exceeds the approved budget, you will see a warning.
- The budget can be split by room, and overspending in each room is visible.
- Supplier commission is tracked separately: accrued → requested → received. ArchiBoard creates a task to request the commission from the supplier.
- A «Finances» item in the main menu (for all projects at once) is coming soon. For now, totals across all projects are on the home page.