Host Fee & Payment Schedule

Subscription prices for Host+, Studio, and Enterprise are shown on the Pricing page and are charged separately with GST. Studio and Host+ carry the same per-booking charges; Studio differs on Platform features, not on price.

Free bookings. A Service priced at ₹0 attracts no Booking Charge, no Platform Commission, and no Payment Processing Charge.

The Payment Processing Charge is a flat 2.5% of the Guest Price and applies at the same rate to every payment method — UPI, RuPay, debit card, credit card, net banking, wallet, and international cards alike.

It is a flat blended charge, not a pass-through of what any particular transaction costs us. Our actual cost varies by method: some methods cost us more than 2.5% and some cost us nothing at all. Where the actual cost is higher, Book A Sloth bears the difference. Where it is lower, Book A Sloth retains the difference. We state this plainly so there is nothing for you to discover later.

On the Starter Plan this charge is included in the 5% Platform Commission and is not deducted separately.

Because V is always E + ₹10, the Guest Price depends only on what you choose to earn. Your Plan, your GST status, and your Guest’s payment method never change it.

GST is charged at the rate applicable to the service category. The examples below use 18%, which applies to most categories. Amounts are rounded to the nearest paisa.

4.1 Host+ or Studio

Both Hosts end up with the same ₹970.20. The registered Host receives more into the bank because part of it is GST he then accounts for himself. TDS is not a charge by us — it is deposited to your PAN and claimable in your return.

4.2 Starter

The Guest Price is identical to the Host+ example. Moving to a paid Plan does not make you more expensive to your Guest — it increases what you keep.

Book A Sloth is the seller of record, so GST is chargeable on the whole sale at our GSTIN regardless of your own registration status. That is why the Guest Price is higher than your Target Earning by more than our charges alone.

This is worth understanding before you list. If you sold the same service privately and were below the GST registration threshold, no GST would arise and your customer would pay less. Selling through Book A Sloth brings the sale inside the GST net. We show you the exact figures before you publish a price so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.

If you later register for GST, tell us and we will record it. Your consideration does not change; only the documentation and the split between payment and tax do. Changes apply from the date we record them and are never applied to earlier Bookings.

• A Booking enters a cycle only if the Service was completed at least 7 days before the cut-off and the cancellation and dispute window has closed.
• Minimum payment ₹500. Below that, the balance carries forward to the next cycle.
• For your first 90 days or first 20 completed Bookings, whichever is later, we may retain a 10% security holdback, released after that period to the extent not applied against amounts you owe. See clause 7.3 of the Agreement.
• We may defer payment while a complaint, refund, chargeback, or verification is open, or while your KYC, PAN, bank, or GST details are incomplete. See clause 7.4.
• Payment is made to the verified bank account on your Host account. A valid PAN is required before your first payment.
• Raise any query on a statement within 30 days. After that it is treated as accepted.

Under clause 9 of the Agreement we may deduct from amounts payable to you:

• refunds and credits given to a Guest for a Booking you supplied or failed to supply;
• chargebacks and payment reversals, and the fees charged to us for them;
• a ₹500 handling charge per chargeback or upheld Guest complaint;
• a ₹250 handling charge per cancellation or non-attendance attributable to you, plus the processing cost of the resulting refund;
• input tax credit denied or reversed because of your GST filing, with interest and penalty;
• tax, interest, or penalty demanded from us in respect of payments to you;
• subscription and Plan fees, and any other sum you owe us;
• overpayments and amounts paid in error;
• liquidated damages for off-platform dealing under clause 15.3.

• You cancel or do not attend. The Guest is refunded in full, including our charges. No consideration is payable to you, and clause 12.3 applies.
• Guest cancels in the refundable window. The Guest is refunded the service portion. The Booking Charge and Payment Processing Charge are not refunded. No consideration is payable to you.
• Guest cancels late or does not attend. Handled under the Refund & Cancellation Policy. Where the Booking is treated as non-refundable, your consideration remains payable.

We may amend this Schedule on 30 days’ notice by email or in-Platform notification. Amended charges apply only to Bookings confirmed after the notice period ends. The charges applicable to a Booking are fixed and recorded when that Booking is confirmed. If you do not accept an amendment you may terminate under clause 19.1 of the Agreement before it takes effect.

Email [email protected] or call +91 8637758344. For anything tax-related that affects your own returns, please take your own professional advice — we can explain what we charge and what we deduct, but we cannot advise you on your tax position.

Timewheel Internet Private Limited (CIN: U62012OD2026PTC052654 | GSTIN: 21AAMCT8270C1ZF)