Analytics, Royalties, and Payments
You have worked hard on your releases and now it is time to get paid. This section provides feedback and common questions that we've been asked on the Royalty aspect.
Understanding Royalties/Payments
- Monthly Reporting and Payment Schedule
- Royalty Summary overview
- What are royalties?
- When are royalties reported and paid?
- How do you calculate and compile the report?
- How do digital service providers make money?
Your Royalty Report
- Understanding your CSV Export
- What is "Balance Forwarded From Previous..."?
- Where can I get an export of our sales?
- "Void" / Voided Transactions / Negative Transactions
- What does N/A mean?
- Does my report show the number of downloads or streams?
Requesting Payment
- How to request payment
- In what currency do we pay?
- What do you do when I've requested payment?
- I requested my payment but haven't gotten it!
- How do I update my payment details?
- Pay Pal On Hold
Artist Splits
- Can I use your system for artist splits?
- How can I calculate artist splits?
- What are allocations?
- Can I change my allocations?
- How do I change allocations?
- Can I change my default allocations for my account?
Unmatched Sales
Royalties for other services
- Where can I see my royalties for other services?
- What are mechanical transactions?
- What is "Beatport Promotional Expense"?
- What are "Beatport Mechanicals" ?
- From a publishing standpoint, what types of royalties exist?
- How do I get paid for my publishing royalties?
Report Notices
- DEC-19 Report Notice
- NOV-19 Report Notice
- OCT-19 Report Notice
- SEP-19 Report Notice
- AUG-19 Report Notice
- JUL-19 Report Notice
Daily Sales & Trends
- Streaming Analytics (Overview)
- Spotify Analytics
- How often are download sales reported?
- Who reports sales on Download estimates?
- Why aren't my daily sales accurate?
- I know I have sales, why don't they show up?
Tax Information (USA)
- Are royalties subject to taxes?
- Do I need to submit my tax information to receive payment?
- [VIDEO] Updating your tax / account details
- Why does Symphonic require tax forms to be completed?
- What Is An EIN?
- What Is A W9?
Tax Information (International)
- International Taxes
- Impuestos internacionales (Spanish)
- Do I need to submit my tax information to receive payment?
- Why does Symphonic require tax forms to be completed?
- Who else has these regulations and requires these forms?
- What Is An EIN?
