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charyb asked Mar 31, '13

[Earnings Report] Did I get ripped off?

I looked at my earnings for February, and it shows that I've earned: $308.49 in gross earnings.... However... I've made $313.83 USD from: February 1st -> Febraury 17th My earnings report does not appear to be calculating the ENTIRE month of February... My gross earnings for February should be (according to my sales report): $442.59 So if we take: $442.59 - $308.49 We get: $134.10 difference... Now let's add in the refunds: The refunds for February were: $13.86 $442.59 - $13.86 = $428.73 My earnings report tells me the refunds are: $9.66 USD $308.49 - $9.66 = $298.83 USD Now let's do the tax: What I should be issued on my next cheque/check: $428.73 - 30% = $300.11 USD What my payment report states I will be issued: $298.83 - 30% = $209.18 USD The difference: $90.93 This is utmost very unfortunate. I'm not sure how this mistake happened but I would like it to be fixed. I don't know how my earnings report lost around $90.93. This is most definitely not what I should be earning. What went wrong? Was there a mistake made? Or is there something I'm not seeing here.... If I'm not mistaken, amazon will pay you: Gross Earnings - Refunds - 30% The 30% being their share of the profits. =============== So if we take: $442.59 - $308.49 We get: $134.10 difference... =============== How did my earnings go from: $442.59 to $308.49 for the month of February? Or is it just that it's not calculating it for the entire month of February and I should get more money on my next check?

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Venkat@Amazon answered Apr 1, '13

Hi, Thank you for your post. We have received your ContactUs and we will respond to you on ContactUs.

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imbcmdth answered Apr 1, '13

Something really dirty is happening on Amazon marketplace. The interface is purposefully obtuse so that it is difficult to understand what is happening to your earnings and why. Amazon is pocketing the confusion and that is illegal. Jon

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charyb answered Apr 3, '13

I have been told to download the .CSV file from my earnings report. However this does not show how my payments report has so much more little money than on my earnings. The only thing that should be taxed off is their share of the profits: 30% They definitely are not giving me the money I'm supposed to be getting. Message was edited by: charyb Message was edited by: charyb

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Sachin@Amazon answered Apr 3, '13

List Prices are inclusive of any VAT or similar taxes included in the purchase price displayed to end users, but those taxes are excluded from the List Price for Royalty calculation purposes. For example, if the List Price for your App for an Amazon Marketplace is 1.15 Euro and we display prices to an end user of that Amazon Marketplace inclusive of 15% VAT, the List Price for Royalty calculation purposes for a sale to that end user is 1.00 Euro. U.S. tax law requires us to report royalty payments made to entities and persons resident outside of the United States and to withhold and remit taxes on such royalty payments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Although you may also be required to report and pay taxes to your own government, we are not involved in this process. Determining Tax Rates: The standard tax-withholding rate applied to royalty payments made to residents outside of the United States is 30%. If you are a non-U.S. developer and your country of residence has an existing income tax treaty with the U.S., provided you furnish us with a valid IRS Form W8-BEN (and/or other required documentation), you may be eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. tax withholding on the royalty payments you receive. Please note that we will provide both you and the IRS with an IRS Form 1042-S each year, which will provide detail regarding U.S. taxes withheld and remitted to the IRS during that year. Please refer to the Tax Identity Interview ( https://developer.amazon.com/help/faq.html#TaxIdentityInterview) section for additional details on how to provide your tax identity information to Amazon. If you still have any queries related to your earnings, please raise a ContactUs ( https://developer.amazon.com/help/contactus.html) with us as this query is specific to your account.

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