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Hi Tyreal, Thanks for voicing your concerns with your payments. Although, we should not discuss your specific payment issue in this public forum, I can address your concerns with the percentages that are withheld from the total revenue generated. Per the Distribution Agreement ( https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/support/legal/da), Amazon uses the industry standard 70/30 Rev Share model. This means that developers receive 70% of the total revenue generated and Amazon receives the remaining 30%. The other 30% is for US taxes. U.S. tax law requires us to report royalty payments made to entities and persons who are selling titles in the U.S. and are resident outside the United States. We are also required 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. The tax withholding rate for royalties paid to non-US payees is 30%. If the country where you claim to be a resident for purposes of that country’s income tax has an income tax treaty with the United States, you can claim a reduced rate of withholding by completing the tax interview with your valid tax identity. For more information regarding U.S. tax withholding rules for royalty payments made to non-U.S. persons, see IRS Publication 515 for details. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p515.pdf For more information on countries which have existing tax treaties with the United States, see pages 36-37 of IRS Publication 901. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p901.pdf