Royalties & Payments
Why Does the Live Sales Dashboard Not Match My Official Royalty Report?
The Live Sales Dashboard displays audiobook sales based on the transaction date of the purchase. In other words, the transaction date is the date the book was sold by the retailer/distributor, or the date it was reported to us in cases where ...
2022 Tax Information with Findaway Voices
2022 Tax Information This article contains important information regarding tax forms for 2022 with Findaway, including if and how you will receive them, as well as important dates. 1099 Tax Forms Authors/Rights Holders Findaway will provide a 1099 ...
How are different types of ACX sales reported on my sales report?
ACX sales fall into three different categories of sale types. You can learn more about what those categories are on the ACX website. For reporting purposes, the following ACX sale categories will be displayed on your sales report as follows: “AL” ...
When and how will I be paid royalty payments?
We send you any royalties we've collected on your behalf every month, within 30 days of receipt from the audiobook sellers (e.g. your January invoice and payment show up by the end of Feb). You can choose how you want to receive your payment under ...
How does Tax Reporting work for earnings with Findaway Voices?
Every year, before January 31, our finance team will send a 1099 form for income earned (narration services for narrators or royalties earned for authors) for the prior calendar year. Findaway Voices provides 1099's where instructed by IRS ...
Why are library sales reporting at a lower price than I set?
You might be seeing sales under the Library Pay Per Use model (also known as "Cost-Per-Checkout"). Under the traditional library model, a librarian purchases your book once, paying based on the full list price, and can circulate that copy as many ...
Is the Sales Dashboard reporting real-time sales?
Yes, you can see real-time sales information for many leading audiobook platform via the preliminary sales dashboard under your account. Please note that real-time preliminary reporting is not always available for all distribution selections, and ...
What information is required for the Payment Profile?
Here are some best practices and important pieces of information that will help you quickly complete your payment profile: Your tax form should be completed with your legal name or legal business name (not any pen names or pseudonyms, but don't ...
Why have my sales on the sales reporting dashboard gone down?
Only a subset of our full network offers daily or real time reporting. This causes new sales data to be added in large chunks for some partners, and can create a sense that sales are changing more rapidly than is actually the case. The data in this ...
What currencies can I get my royalties paid in?
By default, Findaway Voices pays all payments in USD. While you are setting up your payment process, you may instead elect to receive CAD, in which case your payment would be subject to exchange rate fees outlined on the payment process setup web ...
How much will I make per sale?
With Findaway Voices, authors set their own list prices and are paid royalties based on that price for the majority of vendor options, meaning more dollars earned for every sale. As the author, you keep 80% of all royalties Findaway Voices receives, ...