In this post, you’ll find the schedule for monthly reporting and payments to keep you updated and aware of when reports are posted. Sometimes, reports can arrive late from partners and, in turn, are added on to the next reporting period.
You can expect a report after a calendar month has passed to cover a month that passed 2 months prior. This happens because it may take up to 60 days for ANS to receive payment and/or even statements, so we’ll need a month in between to ensure payment has been collected before paying everything out to you.
We’ve also included ESTIMATED POSTING DATES to make this easier for you.
Reporting Period – This is the time during which the report will cover. For example, the January report will show all royalties earned during January.
Estimated Payment Date – This is the estimated date ANS will provide the reported period results and when royalties will be added to your account balance. (For example, the January report will be provided between the dates of April 1st and April 5th.) Please keep in mind these dates may change sooner or later based on partner reporting factors.
Estimated week when “Payment Requests” will be closed – Near the end of each month, we turn off the ability to request payments so that we may reconcile payments and roll unclaimed balances into the next report. This is the estimated week when the ability to request payments will not be available. (For example, payment requests will be available from approximately April 1st through April 23rd.) Please keep in mind these dates may change to be sooner or later based on how business days and holidays fall on the calendar for any given month or year.
| Reporting Period | Estimated Payment Date | Estimated Week when Payment Requests will be closed | Estimated Date to set splits for Payees | Estimated Date to Invite Payees to Receive Royalties |
| January Report | Apr 1 – Apr 5 | Apr 24 – Apr 30 | Mar 25 – Mar 31 | Mar 18 – Mar 24 |
| February Report | May 1 – May 5 | May 24 – May 31 | Apr 24 – Apr 30 | Apr 17 – Apr 23 |
| March Report | Jun 1 – Jun 5 | Jun 21 – Jun 30 | May 24 – May 31 | May 17 – May 24 |
| April Report | Jul 1 – Jul 5 | Jul 26 – Jul 31 | Jun 21 – Jun 30 | Jun 14 – Jun 23 |
| May Report | Aug 1 – Aug 5 | Aug 25 – Aug 31 | Jul 26 – Jul 31 | Jul 19 – Jul 24 |
| June Report | Sep 1 – Sep 5 | Sep 24 – Sep 30 | Aug 25 – Aug 31 | Aug 18 – Aug 24 |
| July Report | Oct 1 – Oct 5 | Oct 25 – Oct 31 | Sep 24 – Sep 30 | Sep 17 – Sep 23 |
| August Report | Nov 1 – Nov 5 | Nov 20 – Nov 30 | Oct 25 – Oct 31 | Oct 18 – Oct 24 |
| September Report | Dec 1 – Dec 5 | Dec 18 – Jan 1 | Nov 20 – Nov 30 | Nov 13 – Nov 23 |
| October Report | Jan 2 – Jan 5 | Jan 25 – Jan 31 | Dec 18 – Jan 1 | Dec 11 – Dec 25 |
| November Report | Feb 1 – Feb 5 | Feb 22 – Feb 28 | Jan 25 – Jan 31 | Jan 18 – Jan 24 |
| December Report | Mar 1 – Mar 5 | Mar 25 – Mar 31 | Feb 22 – Feb 28 | Feb 17 – Feb 21 |
*Pre-order Royalties – Pre-order royalties come out on the date of sale (your general release date), so for a release with a pre-order in January with a general release in February, you would see all of the pre-order royalties on the February report as they will be added on the release date, not the actual date of the pre-order purchase.
We hope this helped! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions.
