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Collect royalties from abroad
We're not collecting all our royalties from abroad. How do we fix it?
WONE Global reviews registrations with collecting societies and distributors abroad, claims what is owed and fixes registrations for the future.
Countries in the typical case South Africa
The situation
What is happening
Royalties from streaming, broadcast or publishing in other countries are not being collected or are taxed twice.
What is at stake
Unclaimed royalties expire or are distributed to others after a few years.
Who faces this
- Sport and entertainment
A scenario
SongwriterSport and entertainment · from South Africa · in Worldwide
She earns from streaming in 40 countries but receives little from collecting societies.
Where it ends Royalties collected.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Unclaimed streaming royalties”“Collecting society registrations abroad”“A publisher is disputing royalties under an international agreement”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global reviews registrations with collecting societies and distributors abroad, claims what is owed and fixes registrations for the future.
Usually led by Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, with Tax & International Structuring and Audit & Assurance.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-2Registrations reviewed.
- Weeks 3-6Claims filed.
- Months 2-6Payments.
- ThenRegistrations fixed.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Which collecting societies and registrations are missing
- 02Withholding tax and treaty relief
- 03Audit rights against labels and publishers
Outcomes
What you receive
- Registrations with collecting societies
- Tax relief on royalties
- Audits and recovery claims
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- South Africain the typical case WONE Global Partner Kameel Keshav CA(SA) · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Brazil WONE Global Partner Luis Felipe Balieiro Lima · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Poland WONE Global Partner Andrzej Zacharzewski · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Uganda WONE Global Partner Tony Galandi Kiire · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Markets in the typical case
Services and subject
Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
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