Yeah the audit thing is also definitely true. Good point.
It could also be a banking issue as mentioned in the response. From my experience living in Japan, whenever you need to send money outside of the country, you have to indicate what that transfer is for as well as provide some sort of documentation. I guess that would be the invoice in this case.
The companies I’ve had experience with in Japan have always requested an invoice before disbursing a payment. Granted there could be exceptions?
Aside from the paper trail aspect, basically sending an invoice after receiving the sales report is confirming “Hey, these sales figures look good. Also the recoup costs you’re deducting look correct. Please pay me the amount based on the report.” which is important from a legal perspective.
If the figures or recoup costs don’t look right, you sort those discrepancies out before sending an invoice.
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Re: Devil Engine Dev Says Dangen Still Hasn't Paid Them And Won't Return The IP, A Claim The Publisher Refutes
@Tharsman
Yeah the audit thing is also definitely true. Good point.
It could also be a banking issue as mentioned in the response. From my experience living in Japan, whenever you need to send money outside of the country, you have to indicate what that transfer is for as well as provide some sort of documentation. I guess that would be the invoice in this case.
The companies I’ve had experience with in Japan have always requested an invoice before disbursing a payment. Granted there could be exceptions?
Re: Devil Engine Dev Says Dangen Still Hasn't Paid Them And Won't Return The IP, A Claim The Publisher Refutes
@Tharsman
Good question!
Aside from the paper trail aspect, basically sending an invoice after receiving the sales report is confirming “Hey, these sales figures look good. Also the recoup costs you’re deducting look correct. Please pay me the amount based on the report.” which is important from a legal perspective.
If the figures or recoup costs don’t look right, you sort those discrepancies out before sending an invoice.
Edit: Clarity