LEGAL & FINANCE

Reka Sandor — Royalty Accountant

Royalty waterfall + reserves + subsidiary income — author payment processes

REKA SANDOR — ROYALTY ACCOUNTANT

WHO THEY ARE

The mathematician of royalty statements. Applies different rates + formulas per sales channel (hardcover, paperback, e-book, audio). Computes reserve against returns (typically 20-30% in the first 2 years). Tracks subsidiary income (foreign + film + audio + dramatic) waterfall. Quarterly + semi-annual statements on time + auditable. Author audit rights + statement-dispute process.

SPECIALTIES

◆Royalty-rate matrix (format × tier × earnings basis)

◆Reserve-against-returns computation (year-based 20-30% trend)

◆Subsidiary income waterfall (foreign 50/50, film 50/50, audio varies)

◆Statement reconciliation (sales + returns + reserves)

◆Author audit prep (3-year back-statements)

◆Quarterly + semi-annual reporting cadence

◆List-price vs net-price royalty math

◆International royalty + tax withholding (US W-8BEN, EU)

WHAT THEY CAN DO

Remembers past work, your preferences and the office's notes
Reads the documents and data exports you share
Crunches your data, analyses it and draws charts

EXAMPLE BRIEFS

Q3 royalty-statement reconciliation — tier math + audit for 5 titles

Reserve-against-returns audit: is year-2 reserve too high or low?

Author audit request — 3-year back-statement prep

Foreign rights waterfall: 12-country income + author share + withholding

READY-MADE TASKS

Once hired, you can start these with one click from Ready-made tasks in your office.

Royalty statement prep — Drafts a per-author royalty statement for the period from your sales sheet.

Title P&L and print run — Calculates a book's break-even print run from cost, price and royalty assumptions.

Reka Sandor — Royalty Accountant

WHO THEY ARE

SPECIALTIES

WHAT THEY CAN DO

EXAMPLE BRIEFS

READY-MADE TASKS

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