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Royalty & contractual settlement checks

Check sales, volumes, royalty rates, deductions and settlement amounts against the contract using agreed procedures.

01 / WHAT WE DO

Scope & purpose

Clarify the contract’s sales or volume base, rates, deductions, currency conversion and reporting period. Agree reconciliations and recalculations, with repeat work timed to monthly, quarterly or annual settlement cycles.

02 / PROCESS & HANDOFF

How the work progresses

Process overview
  1. Read the contract togetherScope, procedure and document list
  2. Reconcile and recalculateReconciliation and recalculation findings
  3. Report each cycleFindings report and next-cycle timetable

Illustrative workflow. The scope and deliverables are agreed for each engagement.

01

Read the contract together

Confirm products, regions, periods, rates, deductions, conversion rules, settlement reports, intended users and access to records.

Output / next handoff: Scope, procedure and document list

02

Reconcile and recalculate

Compare reported sales or volumes with supporting data and recalculate the agreed rates, deductions and adjustments. Record differences using the procedures agreed for the engagement.

Output / next handoff: Reconciliation and recalculation findings

03

Report each cycle

Report the procedures and findings so users can evaluate differences, and agree the documents and timetable for subsequent periods.

Output / next handoff: Findings report and next-cycle timetable

03 / DELIVERABLES

Deliverables & their use

  • Contractual scope and agreed procedures
  • Recalculation and difference records
  • Findings report and recurring schedule

The package links figures and conclusions to source information and review records. Its precise contents are agreed for the engagement.

04 / DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS

Getting started & engagement conditions

Share the contract, period, amounts to be checked, report users and conditions for obtaining records. We agree scope, procedures, report format and fees. Recurring work follows the contractual settlement cycle and data availability.

The contracting entity and delivery team will be identified in our proposal. Depending on the engagement, the contracting entity may be ICHIYAMA ACCOUNTING OFFICE or 株式会社CP ARCS, of which Manabu Ichiyama is Representative Director.

LET’S TALK

Let’s work out your next step.

You do not need a finalized brief. Start with the challenge or the work you would like to entrust.

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