Hi, I have downloaded my Amazon App Store earnings reports for 2024, with a few months overlap for 2023 and the reports available for 2025 so far, and I’m trying to make the totals match the 1099-MISC I have received for 2024. (The payments are in USD for my USA company.)
Has anyone managed to do this?
Amazon, I have several questions that might lead to the correct answer if you can please help?
Do I use the “Payment Issue Date” column? (vs the “Earnings Period End Date”). I assume so, as the Dec 2024 end date data is not yet available and the 1099-MISC is already issued.
Do I sum everything in the Payment Amount column for those dates, or only the payments for Amazon.com? (I.e. are payments for other Amazon stores, like Amazon.ca, included in the 1099-MISC?
Should I expect the amounts to match, or do I need to add back the 20% Amazon commission? (I.e. does the 1099-MISC reflect the total amount before commission?)
I’ve tried a few of these combinations but haven’t made them match yet, so if someone can answer any of these questions that would be super helpful, thanks!
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As phrased, these questions are not account specific, but sure, if it’s easier for you, I’ll go ahead and do that now (and then report back here for others once it is worked out).
For future people wondering, the “private” response was, essentially, <person_shrugging>
While we provide data on Earnings & Payment Reports, the amount on 1099-misc may not actually match due to several factors, such as refund/chargeback/adjustment.
The data on Earnings & Payments report will always be adjusted based on factors (refund/chargeback/adjustment. These happen after Amazon initiates the monthly royalty payment). Thus, the total amount you see you Earnings & Payments report may differ from the 1099-miscs.
This of course does not answer any of the specific questions nor provide any real insight into how to make payments match the 1099-MISC. I eventually gave up and just calculated the difference and added that to my accounting software as an adjustment so that reported total income would match that reported by Amazon (vs the lower net income which is what Amazon actually paid and what would otherwise be reported). This keeps the accountant happy (and thus presumably government tax people).