How are royalties calculated?
A typical royalty calculation starts with source revenue, applies contract rates or split rules, subtracts eligible deductions or adjustments, and produces a payee-level payable amount for the close period.
Royalty Calculations
Calculate royalties with rules instead of manual spreadsheets
Use Allocora for settlement-style royalty calculations that need repeatable rules, traceable source revenue, clear payee statements, and exportable evidence.
Catalog rows
9.4K
Payees
61
Exports
Ready
Revenue source
CSV import
Validated
Rules applied
Versioned splits
Complete
Statements
PDF + CSV
Ready
Direct Answers
What teams usually need to know first
What should a royalty close package include?
A close package should include the imported revenue source, product and payee mappings, active rule versions, locked calculation totals, statements, export files, and audit evidence.
Which free tools support this workflow?
Use the music royalty calculator, publishing royalty calculator, royalty statement generator, and royalty close proof package to preview the workflow before creating a workspace.
Problem
Royalty spreadsheets become fragile as catalogs and payees grow
Allocora keeps revenue settlement work in controlled workflows instead of scattered spreadsheets, side notes, and manual payout files.
Multiple payees, products, sources, territories, deductions, and retroactive corrections make workbook logic hard to audit.
Payees need understandable statements, not just a final royalty number.
Historical periods become difficult to explain when current formulas overwrite prior logic.
Workflow
From source revenue to reviewed settlement output
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01
Import royalty revenue or settlement exports as source revenue.
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Map products, payees, and allocation rules.
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03
Run deterministic royalty calculations for a close period.
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Generate payee statements from locked calculation output.
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Export audit-ready files for finance review.
Product Fit
What Allocora brings to this workflow
Allocora calculates and governs settlement logic before payout execution. It produces reviewed outputs for finance workflows and payout rails; it does not move money.
Allocora is not music distribution, full rights management, tax compliance, or an enterprise royalty suite. It focuses on settlement calculation, statements, exports, and audit evidence.
Rules-driven settlement calculations
Versioned payee and rule history
Calculation runs with immutable output
Statement PDFs and structured exports
Audit logs for review and dispute handling
Examples
Common settlement scenarios
Publisher or creator royalty calculations
Media catalog revenue allocation
Licensing payout statement workflows
Start with a governed settlement workflow
Create a free workspace, explore sample data, and review calculation outputs before payout movement.