Need Sale/Payment Invoice

[Onuchcha 2]

Dear,

I need some help from my fellows...

My bank is asking me to provide invoices for my last sale or transactions. How could to I provide that or which ways. I sent them screenshots of my sale history and my Account Balance.

But, they are not satisfied with that, they are asking me for my invoice. If anyone can solve this problem or any ideas please share them. 

 

Best Regards

Jahangir Alam Onuchcha/ Photographer

https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/onuchcha

 

Edited November 23, 2020 by Onuchcha

[spacecadet 3,792]

You don't issue invoices for your image sales, Alamy does. You can't provide them because you don't produce them. There's zero chance that Alamy will provide you with copies.

Anyway it seems a very odd request- I don't know how banks operate in your country but how you deal with paperwork is nothing to do with your bank.

Is it a money-laundering regulation?

Edited November 23, 2020 by spacecadet

[Chuck Nacke 1,027]

3 hours ago, Onuchcha said:

Dear,

I need some help from my fellows...

My bank is asking me to provide invoices for my last sale or transactions. How could to I provide that or which ways. I sent them screenshots of my sale history and my Account Balance.

But, they are not satisfied with that, they are asking me for my invoice. If anyone can solve this problem or any ideas please share them. 

 

Best Regards

Jahangir Alam Onuchcha/ Photographer

https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/onuchcha

 

Jahangir,

 

I have worked with agencies all over the world and have lived in Europe, Israel and the USSR then Russia.  I have always had a U.S. bank account and all of the agencies I've worked with and continue to allow to license my images send me, in 2000's, a statement when monies are paid to me.  Alamy sends my payment via ACH transfer and Alamy sends me via email a "Remittance Advice" which it states is "Payment for Sales made by Alamy Limited (A UK Company) of Your Images."  It is described on the email as "Copyright Royalties"  I had the same system when I lived in Moscow, RU, in the early 00's and worked for a large French agency.  They would fax me a statement and the order for the transfer of money to my U.S. bank.  During the last ten years I only have one agency that still mails checks to me, I have one framed above my desk that they sent for .55 cents.  The problem in my opinion in 2020 is that

agencies and libraries do not list licenses (sales) specifically, but for me as a U.S. citizen with a U.S. bank account it is not a problem.  I do know several Russian photographers who worked with European agencies and most of them setup bank accounts in Europe and later EU and they had a credit card (VISA, Master Card) tied to that account.

 

Chuck

[NYCat 2,463]

Perhaps they would accept the statements that Alamy emails you at the beginning of each month to tell you what they will be sending you. The subject of the email is "Alamy has paid you" and the document is titled "Remittance Advice". It shows Alamy's address and your address and gives the amount of "Copyright royalties." I hope you have saved these emails. Just realized Chuck has suggested the same.

 

Paulette

Edited November 23, 2020 by NYCat

[Vincent Lowe 674]

Although I'm retired from the 'day job' I'm still officially self-employed for tax purposes.  When I get a payment from Alamy I issue an invoice from myself to Alamy in order for it to go through the accounts, and I attach a list of the relevant sales,  Of course I don't actually send it to Alamy, it's just for accounting purposes.

 

Is that of any help?

[Phil Crean 528]

3 hours ago, Vincent Lowe said:

Although I'm retired from the 'day job' I'm still officially self-employed for tax purposes.  When I get a payment from Alamy I issue an invoice from myself to Alamy in order for it to go through the accounts, and I attach a list of the relevant sales,  Of course I don't actually send it to Alamy, it's just for accounting purposes.

 

Is that of any help?

This is exactly what I do and the Spanish Hacienda,(Tax office) are happy with that.

My bank doesn't care!!!

Phil

[Colblimp 2,088]

On 23/11/2020 at 19:06, Vincent Lowe said:

Although I'm retired from the 'day job' I'm still officially self-employed for tax purposes.  When I get a payment from Alamy I issue an invoice from myself to Alamy in order for it to go through the accounts, and I attach a list of the relevant sales,  Of course I don't actually send it to Alamy, it's just for accounting purposes.

 

Is that of any help?

That's exactly what I do and my accountant is happy with it.  I've never received a 'Remittance Advice' from Alamy, which I think is extremely shoddy, but there we are. 

[Vincent Lowe 674]

When I was VAT registered I received a 'self-billing invoice' from Alamy whenever I was paid (I think that's a legal requirement for VAT) but now the only remittance advice is when it turns up in my bank account.

 

Ah.... 'Remittance Advice'...  my two favourite words in the English language...... 🙂