For a payout, all parties receive their money in a specific order:
- Tax office
- Digistore24
- Affiliate(s)
- Vendor
Depending on the country in which your product is sold to the end customer, different amounts of VAT must be paid to the respective tax offices, which in turn affects the amount of your payout.
Example: Calculation of the payout for German end customers
For German customers, 19% VAT is paid to the German tax office.
The scenario is as follows:
- German end customer
- 100 € gross purchase price (including 19% VAT in Germany)
- 50 % affiliate commission
Order of payouts to each party:
- German tax office (19 % VAT): 15.97 €
- Digistore24 (7.9 % + 1 €): 8.90 €
- Affiliate net payout: 33.80 € + 3.76 €*
- Vendor net payout: 33.80 € + 3.76 €*
* The security deposit (10% of the purchase amount) will be paid out 60 days after the purchase. This is a normal, customary internal safety precaution. More information can be found here.
As a German vendor/affiliate, you will receive all net amounts plus 19% VAT (gross). However, this rule does not apply for small business owners. In this case, the net amount is paid.
Example: Calculation of the payout for EU end customers
EU end customers pay the VAT of each respective country and Digistore24 then pays it to the local tax office.
The scenario is as follows:
- Hungarian end customer (EU country)
- 100 € gross purchase price (including 27 % VAT in Hungary)
- 50 % affiliate commission
Order of payouts to each party:
- Hungarian tax office (27 % VAT): 21.26 €
- Digistore24 (7.9 % + 1 €): 8.90 €
- Affiliate net payout: 31.43 € + 3.49 €*
- Vendor net payout: 31.43 € + 3.49 €*
* The security deposit (10% of the purchase amount) will be paid out 60 days after the purchase. This is a normal, customary internal safety precaution. More information can be found here.
As a German vendor/affiliate, you will receive all net amounts plus 19% VAT (gross). However, this rule does not apply for small business owners. In this case, the net amount is paid.
Example: Calculation of payout for non-EU end customers
Non-EU end customers do not have to pay VAT.
The scenario is as follows:
- Norwegian end customer (non-EU country)
- 100 € gross purchase price (0 % VAT since the buyer land is not in the EU)
- 50 % affiliate commission
Order of payouts to each party:
- Norwegian tax office (0 % VAT): 0 €
- Digistore24 (7.9 % + 1 €): 8.90 €
- Affiliate net payout: 41.00 € + 4.55 €*
- Vendor net payout: 41.00 € + 4.55 €*
* The security deposit (10% of the purchase amount) will be paid out 60 days after the purchase. This is a normal, customary internal safety precaution. More information can be found here.
As a German vendor/affiliate, you will receive all net amounts plus 19% VAT (gross). However, this rule does not apply for small business owners. In this case, the net amount is paid.
Although Switzerland does not belong to the EU, 8% VAT must be paid to the Swiss tax office. You can find more information about this in the Digistore24 article Information on the new VAT Act of 01.01.2015
Work out the calculation of the payout for each product individually
To be able to personally work out the calculation of payouts made by Digistore24 depending on the product, please use the following guide to get up the order details of the respective transaction in the Digistore24 backoffice:
Step-by-step guide
- In the vendor view, go to Reports > Transactions.
- Click on the magnifying glass icon
to view an order in more detail. - Scroll down the order details until you get to Commissions.
Here you can personally see the exact distribution of the payout for each product.
Important information regarding payouts
- You can personally use the Digistore24 tax and commission calculator to calculate your payouts.
- For joint ventures, the commission distribution shall be in accordance with the individual allocation between the joint venture partners, which is arranged by the partners themselves. You can apply the appropriate settings under Account > Contracts and by clicking on New joint venture.
- Difference between earnings and payouts: The difference between the earnings on your dashboard and your payouts is, that payouts are already transferred to your bank account. Your earnings describe your revenue through Digistore24; however, this has not been paid to you yet. Your payouts on the other hand are the amounts of money transferred from Digistore24 to your bank account.
