Net income on videos

[KingDolomites]

 How is the profit calculated for a sold video? I sold a video and I only got 2 USD. But my videos are selling for 63 USD in 1080p and 163 USD in 4K. Since these are my selling prices, I don't understand why my profit is only 2 USD.

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[Abambo]

How do you get to your selling prices?

What is the licence type? Subscription or custom?

[KingDolomites]

I don't have any subscription, I created an account where I can sell on adobestock very easily.

[Abambo]

I don't have any subscription, I created an account where I can sell on adobestock very easily.

By @KingDolomites

I did not ask you, if you have a subscription, but the information that comes with the sale. Tey tell you either that it is a subscription sale or a custom sale.

[KingDolomites]

Sorry, I didn't understand. However, I don't see any specific information on whether it is a subscription sale or personalized sale

[Abambo]

Sorry, I didn't understand. However, I don't see any specific information on whether it is a subscription sale or personalized sale

By @KingDolomites

Check here: https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/ca/insights/sales-earnings?end_date=2025-01-16&start_date=2024-1...

It looks like the buyer paid about $5.71 for your asset. So, the customer is someone of the very high volume customers, getting more than 750 (standard) assets per month. May be even that they have unlimited stock access, then the price you get is not the same always, but depends on the number of assets that they licence this month. 

[Abambo]

If you haven't entered your tax form or you are living in a region, where the US have no tax agreement, you may be subject to a 30% tax rate. If I take this, your share of the sale was $2.86, and the asset did cost $8.17. You haven't yet told us your situation, but all that is possible. And many more.

[KingDolomites]

Yes I just submitted my tax form today. Anyway everything is much clearer after your description. Thank you very much for your availability.

[KingDolomites]

I understand that my video was paid 1.96 USD, maybe because I hadn't sent the tax form yet.

[Abambo]

I understand that my video was paid 1.96 USD, maybe because I hadn't sent the tax form yet.

By @KingDolomites

Sure, that's well documented. Without a tax form, you are losing those 30% as taxes to the US government. So your share is only 70% of what you could have been paid. 

[Nancy OShea]

Tax Withholding Rates by Country

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/withholding-rates-country.html?cq_ck=1503513388328

Tax FAQs for Stock Contributors

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/Contributor-tax-FAQ.html

[KingDolomites]

thank you so much for your reply. You are very kind.

I wish you a nice wk.

[daniellei4510]

I've never seen anywhere on Adobe Stock where prices for an asset are listed.

[KingDolomites]

How come you've never seen it? When you buy a photo/video, don't you see the selling price?

If you have any doubts I'll post a photo where you can see the price

[daniellei4510]

I stand corrected.

[Jill_C]

The selling price is not the same as the Buyer's subscription price. As I  suggested earlier, read the Royalty chart.

[daniellei4510]

It was morning brain fuzz. I have actually always seen the selling price for my assets for Extended Licenses. Everything else shows as "Free with trial."

[Abambo]

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@KingDolomites wrote:

How come you've never seen it? When you buy a photo/video, don't you see the selling price?

If you have any doubts I'll post a photo where you can see the price

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That are the standard sales prices for whatever you get shown. Different subscriptions have different prices. 

[KingDolomites]

Ok thank you!

[Jill_C]

Read the Royalty chart, for which you'll find a link at the bottom of your contributor page.

[KingDolomites]

Yes I watched and thank you for the information. They should withhold 8% taxes, so in this case the numbers don't add up. But maybe because my video was bought by someone who has a subscription plan so he is entitled to pay a few USD

[Nancy OShea]

Royalty rates are 33% for images, 35% for videos.

The amount the customer pays varies by license -- Standard, Extended, Enhanced -- and the type of Plan they purchased -- 1 video, 3 videos, 6 videos or 25 videos per month.

Hope that helps.

[Abambo]

For videos there are only enhanced licences available.

[Nancy OShea]

Right.  I was talking about images, too.

[Abambo]

Right.  I was talking about images, too.

By @Nancy OShea

OP is especially talking about his video sale, and for videos, there is only one licence available, but 2 different resolutions. 🙂