Royalty Inspection Contract Compliance and Consulting

ROYALTY INSPECTION, CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, AND CONSULTING

Focused on Maximizing Value

Citrin Cooperman’s dedicated team of royalty contract compliance professionals have deep experience in multiple industries including music, sports, apparel, franchising, merchandising, publishing, gaming, and commercial licensing. We can help to maximize the revenues generated by your intellectual property and the value of these important assets.

Audit and assurance services are provided by Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP.

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Services Included

Royalty Inspections to maximize revenues that focus on the salient domestic and international

Royalty Inspections

Desktop Inspections (reduced scope)

Catalog Financial Due Diligence to maximize value

Ensure all income streams and potential rate increases and reversions are considered in preparation for a potential sale.

Identification of unreported and under-reported usages that depress historical earnings.

Ascertain rate compliance

Organization of data for the requisite analyses.

Litigation Support

Royalty Administration and Management

Valuation Services

Customized Income Tracking

How Citrin Cooperman Can Help

Our Royalty Inspection, Contract Compliance, and Consulting team can help to protect your current and future payments by analyzing complex transactions and contractual terms. Through our royalty inspections, we have uncovered significant under-reportings leading to substantial recoveries on behalf of our diverse client base.

Examples of findings from previous royalty inspections include:

Inappropriate rate deductions and/or reductions
Unauthorized deductions
Clerical mistakes
Underreported revenues and overreported expenses
Inventory issues
Incorrect use of conversion on foreign exchange rates
Incorrect royalty rates utilized
Use of unapproved factories
Sales made outside of the licensed territory

Industries Served:

Music
Film and Television
Literary Publishing
Video Games
Theater
Licensing: Fashion, Apparel, Merchandise
Franchise

Our Clients Include:

Recording Artists and Producers
Songwriters
Music Publishers
Recording Companies
Authors and Literary Agents
Video Game Developers
Theater Authors, Composers and Writers
Licensors of Fashion, Apparel, Merchandise