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Payments, Tax and Invoices

1. Setting up your payment detailsBefore you can sell your apps on BlueVia we need to know your bank / PayPal account details. This ensures we can pay you. You will be prompted to enter these when you first upload an app.

Before you start we recommend you have a bank statement or your bank details handy. Having all this available in advance will save you time.

NOTE: If you opt to be paid into your bank account please check with your branch that your account can accept payments in Euros. BlueVia only pays out in Euros.

Hint: If your bank account is not able to receive payments in Euros then use PayPal. If you

do not already have an account you can set one up here: www.paypal.com

If you have any issues entering your bank account or tax details please email [email protected]

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Field

Bank Name

Bank Address

Bank City / Town

Bank County / State

Bank Post / Zip Code

Bank Country

SWIFT / BIC Code

Account Number

Mandatory / Optional

Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

Optional

Mandatory

Mandatory

If your account is held outsidethe EU it is mandatory

Beneficiary (Account Holder) Name

Mandatory

IBAN If your account is held inthe EU it is mandatory

Beneficiary (Account Holder) Address

Mandatory

Beneficiary (Account Holder) City / Town

Mandatory

Beneficiary (Account Holder) County / State

Mandatory

Beneficiary (Account Holder) Postcode / Zip

Optional

Beneficiary (Account Holder) Country

Mandatory

Description

Enter the full name of your bank. E.G. Banco Santander

Enter the number and street where your bank branch is located

Enter the town or city where your bank branch is located

Enter the county or state where your bank branch is located

Enter the post / zip code for your branch

Enter the country where your bank branch is located

A SWIFT / BIC Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is the unique identificationcode for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks by international wire transfers. If you don’t know your bank’s SWIFT or BIC Code, please contact your bank or have a look on your bank statement.

A SWIFT or BIC code is either 8 or 11 characters long. The first 4 characters (the bank code) are made up the letters, the 5th & 6th characters are letters(the country code), the 7th and 8th characters are letters or numbers (the locationcode) and the 9th to 11th characters (which are optional) are letters and numbers(the branch code).

Your account number is the unique account number associated with your bank account.

The IBAN (International Bank Account Number) is a unique identifier to enable payments to bank accounts located within Europe (and a few countries outsideEurope). When you open an account with any bank in Europe, the bank is legally required to provide you the IBAN. If you don’t know what your IBAN is, please contact your bank to obtain it or check your bank statement.

The first two characters are letters (the country code), the 3rd & 4th characters are numbers (check digits) and the remaining characters (up to 30) are alphanumeric.

Enter the name of the account holder.

Enter the number and street where the account holder is located.

Enter the town or city where the account holder is located.

Enter the county or state where the account holder is located.

Enter the postcode / zip code where the account holder is located.

Enter the country where the account holder is located.

The following table provides you with description of each field required to setup your PayPal account:

Field Mandatory / Optional Description PayPal Email Address Mandatory Enter the email address that your PayPal account linked to.

1. Setting up your payment details

The following table provides you with description of each field required to setup your bank account information:

Field

PayPal Email Address


Mandatory

Description

Enter the email address that your PayPal account is linked to

1. Setting up your payment details

The following table provides you with description of each field required to setup your PayPal account:

2. Setting up your tax details: tax profile information

To pay you we also need to create a tax profile for you. This ensures we pay and/or retain the correct taxes from your BlueVia proceeds. You will be prompted to enter your tax details before you upload your app.

If you are based in Spain you will need your CIF or NIF number, if you are based in the EU (other than Spain) you will need your EU VAT number and if you are based elsewhere you will need your TAX ID number (the number

or reference code that identifies you or your company to your home tax authority). Finally, you will need the name and address that you or your company have registered at your local tax authority. Having all this available in advance will save you time.

The type of information you need to provide varies and is based on which country you are located in for tax purposes.

Field

Tax Address: Line 1&2

Tax Address: Town / City

Tax Address: County / State

Tax Address: Postcode / Zip

Tax Zone

CIF / NIF Number


Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

Optional

Mandatory

Mandatory

Description

Enter the number and street of the address that you or your company have registered at your local tax authority.

Enter the Town / City of the address that you or your company haveregistered at your local tax authority.

Enter the County / State of the address that you or your company haveregistered at your local tax authority.

Enter the Postcode / Zip of the address that you or your company haveregistered at your local tax authority.

You will be provided with two options: Select “Canary Islands, Ceuta, Mililla” if you are based in one of these regions.Select “Iberian Peninsula” if you are based elsewhere in Spain.

If you are registered as a company with the Spanish Tax Authority enteryour CIF number.

If you are registered as an individual with the Spanish Tax Authority enteryour NIF number

Information that needs to be provided if you are a developer based in Spain:


Field





EU VAT Number


Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

Optional

Mandatory

Description





Enter your EU VAT number. The first two characters are letters (the country code)and the remaining characters (up to 30) are a mixture of letters and numbers.

Information that needs to be provided if you are based in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden and United Kingdom:


Field





VAT Number

Other Taxes


Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

Optional

Mandatory

Mandatory

Description





If you need to charge VAT to TGA on your invoices (which is automatically generated)then enter the % rate of VAT you need to apply.

NOTE: Because TGA cannot recover the VAT from the Spanish Tax Authority the equivalent amount will be subtracted from your payment as a tax adjustment.

If you need to charge other taxes to TGA on your invoices (which is automatically generated) then enter the % rate of VAT you need to apply.

NOTE: Because TGA cannot recover these taxes from the Spanish Tax Authority the equivalent amount will be subtracted from your payment as a tax adjustment.

Information that needs to be provided if you are based in any other country that is not listed above:


3. Setting up your tax details: Withholding Tax and residency certificates

Now you are a global player selling apps everywhere from Mexico City to Munich it is likely you will be subject to international Withholding Tax between Spain and your country of residence for tax purposes.

Fortunately Spain has a wide network of double taxation agreements. This means if you can prove you reside in the country you say do, and that country has a double taxation agreement with Spain, then you will not be subject to any Withholding Tax deductions.

When entering your tax details you will be told whether your country of residence for tax purposes has a double taxation agreement with Spain. If it does then send an email to

[email protected]. The team will provide you with all the information you need to send to prove your tax residency.

If your country does not have a double taxation agreement with Spain, and up until the point you prove your tax residency, we will need to retain 24% of your net earnings (which we pay to the Spanish tax authority).

Hint: You may be able to recover this withholding tax from your local tax

authority. It is worth contacting them to find out.

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4. Your invoice and remittance advice explained

In which country you are based for tax purposes will determine which type of invoice you receive. If you reside in Spain you will receive the following invoice:

The Address registered with your local tax authority

TGA’s address

TGA’s VAT numberYour Tax ID

The Notional Tax Pointdate for VAT purposes

The VAT rate appliedto your invoice

This is the total revenueshare due to you beforetaxes and deductions

This amount is the total payment you will receive


TGA’s address

TGA’s VAT numberYour EU VAT Number


This is the total amountof With Holding Taxretained by TGA



If you reside in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden or the United Kingdom you will receive the following invoice:

For all other countries the following invoice will be dispatched:


The VAT rate applied to your invoice. This is the rate you set when setting up your tax profile.

The ‘Other Taxes’ rate applied toyour invoice. This is the rate you setwhen setting up your tax profile.

This amount is the total payment you will receive


TGA’s address

TGA’s VAT numberYour Tax ID


This is the total amountof With Holding Taxretained by TGA


The remittance advice will explain the payment we have made to you. It will be sent each time we make a payment.


This total on your remittance will be equal to your invoice.

If you have any queries please emailsupport quoting the payment reference.

5. Payment DatesAssuming you have earned more than E200 we aim to release payment from our account 45 days after month end. Typically, the payment date will be on the 15th calendar day of the month.. If the 15th calendar day falls on a weekend or a UK bank holiday we will release payment on the next working day.

Here are the payment milestones each month:

* It can take up to 4 days for a payment to appear in your account

Milestone 1Invoices dispatched

Milestone 2Payments released

Milestone 3Monthly earnings info published to portal

Revenuereconciliation

Milestone 5Payment received by developer (latest*)

Data processing

Milestone 4Remittance advices dispatched

45 48

49

*It can take a maximum of 4 days for a payment to be deposited in a developer’s bank account

1 34 35 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

6. Frequently Asked QuestionsBank Account FAQs

Q: What Payment methods are available?

A: We offer electronic wire transfer to a bank account of your choice or PayPal.

Q: What currencies can I be paid in?

A: If you receive your proceeds into a bank account we will pay you in Euros. If you receive your proceeds into PayPal we also pay in Euros but you can withdraw funds from your PayPal account in your chosen currency.

Q: Entering Bank Account Information: How do I submit bank account information so I can receive my BlueVia proceeds?

A: Go to My Account> My Payment Info > Bank Account details. Here you can enter your account details. If you do not enter these you cannot launch an app as we cannot pay you.

Q: Entering Bank Account Information: How can I tell which bank is setup to receive my payments?

A: Go to My Account> My Payment Info > Bank Account details. Here you can see which bank account you have setup.

Q: Entering Bank Account Information: I need to change my bank account information. What do I do?

A: If you change your bank you must update your bank details. Go to My Account> My Payment Info >Bank Account details and simply amend the bank details. We will store the new account information automatically.

Please note we use the account details that are stored on the 25th calendar of the month (or the next UK working day if the 25th falls on a UK Bank Holiday or weekend). Please try to amend any bank details before this date to avoid and delay in your payment.

Q: Entering Bank Account Information: What is a SWIFT / BIC code?

A: A SWIFT / BIC Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is the unique identification code for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks by international wire transfers. If you don’t know your bank’s SWIFT or BIC Code, please contact your bank or have a look on your bank statement.

Q: Entering Bank Account Information: What if my SWIFT / BIC code is not being accepted?

A: A SWIFT or BIC code is either 8 or 11 characters long. Please check your details carefully to make sure they match these validation rules. If you are still having trouble email accounts support on [email protected].

Q:Entering Bank Account Information: What is an IBAN number?

A: The IBAN (International Bank Account Number) is a unique identifier to enable payments to bank accounts located within Europe (and a few countries outside Europe). When you open an account with any bank in Europe, the bank is legally required to provide you the IBAN. If you don’t know what your IBAN is, please contact your bank to obtain it or check your bank statement.

Q:Entering Bank Account Information: What if my IBAN number is not being accepted?

A: IBAN numbers always start with a two alpha character country code (this is representative of the country where your bank is located) followed by two numeric check digits and up to 30 alpha numeric characters. Please check your details carefully to make sure they match the IBAN number printed on your bank statement / supplied by your bank and that they match these validation rules. If you are still having trouble email accounts support on [email protected].

Q:Entering Bank Account Information: What do I enter into the “Beneficiary / Account Holder” name and address fields?

A: You need to enter the name and address details of the account holder that is associated with the account. This is very important as your payment will fail if this is incorrect (due to money laundering regulations).

The best place to get this information is on your bank statement.



Bank Account FAQs Q:Entering Bank Account Information: What do I enter into the Bank Name and Bank address fields?

A: You need to enter the name and address of the bank that holds your account. This is very important as your payment will fail if this is incorrect.

If you cannot find this information on your bank statement contact your bank to get the bank address where your account is held.

Q:Entering Bank Account Information: Does the Account Holder Name of my bank account have to match my Company Name?

A: The Account Holder Name you provide for banking does not need to match your Company Name.

6. Frequently Asked Questions

Tax Details FAQsQ: Who is Telefonica Global Applications?

A: Telefonica Global Applications (TGA for short) is the company set up to administer the back end legal, administration and tax processes associated with BlueVia.

Q: Where is TGA based for tax purposes?

A: TGA is based in Spain. As a result BlueVia accounting is based on Spanish and EU tax law. This means if you based on Spain; IVA and Retenciones a Cuenta are calculated in accordance with local Spanish tax law. If you are based in a country elsewhere in the EU, we will calculate VAT based on EU VAT law.

For all other countries it is your responsibility to enter any VAT or other tax information that needs to be applied to your invoices.

Q: Entering Tax Details: How do I submit tax status information so I can receive my BlueVia proceeds?

A: Go to My Account> My Payment Info > Tax details. Here you can enter your tax details. If you do not enter these details BlueVia will not let you launch an app as we cannot calculate what you are owed.

Q: Entering Tax Details: I need to change my Tax Details information. What do I do?

A: If your tax details change you need to update your details. Go to My Account> My Payment Info >Tax details and simply amend the tax details. We will store the new account information automatically.

Please note we use the tax details that are stored on the 6th calendar of the month (or the next UK working day if the 6th falls on a UK Bank Holiday or weekend). Please ensure you enter it before the 6th of the month.

Q: Entering Tax Details: What is tax country?

A: In this field you need to select the country you, as an individual or company, reside for tax purposes. This is very important as taxes are calculated based on where you reside for tax purposes.

Q: Entering Tax Details: I am a developer based outside of the EU and need to have VAT or any other taxes applied to my invoices. How do I do this?

A: If you have selected your Tax Country as a country outside of the EU then you have the opportunity to enter your required VAT Rate as a % and Other Taxes rate as a %. Whatever you enter here will be applied to your invoice so you can account for this with your local tax authority.

NOTE: TGA is unable to recover VAT or Other Taxes. As a result the equivalent amount will be deducted from the amount paid to you.

Q: Entering Tax Details: I am based in Spain for Tax purposes. Is Withholding Tax applied to my earnings?

A: No. As the earnings are not moving out of Spain there is no Withholding Tax applied.

Q: Entering Tax Details: I am in a country that DOES NOT have a Double Taxation Agreement with Spain. What effect does this have on my payments from BlueVia?

A: For all countries that do not have a Double Taxation Agreement with Spain a flat rate of 24% will be deducted from your profit share. Unfortunately this is law and whether you are selling Apps or Oranges this tax applies.

Q: Entering Tax Details: I am in a country that DOES have a Double Taxation Agreement with Spain. What information do I need to send in order to prove I am an official tax resident?

A: Please email [email protected]. We will tell you what you need to do.

Q: Entering Tax Details: I am in a country that DOES have a Double Taxation Agreement with Spain. What effect does this have on my payments from BlueVia?

A: If you have supplied us with a Tax Residence Certificate and we have verified this, no Withholding Tax will apply.


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Tax Details FAQsQ: I live in a country where being VAT registered in the EU is optional. As a result I do not have an EU VAT number. Can I still use BlueVia?

A: Unfortunately it is mandatory that you have a valid EU VAT number. Contact your local tax authority to register for VAT. Once your registration has been processed they will send you a VAT number. Once you receive this enter it into the Tax Details section.

Payment Process FAQsQ: What is the payment threshold?

A: The payment threshold is the amount you need to earn in order to get paid. It is set at €200. If you do not earn this amount during a month it will be carried over until your “accrual” reaches €200.

You can view your accrual on the online reports.

Q: What date do I get paid?

A: Funds are released from our account on the 25th calendar day of the month. Whether you receive this on the day depends on where your bank is located and what systems they have in place. Sometimes it can take up to 4 working days to appear in your account.

Q: How do I invoice TGA?

A: Invoices are generated on your behalf and you are sent a copy when we make a payment to you.

Q: How will I know when I have been paid and what amount?

A: We will send you a remittance advice which provides a full breakdown for you.

Q: Who do I contact if I have a query on the payment amount:

A: Email [email protected]. The team will investigate any issues you have.



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