# Finance & billing: questions and answers

The controller or finance lead who approves plans, reconciles revenue, and books payouts. 8 questions, grouped by stage.

## Evaluate

### What will we be invoiced for?

Plan fees where they apply (none on Free), metered serving only for inventory not monetized through Genuin, and nothing for Genuin-monetized inventory. Revenue shares and platform fees are netted against payouts, not invoiced.

Read: [Plans, billing, and invoices](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/plans-billing-and-invoices) · [Plans explained: Free, Self-serve, and Enterprise](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/plans-explained)

### What are the minimums and commitments?

Network revenue share has no minimums; Enterprise and managed service agreements carry service levels and content or production commitments that are stated in the schedule before signature.

Read: [Choose your monetization agreement](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/choose-monetization-agreement) · [Extended O&O: how managed syndication works end to end](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/extended-o-o-how-managed-syndication-works-end-to-end) · [Plans explained: Free, Self-serve, and Enterprise](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/plans-explained)

## Set up

### Who can sign and change billing details?

Only the Owner role can sign agreements and change billing; Revenue can approve partners and read payouts; Analysts are read-only. Every change is in the audit log.

Read: [Invite your team and assign roles](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/invite-team-assign-roles) · [Choose your monetization agreement](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/choose-monetization-agreement) · [Security, data residency, and compliance](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/security-data-residency-and-compliance)

### How are payouts verified and scheduled?

Add a bank account or payout provider under Monetize → Payouts; Genuin verifies it with a micro-deposit within two business days. Default is monthly net-30; Enterprise agreements can set custom terms.

Read: [Sign your agreement and authorize sellers](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/sign-agreement) · [Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/revenue-reporting-payouts-and-the-creator-wallet)

## Monetize

### How are taxes and currency handled?

Tax forms and currency are set under Monetize → Payouts; Genuin billing for subscriptions handles taxes on paid access; Enterprise invoices carry net terms.

Read: [Plans, billing, and invoices](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/plans-billing-and-invoices) · [Subscriptions, bundles, and paid access](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/subscriptions-bundles-and-paid-access)

## Measure

### How do I reconcile Genuin's statement to our books?

Reports → Revenue is estimated daily and final within five business days after month end; statements under Monetize → Payouts reconcile to it by demand source, partner, and package, and export to CSV or your warehouse.

Read: [Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/revenue-reporting-payouts-and-the-creator-wallet) · [Intelligence SDK: bring Genuin signals into your own stack](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/intelligence-sdk-bring-genuin-signals-into-your-own-stack)

### Where is the creator liability shown?

Under Reports → Creators: shares, Quest rewards, and tips settle into Creator Wallets automatically; the unpaid balance is the liability, and creators withdraw on their own schedule.

Read: [Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/revenue-reporting-payouts-and-the-creator-wallet) · [Creator programs and Quests](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/creator-programs-and-quests)

### What is 'net margin on ad spend' and can I audit it?

Gross margin on attributed sales minus the partner's spend, divided by spend. Margin inputs come from your catalog or a margin file you upload; the join to revenue and attribution is on the grid and exportable row by row.

Read: [Margin reporting: revenue per impression and net margin on ad spend](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/margin-reporting-revenue-per-impression-and-net-margin-on-ad-spend) · [Attribution: closed-loop commerce and conversion forecasts](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/attribution-closed-loop-commerce-and-conversion-forecasts)