Agreements, tax, and banking overview
The Business section on iTunes Connect has everything you need to manage your agreements with Apple, set up banking so you can receive payments from Apple, and submit required tax forms. Users with the Admin, Finance, and Legal roles can access Business, but only those with the Legal role can complete and accept agreements.
Business overview page
The Business page lists all legal entities associated with your account. If any of your legal entities have a required pending action, you will see a triangle caution icon to the right of the entity name displaying the number of actions required. Click on any legal entity name to see or edit details, and complete requirements for that specific legal entity, such as agreements, banking, and tax information.
To add a new legal entity to your account, click on the plus sign (+) next to the Business header. Complete all of the fields within the form and click Next when you are done.
Agreements table
The Agreements section on the Business page lists all agreements you’ve taken action on, the countries and regions covered by each agreement, the status of each agreement, and effective dates. Click on any agreement to see more information about it. The Status column lists any outstanding tasks that you may need to complete for each of your agreements.
If you have unsigned agreements, click on the plus sign (+) button next to the Agreements header to display all agreements that are ready for you to sign. Your agreements will display by type and country or region.
Bank Accounts table
The Bank Accounts table for a particular legal entity will display the bank account name, country or region of the bank, the bank currency, any associated royalty currencies to that bank, and the status of the bank. Depending on your access role, clicking on the name of the bank may allow you to view and/or edit the bank account, account holder, and royalty currency assignment details.
If you need to add another bank account for that particular legal entity, click the ( + ) button next to the Bank Accounts header. Click on the Manage link to view all bank accounts for that legal entity and an additional column to indicate indicating if the bank is in use or not.
Tax Forms table
The Tax Forms table on your Business overview page for a particular legal entity will show the tax form, nickname, the date it was submitted, and the status. Click on the name of a tax form will view its details and complete any missing fields as needed.
Click on the plus sign (+) next to the Tax Forms header to add a new tax form for a legal entity. If you have a new tax form available to add, click the ellipsis to complete the form or reset the questionnaire.
Account changes
Legal entity name changes
Legal entity name changes or other updates affecting the legal agreement signed between your entity and Apple must be addressed by our legal department. If your name has changed but your legal entity name has not, we do not require any further action. If your legal entity name has changed, your current agreement is still effective, but you’ll need to notify us of the name change.
Note: Legal entity name changes should not result in a new Tax ID being issued to your entity.
Mailing address updates
Contact the Apple legal team with your new mailing address to update your agreements.
When updating the legal entity address to request a new agreement, iTunes Connect verifies your legal entity address and makes updates as needed. If your address information is valid, these updates are generally details such as conforming street designation. For example, updating Dr for drive and St for street.
Changes to Doing Business As (DBA) name
Your music agreements should be entered under your legal entity name, not your DBA name. Unless your legal entity name has changed, a DBA name change actually has no impact on your iTunes Connect agreements.
The DBA name change may affect your tax forms. You can contact us to update your forms. If this impacts the label name that appears in Apple Music and the iTunes Store, you can change this by updating the P-Line on your content within My Music.
Company mergers
If both legal entities currently have agreements with Apple, and both have the rights to sell music on Apple Music and the iTunes Store, you do not need to take any further action.
Music that is managed by one entity will need Apple Music and iTunes Store agreements for both platforms. If the managing entity is not currently selling music on the iTunes Store, it will need to sign a Digital Music Distribution Agreement. If the managing label already has an iTunes Connect agreement, all of the acquired or merged entity’s titles should be redelivered under the managing entity. Apple does not support “switching” titles delivered under one legal entity’s account to the account of a different legal entity; the way to accomplish that is through redelivery.