Final Round of Small Developer Assistance Fund Payments Begins: What You Need to Know
Final round of payouts for the Small Developer Assistance Fund starts this week, with checks and payments reaching developers who participated in the settlement.
By Blip Tech
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Small Developer Assistance Fund Final Payouts
- Final Round of Payments: Starting this week, the third and final round of payments from the Small Developer Assistance Fund has begun going out to eligible US developers.
- Previous Rounds:
- Initial Payouts (Late 2022): Each eligible developer received at least $1000, which was up to 4x the projected minimum payout due to fewer claims than anticipated.
- Second Round (Late 2023): Distributed unclaimed funds from developers who couldn't provide a valid tax ID. Payouts ranged from $17 for those earning under $100 to $34 for those earning under $1000, with the max payout being around $2040.
- Third Round:
- Payout Amounts: $20.19 for those who earned under $100 and $40.39 for those who earned under $1000. Payouts presumably go as high as ~$2422 for developers earning over $1,000,000 annually.
- Settlement Details:
- Total Settlement: Over $100,000,000, benefiting more than 99% of US app developers.
- Payment Tiers: Based on annual App Store proceeds, with payouts ranging from $250 to $30,000.
- Eligibility:
- Developers who paid commissions to Apple between June 4, 2015, and April 26, 2021.
- Deadline: Checks will be void on April 21st, 2025.
