Rounding issue about apple-slicer HOT 15 CLOSED

I think I destroyed the financial_report.csv. Have you been able to repair it ?

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No worries, I fixed it already.

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Hmm, the issue you described has never happened to me.

Did you compare the script's output to the actual amount of money you received in your bank account? Or did you compare it to the value shown in iTunes Connect? I'm asking because it's common that the latter is slightly off and subject to change until the earnings have finally been payed out by Apple.

Please also make sure that you download the final financial_report.csv from iTunes Connect after the payment has been made by Apple.

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Compared it to both. Payment and iTunes Connect values are the same. Downloaded the financial_report.csv after payment. Just tried the previous month. The same. Just a few cents this time, but still not correct.

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Well, I'm afraid I would need some actual files then to investigate further. Would you take the time to prepare some (anonymized) sample data?

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Yes, give me some minutes...

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Download here. Please let me know when you've got the data, so I can remove it. I also included the data from the iTunes Connect page.

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Got it, thanks!

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I have taken a look into it now and noticed that Apple's rounding is kind of strange, to say the least!
Let's look at your Russian earnings, for example. The formula in this case is simply Geschuldeter Gesamtbetrag * Wechselkurs. Please punch those values into your favourite calculator app and compare the result with Apple's result in the Gewinn column: As you will see, there's a rounding issue already!
They're either using a more precise exchange rate internally or there is some serious bending of common financial rounding rules. Will continue investigating later.

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This is strange indeed. They must be using more precise exchange rates. Are you sure that this never happened with your reports? I can't be the only one.

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My reports definitely never had that happening – also, apple-slicer apparently doesn't have a too large user base...

Unfortunately, I cannot think of a way to fix the calculations without knowing Apple's rounding algorithm. I'm startled how they can deduce 35.05 € from 35.041811 €! Not sure how to proceed from here 🤔

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I wonder how is everybody else is doing their invoices then. By hand? o_O

If the exchange rate they are using is 0,0135732 instead of just 0,01357 then 2582,30 RUB * 0,0135732 is 35,0500 €.

I'll contact Apple and ask why their own equations don't work...

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Yes, but guessing the exact exchange rate Apple used isn't really feasible. Even using external sources wouldn't work because it's not clear of which day they use the FX rate.

Maybe you could ask on the Apple dev forums if others faced similar problems and how they solved them? I'll continue trying to come up with a solution, too. In the meantime, it is probably okay to add a precautionary "currency conversion discrepancies" item to your invoice.

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Did Apple get back to you yet?

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Closing due to inactivity. Please file an issue again if the problem persists!

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