ROYALTY INSPECTION, CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, AND CONSULTING
Focused on Maximizing Value
Bailey LLP’s dedicated royalty and licensing compliance team brings deep experience across sectors including music, sports, apparel, franchising, publishing, gaming, and commercial licensing. We help you protect and optimize the value of your intellectual property by ensuring accurate reporting and maximizing earned revenue.
Services Included
Royalty Inspections
Maximize revenue through targeted royalty inspections that focus on the most salient domestic and international agreements. We help ensure accurate reporting, contractual compliance, and recovery of underreported income.
Desktop Inspections (Reduced Scope)
A streamlined, cost-effective review of royalty and licensing data using available reports and financial records. Ideal for identifying high-risk licensees and prioritizing future full-scope audits.
Bailey LLP provides comprehensive financial due diligence for music, media, and IP catalogs to support valuation, sale, or investment readiness. Our approach is designed to uncover missed revenue, ensure rate compliance, and position the asset for maximum value.
Our services include:
- Evaluation of all income streams, including potential rate increases and reversions
- Identification of unreported or under-reported usage that may suppress historical earnings
- Verification of licensee rate compliance across territories and formats
- Organization and normalization of data to support valuation, buyer reviews, and financial modelling
- Litigation Support
Expert analysis and testimony related to royalty disputes, licensing breaches, and IP-related litigation. - Royalty Administration and Management
End-to-end support for tracking, reporting, and enforcing royalty and licensing agreements. - Valuation Services
Independent valuations of intellectual property, brand assets, and licensing portfolios for financial reporting, transactions, or litigation. - Customized Income Tracking
Tailored tools and analytics to monitor and optimize revenue generated from IP, brand extensions, and licensing agreements.
How Bailey LLP Can Help
Royalty Inspection, Contract Compliance, and Advisory Services
Bailey LLP helps rights holders, creators, and licensors protect their current and future royalty income by analyzing complex contractual terms and inspecting royalty and usage data across licensing arrangements.
Our royalty inspections have resulted in substantial recoveries by uncovering significant under-reporting, non-compliance, and administrative errors across a broad client base.
Common Findings from Past Inspections Include:
- Use of incorrect or unauthorized royalty rates
- Improper rate reductions or unapproved deductions
- Foreign exchange miscalculations and clerical errors
- Sales outside of approved territories
- Use of unapproved manufacturers or production sources
- Underreported revenue and overstated expenses
- Inventory misstatements impacting royalty calculations
Industries We Serve:
- Music and Sound Recording
- Film and Television Production
- Literary Publishing and Licensing
- Video Games and Interactive Media
- Theatre and Live Performance Rights
- Fashion, Apparel, and Merchandise Licensing
- Franchising and Brand Licensing
Our Clients Include:
- Recording artists, producers, and songwriters
- Music publishers and record labels
- Authors, playwrights, and literary agents
- Film and television production companies
- Video game developers and publishers
- Licensing and merchandising rights holders
- Fashion and brand licensors
- Franchisors and international IP managers
Bailey LLP’s contract compliance team delivers clarity, precision, and financial recovery—ensuring your intellectual property earns what it’s worth.
Contact Our Expert Team
Reach out to Bailey LLP at 357 Bay Street, Toronto for CPA and advisory services.