Choosing a preferred payment method
When you are accepting an offer, you can choose between 2 payment methods:
ACH/wire transfer
PayPal
If you choose PayPal, you will be asked to provide the email address associated with your PayPal account.
Getting paid when your content is licensed
If you accept an offer and the brand decides to license your content, you will get a notification that your content was licensed. The the payment process kicks off 21 days after you are notified.
If you chose to be paid through PayPal:
Sign up for PayPal if you don't have an account.
Your payment will be sent within 21 days after you are notified.
Please be aware that Paypal may apply a fee that we cannot cover on your behalf. Additionally, depending on the total payments you receive from us throughout the year, Paypal may issue you a 1099 form as required by the IRS.
If you chose to be paid through ACH/wire transfer:
You'll receive an invitation from our payment vendor, Bill.com, to set up your account and input your bank details. Please note that Catch+Release does not have access to your banking information. Bill.com adheres to strict cyber security standards mandated for all banking institutions.
You may also need to fill out a W9 or W8BEN, a US Tax form, which is a requirement by the IRS. You'll receive a request from Bill.com. Alternatively, you can email a PDF of the form directly from the IRS website to payments@catchandrelease.com. Note that we cannot proceed with payment until we receive the necessary tax form.
Please ensure to check your spam folder if you haven't received the invitation link within 21 days.
In cases where you haven't entered your banking details into Bill.com within 30 days, we'll proceed with sending you a check, assuming all required tax information has been provided.
International payments
International payments can be issued via PayPal or wire transfer. Please be advised that international wire transfers (payments sent outside of the United States) incur a $45 USD bank processing fee, which will be deducted from your total amount due.
If you have any questions about your payment, you can reach our Payments department directly at payments@catchandrelease.com.