I think the ~9 million profit is everything included...
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Originally Posted by Halla
I don't think Ayu earns huge amounts from her CD-sales; her biggest money maker has to be the tours. The tour has many stops, each with a packed huge arena & tons of tour merchandise sold.
I think the tax info is only a estimate , it doesn't tell the whole truth. Hikki might have to pay more taxes since she owns her music herself.
I'm sure Ayu has a lot of stock & shares, most likely some Avex shares too. income thru that most likely won't show up in the regular tax log. I'm not sure about the japanese tax laws.
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Also, Ayumi is probably on the kind of contract that guarantees her a fixed monthly/yearly salary, independent of the profits Avex makes on the CD sales, I've heard it's a very popular solution in Japan. I'm not sure how is the deal with her writing lyrics - if she profits from them like they do in the west, basing on publishing and royalties deals, or if her songwriting thing is included in her contract somehow... actually, everything else might be included in the contract, as in "You get XXXX a month and you do everything we tell you", which would mean she doesn't profit directly from her music activities at all, but only basing on the contract salary.
Advertising is a different thing, I suppose... I bet Avex has their say when it comes to chosing which offers she's gonna accept, but I think she gets all the money for advertisement deals... and since Japan is a huge consument market, I think she might be earning millions USD per a single deal...