Create a Payment Summary in the Writer Portal
Available in the Writer Portal: APRA and AMCOS Payment Summary documents.
These document can be used for tax purposes or for other business requirements.
You can create summaries based on the AU and/or NZ financial year, or for a set date range.
Create a range of Payment Summary documents for your APRA and AMCOS earnings when you log in to the Writer Portal.
These documents can be uses for tax purposes or to generate a summary for a specific period of time.
For AMCOS members, view your mechanical royalties collected and paid by AMCOS from the Royaltiespage. Remittance Advice, Tax Invoices, and Royalty Statements (in XLS or PDF format) can also be downloaded from the same page. A version of this feature can also be accessed via the App.
If your manager or bookkeeper is a Secondary user with Financial permission, they're also able to generate a Payment Summary on your behalf.
How to create your Payment Summary:
- Log in to the Writer Portal, using the email address you receive correspondence from; create a password if you haven't logged in before
- Go to the Royalties tab, click on Payment Summary
- Select your Tax Residence from the available option to ensure correct currency
- Select Company: APRA or AMCOS
- Select your relevant period: for tax residents of Australia or New Zealand, Last Financial Year will set the date range for the respective country
- Or, select For a Specific Period to set your date range
- Click Submit and a PDF will be generated to download

Please note:
- Available for APRA payments dates November 2017 onwards, and from February 2023 for AMCOS payments
- Supported web browsers include recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, but not Internet Explorer 11
- AMCOS earnings are available to view with payments in the app.
If you're earning overseas and have questions about withholding tax, we've got some handy info from our CFO on the topic.
Log in to the Writer Portal
Your user name is the your email address you use for APRA AMCOS correspondence.
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How do I log in to the Writer Portal?
In the 'Log in' menu on the website, choose 'Songwriters and composers' and then log in to your account. Enter your email address - the one you use for APRA AMCOS correspondence.
If it's your first time logging in, you'll receive an activation email, asking you to choose a password. Make sure you check your junk or spam if you can't see the activation email in your inbox.
Once you've created your password you'll get access to the Writer Portal.