Can we use our custom company name instead of real name?

QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
just wondering if I need to go professional to have my own name like utopia has it or what not.

Also where do I fill this out? I seen the gamesalad tutorial video with iTunes connect but j got a little lost.

Let's say I want my title and company names look like this in the AppStore:

Name of game
Name of company

Instead of:

Name of game
My first name and my last name.

Can someone tell me in what field to type this part in? I k ow iTunes connect asks me my name and stuff and name for apps. But I didn't see anything for company name. Or was that the "organization" part? Is that field where I would type my game making company/organization name? Thanks. Sorry if I'm not making sense. Haven't slept. Been working on my game lol.

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  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    You have to change your apple account to a business account. They will need documentation like a business license. to do that.
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  • ChaserChaser Member Posts: 1,453
    If you have not filled out you apple info yet then no you don't have to do the business account. I did mine DeMentid Apps just can't remember if I put it as seller name or publisher or something like that. But I'm registered as an individual.

    Edit. Just checked my phone app store and company name shows my real name when looking at individual apps but shows DeMentid Apps when searching. Can't check mac though
  • QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
    Demented apps. A play of words with ur name. I like that. So in what field did you put "dementid apps" in when u filled out the form?
  • ChaserChaser Member Posts: 1,453
    I may have put it in the seller field but not sure
  • QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
    Oh ok. Isn't seller and publisher the same thing tho?
  • ChaserChaser Member Posts: 1,453
    Sorry 15 hours at work today. On my way home now. I'll dig deeper to see if I remember where I put what
  • ChaserChaser Member Posts: 1,453
    Ok on my profile info it shows under company/organization as DeMentid Apps yet that contradicts what is showing on the iPhone app store that says company as my real name so now I'm really confused.
  • QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
    well when i searched for "dementid apps" i got all your apps, and on top it said "search results for demntid apps"
    ... but when i tap on it, it loads the app page for said tapped app, and it says ur name and then title name of the game.

    maybe itunes connect adds whatever we put in the "organization" field as a tag???
  • ChaserChaser Member Posts: 1,453
    Perhaps because I noticed if you search my real name nothing comes up.
  • QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
    hmm... thats wierd
  • thedevnextdoorthedevnextdoor Member Posts: 78
    There is an option in iTunesConnect to use your company name when you add the very first app using iTunes Connect. This option won't come if you already submitted your first app to App Store. The seller name must be your name which you used to sign up the iPhone Developer Program.
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    You can apply as an individual and next to seller type in your company name, however apple doesn't recommend it and they warn you on ITC too. Many people who aren't able to register as a company do this because they still want to be seen as a brand on the app store.

    However, you will still have to type in your real name for taxes and all of that legal stuff, so they have your full name stored somewhere, and thats why your name is displayed when the app is clicked.
  • QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
    we par taxes with our apps sales? WHAT?! i did not know that. is that already in the 30 percent apple is taking from us?
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    QbAnYtO said:
    we par taxes with our apps sales? WHAT?! i did not know that. is that already in the 30 percent apple is taking from us?

    Yup, you have to pay taxes. And no, it is not included in the 30% that apple takes. Apple has nothing to do with taxes on your apps money, you have to deal with it all on your own.
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    artonskyblue said:
    Yup, you have to pay taxes. And no, it is not included in the 30% that apple takes. Apple has nothing to do with taxes on your apps money, you have to deal with it all on your own.

    Yep you have to pay taxes on all income
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    QbAnYtO said:
    we par taxes with our apps sales? WHAT?! i did not know that. is that already in the 30 percent apple is taking from us?

    Thats Income no matter what government you live under. Technically you sell a TV for Cash you are supposed to claim that as income too. No one ever does cause its not traceable but apple payments are traceable. Thats Why you want all of your expenses traceable as well. so can deduct them from your income.
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  • QbAnYtOQbAnYtO Member Posts: 523
    so out of the 70 cents we get for every dollar app, theres still more taxes being taken from those 70 cents? or ipay them at the end of the year?....?
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