Is their year end
You won't get paid till April so that they can show a better cash balance for their end of year accounts.
Normal business practice.
Google has admitted it's having problems paying developers using its AdMob mobile app advertising platform, owing to problems with PayPal. El Reg's inbox has been filling up with messages from developers having problems with getting payments sorted this week, and there have been claims that the Chocolate Factory is censoring …
That's OK if the money isn't there next year. The idea is that there will be even more next year. The balance will be reflected in their annual reports for the current year and share prices will adjust appropriately. It is common practice.
Not saying Google is doing this on purpose, but we'll never know because they are as bad at communication as eBay.
Not a new prob it seems but a recurrent one - see this on their own forum:
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!mydiscussions/adsense/rF7u9zVs1rc
What authorities do you go to if Google are not paying what they owe? It would be nice to know who polices them - or are they above the law?
You go to a court and put in a claim. In the UK, you'd do that in the small claims court for cases under £5k as it's fast track and cheap to do. They get a summons to a magistrates court, at which point whomever owes you the money pays you, and you cancel the proceedings.
Alternately, you can put in a Statutory Demand, which requires the person owing you the debt to pay it to you in 21 days, or agree a payment plan which they do as they don't want to be made bankrupt, or struck off if they are a company.
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