For a club that uses the ‘capitalisation and amortisation’ method of
accounting for player registrations, profit on disposal of a player’s
registration is calculated by deducting the net book value of the player’s
registration at the time of the transfer, from the net disposal proceeds
received and receivable.
A profit on disposal of a player’s registration will be reported if the net
disposal proceeds exceed the net book value of the player’s registration
at the time of the transfer. Any such profit must be included within
relevant income for the calculation of the break-even result.
For a club that uses the ‘income and expense’ method of accounting for
player registrations, income from disposal of a player’s registration is the
net disposal proceeds generated from the transfer of the player’s
registration to another club. The net disposal proceeds should equate to
the monetary income from the disposal of the player’s registration.
For the purpose of the break-even calculation:
For clubs which use the ‘capitalisation and amortisation’ method of
accounting for player registrations in their annual financial statements,
relevant income and relevant expenses must reflect this same accounting
treatment;
For clubs which use the ‘income and expense’ method of accounting for
player registrations in their annual financial statements, the club can elect
to apply either the ‘income and expense’ or the ‘capitalisation and
amortisation’ method. The selected treatment must be applied on a
consistent basis from one reporting period to the next.