G.5 Accounting requirements for specific expense items - Club Licensing

UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations

Content Type
Technical Regulations
Category
Specific Regulations
Subject
Club Licensing
Edition
2022
Language
English
Enforcement Date
25 January 2023

G.5.1

Incentive/bonus expenses for employees

  1. All forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for services rendered by an employee, including any bonuses and incentives such as performance-related consideration, contract signing fees, and loyalty incentives, must be reported as employee benefit expenses.

  2. Bonus and/or incentive payments that are payable in full by the club to a person with no further condition or service obligation (i.e. the club has no choice but to make the payments) must be recognised as employee benefit expenses when triggered.

  3. Bonus and/or incentive payments that are dependent on a certain future condition being satisfied by the player and/or the club, such as a player’s participation in matches and/or the club’s competition performance, must be recognised as employee benefit expenses at the point in time when the condition has been satisfied or its fulfilment becomes highly probable.

  4. Incentive and/or bonus to players when entering and/or extending an employment agreement with any condition or service obligation must be recognised on a systematic basis over the relevant period.

G.5.2

Termination benefits to employees

A club must recognise in full the expense of termination benefits to an employee when the club can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits.