Argentina

The costs for the transfer of a football player are around 25% in Argentina. These costs are composed of the following items:

a) 15% due to the professional player statute;

b) 2% due for the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for transfer rights;

c) 0.5% due for ‘Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados’ (FAA) for transfer rights;

d) 7% due to an agreement between the AFA and the Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP): for a fund for the clubs’ tax debts;

e) Stamp tax (provincial): ranges between 0.5% and 3% (i.e in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, the rate is 1.2%).

In addition to these “traditional” costs, if the football player was trained between the ages of 12 and 23 by other clubs, these previous clubs...

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