2012 annual report - TLA Worldwide

46 TLA Worldwide PLCWhere a business combination is achieved in stages, the Group’s previously-held interests inthe acquired entity are remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date (i.e. the date the Groupattains control) and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recognised in profit or loss. Amountsarising from interests in the acquiree prior to the acquisition date that have previously beenrecognised in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss, where such treatmentwould be appropriate if that interest were disposed of.The acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities that meet the conditionsfor recognition under IFRS 3 (2008) are recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date,except that:• w deferred tax assets or liabilities and liabilities or assets related to employee benefitarrangements are recognised and measured in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes andIAS 19 Employee Benefits respectively;• w liabilities or equity instruments related to the replacement by the Group of an acquiree’sshare-based payment awards are measured in accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payment;and• w assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations are measured in accordancewith that standard.If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reportingperiod in which the combination occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for the itemsfor which the accounting is incomplete. Those provisional amounts are adjusted during themeasurement period (see below), or additional assets or liabilities are recognised, to reflectnew information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisitiondate that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognised as of that date.The measurement period is the period from the date of acquisition to the date the Groupobtains complete information about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisitiondate, and is subject to a maximum of one year.revenueRevenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and comprisesamounts billed to clients in respect of fees earned and commission-based income and isstated exclusive of any relevant sales taxes. Revenue is recognised in line with the provisionof relevant services under the terms of the contract, provided that it is probable that theeconomic benefits will flow to the Group and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.All revenue is earned from talent representation, and can be split into three revenue streams:1) Representation revenueRepresentation revenue is generated from a commission paid as a percentage of a player’sbase salary. Base salaries are fees payable by baseball clubs to their players. These fees arecontractual obligations made by the club to pay the player for a specific number of seasons.Revenue is recognised at the point the player becomes contractually obliged to pay commissionto the Group.2) Signing bonusesSigning bonuses are amounts payable by the clubs to the player for signing a contract.The Group earns a commission based on a percentage of the signing bonus. Commissionrevenue is recognised when the player receives the signing bonus from the relevant baseballclub, at which point the player becomes contractually obliged to pay commission to the Group.3) Endorsement revenueEndorsement revenue is generated from commission calculated as a percentage of fees earnedby clients for guest appearances, wearing of certain attire or other sponsorship deals. Revenueis recognised based on the terms of the individual contracts, in the period that the associatedfees are earned by the player.