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It has been reported that the Argentinean Federal Tax Bureau has required the National Football Association of Argentina to provide the following information regarding professional football players in the Primera A and the Nacional B divisions: - identity of participants in the economic rights of the players (including the players that belong to the club itself) - identities of persons involved in assignment of rights of players, including situations where the professional club acts as mediator in the payment process; - identities of persons who act as mediators or middlemen in transactions; - any debts in connection with assignment of rights and cash loans (except when the creditor is a financial institution). The requirements are included in Resolution 2182/06,and reportedly triggered by the discovery of transaction regarding which Argentinian-source income was not disclosed to the tax authorities. The professional clubs must provide the National Football Association with the information required.