Finances

The Finances screen (Team Menu >> Front Office section >> Team Finances, or click on the dollar sign icon in the Icon Bar) provides a comprehensive overview of your organization's financial situation:

OOTP's financial model is not designed to give general managers full control over the team's finances, but there are still some areas where a GM can influence spending. There is a lot of information on this page, so we have broken it into the following distinct sections:

• OOTP's Financial Model
• Owner Information
• General Information
• Budget Information
• Available Funds Calculation
• Expenses Listing
• Current Financial Overview
• Last Season Financial Overview

OOTP Financial Model

Many of the values on this screen are defined by the configuration of your league, especially the Financial Rules. You can learn more about OOTP's team financial model here. OOTP's fiscal year begins on the first day of the offseason, which is the day after the last game of the playoffs.

Financial Summary

The top left corner of this screen is a very high level summary of the team's financial situation. It lists the following information:

• Budget (and where this budget ranks compared to other teams in the league)
• Player Payroll (and where this payroll ranks compared to other teams in the league)
• Money available to sign free agents
• Money available to sign current players to contract extensions

Owner Information

Each team in OOTP has an owner who controls the organization. The owner also controls your job, unless you are the commissioner or have enabled the "cannot be fired" option in the Manager Options. Information about your owner is displayed on the left side of the screen. Owners have two main personality traits:

Option	Description
Patience	Controls how quick an owner is to fire you when a team is doing poorly
Fiscal Personality	Controls how your owner behaves regarding the team's budget

The Owner Information section also includes your owner's expectations for the team's performance, as well as a gauge of his current temperament.

General Information

Option	Description
Ticket Price	The cost for a ticket at games in your ballpark. This can be edited by the team's manager.
Team Focus	Each team can set a team focus. There are three focuses: Neutral - default setting Win Now! - teams with this setting are typically willing to spend more money to put their team 'over the top' and win the championship Rebuild - teams with this setting are typically looking to trade for younger, less expensive players to begin the rebuilding process
Market Size	The size of the market your team is in, which impacts your team revenue and merchandising deals
Fan Loyalty	Describes how loyal your fans are. Loyal fans mean better and more consistent attendance, even when your team isn't performing well.
Fan Interest	Describes the level of fan interest in your market. Higher fan interest means better attendance and merchandising revenue.

Budget Information

The top center pane contains information about your team's budget, including information about your current and projected expenses.

Option	Description
Current Budget	The bottom four values in this section form a calculation, beginning with your team's current budget. Depending on your league financial settings, this could be an amount set by your owner or the total team revenue.
Total Expenses to Date	The amount of expenses you have incurred so far this year
Remaining Expenses	Anticipated expenses for the remainder of the year, including player and personnel salaries.
Proj. Budget Room	An estimate of your projected budget room at the end of the current season. Projected budget room is calculated by subtracting the Total Expenses to Date and Remaining Expenses from your Current Budget.

Available Funds Calculation

The center pane shows how the team's available funds are calculated. The Available Funds pane is divided into two parts. The top half defines how much money you have available for signing free agents, and the bottom half defines how much money you have available to sign players to extensions.

Option	Description
Proj. Budget Room	The calculation for available funds begins with the Projected Budget Room carried down from the Budget Information section above.
Cash	Any positive or negative cash flow is added or subtracted.
Offered Contracts	Any contracts you have offered to players that have not yet been accepted or refused are subtracted from the total.
$ for Free Agents	The result of calculating the values above results in the amount of money you are allowed to offer to free agents. If you attempt to offer more than is listed here, your team ownership will likely refuse to approve the offer.
Projected Budget (next season)	The calculation for money available for signing players to extensions begins with the projected budget for the next season.
Projected Payroll (next season)	Projected player payroll is subtracted from the projected budget. This includes projected estimates for arbitration cases.
Projected Misc. Expenses (next season)	Projected miscellaneous expenses (personnel payroll, scouting, player development, etc.) are subtracted from the projected budget.
$ for Extensions	The result of this calculation is the amount of money your team can currently offer for player contract extensions.

Expenses Listing

The Expenses Listing in the bottom center gives more detail about expenses the team incurs.

Option	Description
Current Player Payroll	The sum of your players' current year salaries. This does not include any expenses incurred if you release a player. Those are reflected in the Remaining Expenses value in the center pane.
Current Staff Payroll	The sum of your staff's current year salaries, including the salaries of any staff in affiliated leagues in your organization
Scouting Expenses	Annual scouting budget, if you have scouting enabled for this league.
Draft Expenses	Money spent on signing bonuses for draft picks.
Player Dev. Expenses	Money spent on player development.
Total Expenses	The sum total of all expenses.

Current Financial Overview

The right pane contains a current financial overview for your team for this year (the Show Last Year/ Show Current Year button toggles between current season finances and last season finances).

Option	Description
PRECEDING YEAR BALANCE	This is the amount of cash left over from the previous season, the starting point for the current season.
Revenue Sharing	Revenue from last season's revenue sharing, if any.
Cash from Trades	Any cash received or paid out in trades during the current season.
Cash from Owner	Any cash infusion received from the owner. This can happen periodically, depending on how the owner is feeling.
STARTING BALANCE	The sum of the top four values, the amount of cash available at the start of the season.
Gate Revenue	Money received from ticket sales so far this season.
Playoff Revenue	Cash received from playoff ticket sales this season.
Media Revenue	Revenue from media contracts.
Merchandising Revenue	Revenue from merchandising contracts.
Revenue Subtotal	This is the subtotal of all of the revenue line items.
Player Expenses	Player salaries paid so far this season, including the full remaining salaries of players you have released.
Staff Expenses	Staff salaries paid so far this season, including the full remaining salaries of any staff you fire.
Scouting Expenses	Scouting expenses paid so far this season.
Draft Expenses	Draft expenses paid so far this season.
Player Development Expenses	Player development expenses paid so far this season.
Expenses Subtotal	The subtotal of the expense line items above
Season Profit/Loss	The revenue subtotal less the expenses subtotal
Final Balance	An estimate of the final balance at the end of the season. This is calculated by taking the Current Balance and adding an estimate of remaining Gate Revenue and an estimate of remaining Merchandising Revenue and then deducting remaining Player Expenses and remaining Staff Expenses.

Last Season Overview

If the Show Last Year button is clicked, the right pane will display the Last Season Overview. This is identical to the Current Financial Overview pane, except that it shows the final numbers from the previous season, for comparison. Note that the BALANCE at the bottom of the Last Season Overview equals the PRECEDING YEAR BALANCE that starts out the Current Financial Overview section.

If you are a commissioner, you can click the Edit Financials button to be taken to the Team Editor.

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