The initial price you [pay for a portfolio is composed of two components:
1. The actual price paid to the seller; 2. the conversion cost paid by
your company in transfer fees, processing, computer charges etc.
It is important not to confuse these two items.
Conversion cost
The conversion cost
can be amortized in the same way as the purchase price. It can be
completly written off in the first month which would give you the full
effect of the tax deduction.
Several situations areise:
1. The tax rate is 0 - If the tax rate in the first month is zero
and you write the entire conversion cost off, then the net cash flow effect
is zero.
2. The entire conversion cost is written off the before the first month.
This is the assumptiuon the KAL_II model makes. Unfortunately, you can
not see the effects of the converiosn cost in the KAL_II income statement.
In fact, the amortization of the converison cost is in the same line
as the amortization of the purchase price.
Purchase Price
The purchase price will be the price you entered or the breakeven
price that the model caclulates.
Net Initial Cost
You can think of the net initial cost in two ways:
1. The total of the purchase price and the conversion cost.
This is the correct intial cost.
2. The total of the purchase price and the conversion cost
less any tax savings from write offs in the first period. This is
useful for planning and decision making only.