Salisbury City have had the ten-points deducted from their Blue Square Premier total confirmed by the Football Conference after exhaustion of the Appeal procedure.
As City have not appealled against the decision, the points` deduction stands, leaving them currently on four points.
Salisbury went into administration with debts of almost £200,000 to HM Revenue & Customs.
The cash-strapped club were put up for sale by out-going chairman Neville Beal for just £1 in April, and a prospective consortium had problems agreeing a deal with HMRC.
Businessmen William Harrison-Allan, Jeff Hooper and Chris Bramall are in advanced talks with the club.
Harrison-Allan is a financial advisor based in south Wiltshire and is also chief executive of the Country Gentlemen's Association.
Hooper has a business background in wholesale floristry, while Bramall is managing director at the Wilton Carpet Factory.
Once the takeover is completed, Harrison-Allan says they want to keep general manager Nick Holmes and first-team boss Tommy Widdrington at the club.
