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Taxpayers Tapped as Penn State Scandal Rolls

14 November 2011

The first football game that my kids ever attended was a Penn State football game. They now own Penn State jerseys and Nittany Lion pillow pets. They’ve been tailgating in Philly (when PSU played Temple) and in State College. They’ve clamored over the Nittany Lion statue and eaten at the Creamery, brunched at the Corner [...]

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Nadal Declines To Play in UK Tourney, Citing Tax Laws

14 October 2011

The line judges may call the shots on the court but it’s clear that Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is calling the shots off the court. The world’s second-ranked men’s tennis player has announced that he will not play the Queen’s Club tourney next year in Britain, citing that country’s tax laws as a deterrent. [...]

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Best Night of Baseball Ever: You Can Bet on It

29 September 2011

So wow. I hope you stayed up last night – like I did – to catch those baseball games. And by those baseball games, I mean a set of four baseball games that made up what was possibly the greatest night in baseball regular league play. If you didn’t catch it, I highly recommend you [...]

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Miami Football Scandal Raises Questions About Tax-Exempt Athletics

22 August 2011

Are you ready for some football? Preseason is in full swing already for the NFL and yet all anyone can talk about in the football world is college football. Specifically, the chatter is centered on the University of Miami. Yes, Miami. Unfortunately for the Hurricanes, the talk focusing on Miami has little to do with [...]

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Tax Court to Athletes: Image Isn’t Everything But It’s At Least 50%

16 June 2011

When LeBron James hits the court in Nike apparel, does it make you like Nike more or less? What about David Beckham wearing (sort of) Armani underwear or Adidas sportswear? Do those endorsements make you want to go out and support those brands? Major labels seem to think so, signing up a number of athletes, [...]

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Commuters Win With Cycling Fringe Benefits

5 June 2011

Today marked the 27th running of the TD Bank Philadelphia Men’s International Cycling Championship, the longest running single-day cycling road race in the United States. I happen to live pretty close to the most (in)famous part of the race, the Manayunk Wall. It’s a half-mile climb at a steep 17% grade and the cyclists have [...]

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Tax Trivia: College Football Bowls

5 January 2011

We have a winner! See the correct answer in the comments. Also see this prior post. Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: In 2010, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) was instrumental in asking IRS to “thoroughly examine” a tax complaint filed against three college football bowls. Name all three. The first correct answer [...]

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Sis-Boom-Bah, Kick ‘Em In the Other Knee

6 October 2010

Some folks think that football is just a game. In many parts of the country, those folks would be wrong. In the South (and indeed in other places around the country like State College, PA), football has assumed a level of importance right next to God; in fact, we often joke in the South that [...]

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Will the UK Change Its Tax Rules for Tiger?

11 August 2010

All of that fuss over Usain Bolt and now he has a back issue? Thank goodness he’s not the only mega-rich athlete thinking of playing in the UK these days or the British government might get bored. Now, they’re in talks with European Tour officials about the current tax structure because of noise on the [...]

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Steinbrenner’s final win — over estate taxes

14 July 2010

In case you missed my piece about Steinbrenner over at Walletpop: Steinbrenner’s final win — over estate taxes (Yes, even a Phillies fan can respect Steinbrenner’s legacy.)

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