Warren Buffett Offers $1 Billion For Perfect March Madness Bracket
What would you do with a billion dollars? Pick a perfect March Madness bracket and Warren Buffett will help you find out…
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Braves New World? Taxpayer Funding Remains A Concern As Atlanta Rushes Towards New Stadium
When I was in elementary school, I had two career paths in mind: shortstop for the Atlanta Braves or trial lawyer. This was the result of many long summer afternoons of sitting with my granddaddy watching Dale Murphy in the outfield and Perry Mason in the courthouse. We didn’t live in Atlanta. Or even in…
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Former NFL Star Cites Concussions, Receives Prison Sentence For Role In Tax Fraud
Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a tax fraud scheme.
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Bayern Munich Keeps Winning Even As Their Chief Faces Trial For Tax Evasion
Bayern Munich just keeps winning as it marches towards the UEFA round of 16… But Bayern Chief Uli Hoeness isn’t having the same kind of luck. This week, Hoeness found out that he will face a trial on charges of tax evasion with respect to millions of Euros he kept hidden from German taxing authorities.
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International | Prosecutions, felonies and misdemeanors | Sports and Tax | Taxes of the rich and (in)famous
Maradona, Football’s Former ‘Golden Boy,’ Served In Italy For $53M Tax Debt
Diego Maradona, football’s “Golden Boy” has been served with papers in Italy allowing tax officials to freeze his assets in an effort to pay off tens of millions of dollars in outstanding tax liabilities.
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Footballer Messi Trades Pitch For Court To Answer Criminal Tax Charges
Despite reports that footballer Lionel Messi had cleared his tax debt, he and his father appeared in court this week for a scheduled hearing on tax fraud charges. What does it all mean for the star?
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Football Players Prove What’s Right With Kids, Wrong With Sales Tax
We read a lot about what’s wrong with kids today. This story, about four football players from Division III William Paterson University, is all about what’s right with kids today – and what’s wrong with sales tax.
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Footballer Messi Scores Hat Trick, Clears Tax Debt As Season Rolls
After months of speculation that Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio, might settle their tax case with Spanish authorities, the football superstar has made a “corrective payment.”
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Back To School: Can You Deduct The Cost Of Playing Sports?
It’s Back To School Week on the blog! All week long, I’ll be answering your questions about school and tax – complete with fun giveaways. Next up: Playing sports while in school can be expensive. Are there are tax deductions or credits available to offset those costs?
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Bolt Strikes At Diamond League Games, Says UK Races Hinge On Tax Laws
Usain Bolt said he wouldn’t race in the U.K. after the Olympics unless they changed their tax laws… and they did, extending the laws in place for the Olympics for the Diamond Games. But is this a trend?