Cousin’s Looks to Avoid the Jock Tax
Regardless of where Kirk Cousins signs this off season, it provides an example, once again on how the ‘jock tax’ can affect the net (take...
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Jock Tax Sacks Garoppolo’s New Deal
Jimmy Garoppolo’s five year, $137.5 million contract is being touted as the largest contract signed in National Football League (NFL)...
Adding Insult to Injury
Introduction As Tom Brady leaves Minneapolis empty handed following a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII...
Minnesota Eye’s Super Bowl Tax Prize
Introduction When taxpayers from Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota contributed $498 million of the $1.027 Billion to build US Bank...
The New Tax Law by the Numbers
Now that the House and Senate’s Tax Bill has been signed into law, its time to take a closer look at what the numbers reveal for...
The New Tax Law and You
The end of 2017 has seen a flurry of activity as both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate passed tax reform Bills. ...
Verlander’s Gain is the Tax Man’s Loss
Last Thursday, the Houston Astros clinched their first ever World Series and they were aided by a deadline deal in which they acquired...
NHL Entry Draft Consolation Prize
Introduction This year’s NHL Draft will be held in Chicago at the United Center with Nico Hischier, Nolan Patrick and Gabriel Vilardi...
The Cost of an NBA Championship
By signing with the Golden State Warriors a team based in California, we examine the true cost of Kevin Durant’s decision to chase an NBA...
Betting the House on Vegas
What type of advantage does the NHL expansion team in Vegas have in signing free agents in the open market? Introduction Earlier this...
Fines vs. Suspensions
With a rash of suspensions and fines among NHL players this past month, we explore the tax consequences of these two forms of punishments...
Massachusetts and Georgia Await Super Bowl Tax Prize
Even though Tom Brady lowers his non-resident tax by over $20,000 by playing in this year’s Super Bowl in Texas, his home state of...
Completing your Tax Questionnaire
As tax season approaches, I thought it might be helpful to provide some guidance on how to successfully proceed in collecting and...
Double Teamed
Economic forces hinder Canadian NHL Teams Introduction For the first time in almost fifty years, Canada has failed to send one of their...
What is the Jock Tax Index?
Tax Index The Jock Tax Index (JTI), presented at the 2015 MIT’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference and featured on Bloomberg Television’s...
Manning Retires with Two Last Victories
Peyton Manning is going out in style with two last wins. One over the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl and the other over the...
The Cost of the Cup
Eric Staal’s quest for his second Stanley Cup comes at a cost of $68,809 to him. Introduction This past Monday’s NHL trade deadline and...
Where will Lightning Strike?
As free agency approaches, the Stamkos watch is on. INTRODUCTION With the Los Angeles Kings extending Anze Kopitar’s contract for eight...
California Eyes Super Bowl Tax Prize
Cam Newton eyes a Super Bowl ring while California has visions of taxing his salary. This Sunday at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara...
Great Scott!
John Scott may have been an unwanted guest at the NHL All-Star Game this weekend, but he left with the game’s MVP award and a share of...
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