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- Colby Rasmus
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"A Giant coincidence"
"Nate Schierholtz hit a third-deck homer that landed 10 feet from his brother."
so the question on my mind is, if a major leaguer's brother shows up to see a game, why didn't the mlb'er score him tickets better than third deck outfield???
- forsberg_us
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It's Obama's fault. (grin) (grin) (grin)
Seriously though, a couple years ago the IRS decided that major league baseball employees (players, coaches, etc...) should be taxed on the previously free tickets they received. They used to get something like 6-10 free seats per game. I know at the beginning of last season and this season, Chad had to tell the team if he wanted tickets for the season and, if so, in what price range. At the end of the year he gets a 1099 for the value of the seats and has to pay taxes on it. Perhaps Schierholtz elected inexpensive tickets.
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- artie_fufkin
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Re: "A Giant coincidence"
How'd you like to be an accountant for one of these guys? They have to pay state taxes in every state in which they play. Meaning, if Pujols gets paid for playing against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, he has to pay Pennsylvania income tax; Ohio income tax for the days he's in Cincinnati, etc. So depending upon the year, he has to file in 14-17 states.
And I'll bet it's even worse for the AL guys who play in Toronto. They're earning income in two different countries, with an exchange rate involved.
- APIAD
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artie_fufkin wrote:
How'd you like to be an accountant for one of these guys? They have to pay state taxes in every state in which they play. Meaning, if Pujols gets paid for playing against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, he has to pay Pennsylvania income tax; Ohio income tax for the days he's in Cincinnati, etc. So depending upon the year, he has to file in 14-17 states.
And I'll bet it's even worse for the AL guys who play in Toronto. They're earning income in two different countries, with an exchange rate involved.
Really? I figured that he only paid MO state tax because that is were his employer was based out of.
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And the IRS thing is BS. I would think the team could slip the players some tickets but I guess the team doesnt want to mess with the IRS. The park is private property. If Dewitt wants to let someone on it for free and charge someone else is it really the governments bussness.
- artie_fufkin
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How'd you like to be an accountant for one of these guys? They have to pay state taxes in every state in which they play. Meaning, if Pujols gets paid for playing against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, he has to pay Pennsylvania income tax; Ohio income tax for the days he's in Cincinnati, etc. So depending upon the year, he has to file in 14-17 states.
And I'll bet it's even worse for the AL guys who play in Toronto. They're earning income in two different countries, with an exchange rate involved.Really? I figured that he only paid MO state tax because that is were his employer was based out of.
Naw. What probably happened is some pointy-headed accountant who got elected to some state legislature figured out a long time ago that if a guy gets paid to play in his state, he ought to be paying income taxes, and everyone else followed along. It's the same thing with entertainers. If Toby Keith plays a concert in Foxboro Stadium, the state of Massachusetts wants a cut of the gate.
There a standup comedian from Florissant named Kathleen Madigan who describes her annual trip to her accountant, who is also her brother, thusly: "On April 14, I'm going to bring him in a shoebox full of receipts with moisture stains because I've used them as beer glass coasters. He's going to yell at me, and I'm going to cry."
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How'd you like to be an accountant for one of these guys?
Is there a Turbo Tax for MLB players?