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large organisations not paying any tax, that just doesn't happen (unless it's google, or anyother multi-national organisation), It is a disgrace that the NFL does not pay Tax, even though the teams do, as for azazel the cat saying that the NFL doesn'y make money, were do you think the TV money goes, i'll give you a clue, not me.

strybjorn Grimskull wrote:large organisations not paying any tax, that just doesn't happen (unless it's google, or anyother multi-national organisation), It is a disgrace that the NFL does not pay Tax, even though the teams do, as for azazel the cat saying that the NFL doesn'y make money, were do you think the TV money goes, i'll give you a clue, not me.

It goes to the teams. And they pay tax on it. you obviously read my post. Please explain to me which part you are struggling with, and I will try to explain it better.

 azazel the cat wrote:

strybjorn Grimskull wrote:large organisations not paying any tax, that just doesn't happen (unless it's google, or anyother multi-national organisation), It is a disgrace that the NFL does not pay Tax, even though the teams do, as for azazel the cat saying that the NFL doesn'y make money, were do you think the TV money goes, i'll give you a clue, not me.

It goes to the teams. And they pay tax on it. you obviously read my post. Please explain to me which part you are struggling with, and I will try to explain it better.

Ok look this is my opinion, the NFL is a large "organisation" that employs hundreds of poeple from executives to Janitors, the NFL MUST make money in order to survive, fanning out profits to diffrent people so they pay tax on it is IMHO wrong pay the taxes yourselves, you are not a charity you are a business, or at least be more active in communities.

BTW the teams do not receive ALL tv money, just FYI.

strybjorn Grimskull wrote:

 azazel the cat wrote:

strybjorn Grimskull wrote:large organisations not paying any tax, that just doesn't happen (unless it's google, or anyother multi-national organisation), It is a disgrace that the NFL does not pay Tax, even though the teams do, as for azazel the cat saying that the NFL doesn'y make money, were do you think the TV money goes, i'll give you a clue, not me.

It goes to the teams. And they pay tax on it. you obviously read my post. Please explain to me which part you are struggling with, and I will try to explain it better.

Ok look this is my opinion, the NFL is a large "organisation" that employs hundreds of poeple from executives to Janitors, the NFL MUST make money in order to survive, fanning out profits to diffrent people so they pay tax on it is IMHO wrong pay the taxes yourselves, you are not a charity you are a business, or at least be more active in communities.

BTW the teams do not receive ALL tv money, just FYI.

Yes, they do. The owners of the individual teams receive everything.

So lawyers fees and comision don't exist, nice.

 dogma wrote:
That was Major League Baseball.

The exemption for "professional football leagues" dates back to the 60's, and its grounded in statute.

Edit: Messed up the link.

Ah yes, baseball, that's right.

Anyhow, I agree with your point that government involvement in professional sport is very strange. We have it here as well, you'll see all kinds of odd little exemptions for professional sports popping up in bits of law. It's a weird feeling when you spot it as well, because it's inclusion is almost always ridiculous and unecessary, but it is a reference to something that's quite interesting while you're doing something very boring.


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 Alfndrate wrote:
As to the issue at hand, I certainly do love that the NFL is non-profit, and Goodell makes more than 10 million dollars .

And he pays tax on his salary.

It's just that the organisation that employs him doesn't pay tax on their profits... for the simple reason that they're not in business to make profit.


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 strybjorn Grimskull wrote:
So lawyers fees and comision don't exist, nice.

Yes, and those people, when they receive their lawyers fees and commissions... pay tax on them.

Consider the CEO of a very large profit making company - the CEO is paid $10 million, and he pays tax on that. In addition, when the company generates $5 billion in profits they pay tax on that as well.

But what do you do when the organisation isn't trying to make a profit, but is just trying to deliver a service to a number of people and companies who are paying annual dues to keep that organisation doing whatever it is doing? Well then the CEO still pays taxes on his $10 million in salary, but the organisation itself doesn't pay taxes because there are no profits to tax.