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 Co'tor Shas wrote:
Why is the NFL tax-free anyway?

I'd imagine outside of the Vegas mob, no one can lobby politicians like the NFL.

 Frazzled wrote:

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
Why is the NFL tax-free anyway?

I'd imagine outside of the Vegas mob, no one can lobby politicians like the NFL.

Isn't it the officiating part that is tax free while the teams are still liable for all appropriate taxes?

 Ahtman wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
Why is the NFL tax-free anyway?

I'd imagine outside of the Vegas mob, no one can lobby politicians like the NFL.

Isn't it the officiating part that is tax free while the teams are still liable for all appropriate taxes?

I believe so... the League itself, alonside the PGA, NBA, and IIRC, MLB are all registered as Non-Profit organizations. However, I do believe that individual team owners are responsible for their own taxes (unless they are also, somehow considered non-profits). I would imagine that the revenue sharing that most leagues have now allow some teams to pay "less" than they otherwise would, while some teams might pay more than they otherwise would.