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Taxes on Drivers in TN?
Legislation that would impose taxes and license fees on professional athletes in Tennessee hit a wall Tuesday with race drivers and officials at Bristol Motor Speedway. Four bills currently before the state General Assembly seek to impose registration or licensing fees for all professional athletes and coaches, along with taxes ranging from $400 to $2,500 each. Another bill would charge $400 per $100,000 of annual adjusted gross income. The bills, all introduced by legislators from the Memphis area, are aimed at players and coaches for the state’s three professional franchises – the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies and the NHL’s Nashville Predators. But if approved, the measures would also apply to minor league baseball players and anyone who receives prize money at any auto race track in the state.(Bristol Herald Courier)(3-16-2005)

Thats crazy. I wonder what politicians...

They are prolly being pressured by King Willie.. :chair:

it's a professional tax...all registered professionals (doctors, lawyers, etc.) have to pay it. It's a great thing to make money for the state government.

If I have to pay it, then so should multimillionaire atheletes. Sure the state helped pay for my education, but the state also pays for mega-million dollar palaces for these atheletes to play all their games in.

bourbonreb Wrote:If I have to pay it, then so should multimillionaire atheletes. Sure the state helped pay for my education, but the state also pays for mega-million dollar palaces for these atheletes to play all their games in.

Well at least you use common sense concerning local government.




Now if you just stick around awhile, we might be able to correct that athletic deficiency.