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Reminder: Olympians Must Pay Thousands in Taxes For Earned Medals
Townhall.com ^ | August 15, 2016 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 08/15/2016 12:30:42 PM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 08/15/2016 12:30:42 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

You didn’t win that!


2 posted on 08/15/2016 12:32:55 PM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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No pity here. It’s a business. Use Schedule C ... they took 4 years training - no reason they can’t spread the winnings across the four years earnings (if much).


3 posted on 08/15/2016 12:34:49 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: Kaslin

Why is it unfair? I win Purchase orders all the time and get taxed for it.


4 posted on 08/15/2016 12:34:57 PM PDT by IC Ken
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To: Kaslin

All prizes are taxable, why should Olympic medals be any different?


5 posted on 08/15/2016 12:35:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Good grief! What’s Phelps gonna owe?


6 posted on 08/15/2016 12:36:01 PM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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What’s the difference get money form winning the gold or playoff money for B-ball of super bowl. The whole tax code sucks. Maybe if someone is poor then some one cans step up or change the law, but that’s life. Welcome home champs, sign this form.

———— Screaming for help in Taxifornia


7 posted on 08/15/2016 12:36:35 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Kaslin

Play stupid games, get stupid prizes. :-)


8 posted on 08/15/2016 12:37:55 PM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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They are the 0.0001 of this planet’s carbon units. If they play their cards right they can cash in on ads and sponsorships. I get the libertarian taxation angle, but it’s tough to feel sorry for them.


9 posted on 08/15/2016 12:39:44 PM PDT by Calusa (Sprinkles are for winners! -- Progressive Flo)
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Getting taxed on prize money is normal. Our Federal and State tax forms have lines for that.

I don’t know about taxes on the values of Olympic medals, which I’m sure that the athletes do not intend to sell-—unless forced to by the taxman. PHOOEY!!!!


10 posted on 08/15/2016 12:40:28 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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Good grief! What’s Phelps gonna owe?

A good measure less than he'll bring home. I wonder if he is going to bring it home in foreign currencies or just stop in the Caymans and open an account.

11 posted on 08/15/2016 12:47:27 PM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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Probably quite a bit. He has a total 23 gold medals. I believe he won 5 of them in Rio. He also won a silver medal there


12 posted on 08/15/2016 12:47:34 PM PDT by Kaslin (He neededAwesomeOf the ignorant to reelect him. He got them and now we have to pay the consequences)
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"That'll be $80, swimming-in-sewage tax."

13 posted on 08/15/2016 12:49:55 PM PDT by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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The most ridiculous thing ever. I wonder which congress passed that dumb law. I would not fall over to find out it was boner.


14 posted on 08/15/2016 12:50:14 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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can you say millions in endorsements?


15 posted on 08/15/2016 12:51:29 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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The absolutely last thing we want to do is create special classes of sympathetic people who don’t have to pay tax. First it will be Olympians. Then it will be teachers or fire fighters. Then it will be other government employees or social workers. Everyone should pay tax. It should be a low rate and it should be fair, but everyone should pay it.


16 posted on 08/15/2016 12:51:34 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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Getting taxed on prize money is normal.

Hillary wants to tax inheritance 100 percent (at least in Trump's case if he dies). If Hillary gets her way, an Olympian can't pass on their medals to their family after death - the government would take them.

17 posted on 08/15/2016 12:51:45 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: George from New England

“Use Schedule C .”

Yup. expenses are deductible and from what i read about Phelps, he chows down on 5 pizzas every afternoon during training to burn calories. If only he kept those receipts..


18 posted on 08/15/2016 12:52:39 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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So what is the value of an Olympic medal, in monetary terms? In terms of materials it’s nearly worthless - base metals with plating. You can’t buy one new, as far as I know. Cost to manufacture? I don’t know, but probably can’t be more than a few hundred bucks, even if made in the first world by a skilled metal worker.


19 posted on 08/15/2016 12:52:52 PM PDT by -YYZ- (Strong like bull, smart like tractor.)
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To: George from New England
No pity here. It’s a business. Use Schedule C ... they took 4 years training - no reason they can’t spread the winnings across the four years earnings (if much).

That's a great point. They should be able to write off every expense associated with their training over the past 4 years. I'd argue that, with the exception of their primary residence, just about every dollar spent could be attributable to their training. Food, communications, coaches, gym time, pool time, transportation, hotel accommodations, etc. They may not be able to deduct certain entertainment expenses like booze, pot and Disney movies. But otherwise, I bet the government owes them money if they play the game right. They need to spend the money on a good tax attorney, which will also be tax deductible. LOL!

20 posted on 08/15/2016 12:53:35 PM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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