The NFL is a strange animal. It's kind of like a corporate office and all the teams are various businesses reporting to them (32 NFL teams). Each team gives $6 million dollars each year ($192 million total), to provide services like broadcast rights, contract disputes, player and team discipline/fines, licensing, marketing, merchandising, etc.). Each team owner pays taxes but the NFL doesn't. The $6 million each team gives to the NFL isn't taxed as it is considered given to a... non-profit.
Why don't they pay taxes? This tax haven was created in 1966 and was tacked onto another Bill that had nothing to do with a non-exempt status (it was basically an earmark/pork), for the merging leagues of the AFL and NFL. Pete Rozelle was pretty much responsible for the deal being cut.
Keep in mind it's supposed to be a non-profit so what do they do to help accomplish this...they pay their people outrageous salaries like Roger Goodell (the commissioner), who will have a $20 million dollar salary per his contract in the next couple of years. Steve Bornstein who is the NFL Network President is making a comparable salary. It's a scam. Please contact your representatives and ask him or her why the NFL qualifies as a non-profit; according to the IRS's criteria, they don't.
Why don't they pay taxes? This tax haven was created in 1966 and was tacked onto another Bill that had nothing to do with a non-exempt status (it was basically an earmark/pork), for the merging leagues of the AFL and NFL. Pete Rozelle was pretty much responsible for the deal being cut.
Keep in mind it's supposed to be a non-profit so what do they do to help accomplish this...they pay their people outrageous salaries like Roger Goodell (the commissioner), who will have a $20 million dollar salary per his contract in the next couple of years. Steve Bornstein who is the NFL Network President is making a comparable salary. It's a scam. Please contact your representatives and ask him or her why the NFL qualifies as a non-profit; according to the IRS's criteria, they don't.
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