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Wed Jul-13-11 08:29 AM
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Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 08:29 AM by rucky
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| -Fan Who Caught Jeter's 3,000th Hit May Owe IRS Thousands |
Springer9 |
Jul-12-11 10:50 AM |
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Get Michele Bachmann (former tax collector) on his ass. nt |
onehandle |
Jul-12-11 10:53 AM |
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Lesson learned I guess. Keep the ball. |
tridim |
Jul-12-11 10:55 AM |
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Of course it would be legal. |
Tesha |
Jul-12-11 11:22 AM |
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"Jester"! |
KamaAina |
Jul-12-11 11:36 AM |
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That was the iPhone "fixing things" for me but, you know, it probably got it right! ;-) (NT) |
Tesha |
Jul-12-11 03:17 PM |
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the taxes are only $5,000 - $7,500 depending on what bracket |
hfojvt |
Jul-12-11 12:39 PM |
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Keeping the ball wouldn't change anything. |
Angleae |
Jul-12-11 11:46 PM |
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No they couldn't. It is not income and it was not a gift. |
former9thward |
Jul-12-11 11:58 PM |
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But it can be considered a gift. |
Angleae |
Jul-13-11 04:23 AM |
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It is similar to finding a bag of money - or stealing a bag of money. It is taxable income. |
yellowcanine |
Jul-13-11 07:58 AM |
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The gift tax is paid by the donor. |
former9thward |
Jul-13-11 08:58 AM |
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More and more, I am of the belief that it would be best to just incorporate myself. nt |
Javaman |
Jul-12-11 10:57 AM |
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Dude has box seats to ballgames and is going to get taxed for more than they're worth? |
Systematic Chaos |
Jul-12-11 11:01 AM |
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Taxed for their worth |
joeglow3 |
Jul-12-11 11:57 AM |
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sel-delete. nt |
awoke_in_2003 |
Jul-12-11 12:14 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Jul-13-11 06:32 AM |
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anyone who objects to this |
trud |
Jul-12-11 11:02 AM |
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The Verizon salesman will pay more taxes than Verizon Inc. |
Fuddnik |
Jul-12-11 11:04 AM |
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Seeing that he never decided to keep it, kind of hard to say it was his. |
Kurmudgeon |
Jul-12-11 11:10 AM |
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He isn't being asked to pay taxes on the ball. |
Tesha |
Jul-12-11 11:20 AM |
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Why are you trying to ruin a perfectly good rant with facts? |
VeryConfused |
Jul-12-11 11:30 AM |
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It never fails........ |
DainBramaged |
Jul-12-11 11:32 AM |
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Why shouldn't he avoid taxes like the rich, heh heh heh? |
DainBramaged |
Jul-12-11 11:33 AM |
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THey aren't winnings. He didn't win a prize. |
Pithlet |
Jul-12-11 04:00 PM |
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bullshit story |
Enrique |
Jul-12-11 11:35 AM |
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Were those prizes advertised as "prizes"? Did the team announce that whoever caught the 3,000th HR |
Brickbat |
Jul-12-11 11:35 AM |
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He is being taxed on his gain |
joeglow3 |
Jul-12-11 11:58 AM |
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He doesn't owe the IRS any taxes until he actually sells them! |
Better Believe It |
Jul-12-11 12:45 PM |
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Sure he did |
joeglow3 |
Jul-12-11 12:51 PM |
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He gave the ball back for nothing. |
killbotfactory |
Jul-14-11 10:32 PM |
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Sort of what I was thinking. |
Chiyo-chichi |
Jul-12-11 12:23 PM |
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Step-transactions were codified in the health care bill |
joeglow3 |
Jul-12-11 12:28 PM |
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Gifts are taxable, in this case as income tax |
happyslug |
Jul-12-11 10:51 PM |
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All that for seats the Yankees couldn't sell anyways. |
kick-ass-bob |
Jul-12-11 11:38 AM |
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I thought when the guy caught the Bonds home run |
Johonny |
Jul-12-11 12:28 PM |
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But once the guy that caught the Bond ball sold or exchanged it |
tammywammy |
Jul-12-11 01:00 PM |
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I thought what happen |
Johonny |
Jul-12-11 05:02 PM |
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You could be right about the ball going back to Bonds |
tammywammy |
Jul-12-11 05:10 PM |
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We won't know the true value of these items until they are actually sold. |
Better Believe It |
Jul-12-11 12:43 PM |
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HAHAHA! |
joeglow3 |
Jul-12-11 12:54 PM |
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Didn't this story turn out to be fake? |
Dash87 |
Jul-12-11 02:05 PM |
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This is a piece of Sarcasm, reading it that quickly become clear |
happyslug |
Jul-12-11 10:59 PM |
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Accept |
masonjason22 |
Jul-12-11 02:08 PM |
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Didn't this "tax" thing start as an internet joke? |
Renew Deal |
Jul-12-11 03:18 PM |
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do not care--guy is a yankee fan |
dembotoz |
Jul-12-11 03:45 PM |
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Marrah_G |
Jul-13-11 09:18 AM |
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Even IF he paid 25% tax on it, he could sell a few of them & make the $8K |
SoCalDem |
Jul-12-11 05:08 PM |
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All of us "may owe the IRS thousands" - that's meaningless |
KurtNYC |
Jul-12-11 05:09 PM |
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This is not right! |
Little Star |
Jul-12-11 05:51 PM |
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nothings for free |
spanone |
Jul-12-11 05:52 PM |
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Tax the rich already!!! |
Initech |
Jul-12-11 06:04 PM |
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ya donate it to a charity and take the deduction.... |
Motown_Johnny |
Jul-12-11 10:52 PM |
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This Red Sox Nation member says, even if that's the case |
flvegan |
Jul-12-11 11:48 PM |
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K&R |
Cereal Kyller |
Jul-12-11 11:59 PM |
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I just spoke to my tax professional... it was an exchange and the guy has to pay taxes on the value |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Jul-13-11 05:11 AM |
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I would have sold Jeter the ball and used the money to buy a house to live in |
krispos42 |
Jul-13-11 08:27 AM |
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nevermind |
rucky |
Jul-13-11 08:29 AM |
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My accountant says |
SnakeEyes |
Jul-13-11 08:46 AM |
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Hey it's Ron Paul... |
tjwash |
Jul-13-11 09:05 AM |
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If it were true, the Yankees accountants could easily set it up |
Blue_Tires |
Jul-13-11 10:11 AM |
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So, whenever I give somebody with no money an object that has value, he's screwed? |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-14-11 10:25 PM |
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Very sensational story |
Islandlife |
Jul-14-11 10:56 PM |
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The taxes are being paid by companies. Modells being one of them. |
Fearless |
Jul-14-11 11:06 PM |
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Great News for Jeter Fan! |
girl_interrupted |
Jul-15-11 12:25 AM |
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