Following up on my prior posts (links below): Wall Street Journel op-ed, Mickelson and the Sports Star Tax Migration, by Allysia Finley:
If Lefty moves to a state with no income tax like Florida, he’ll find he has plenty of elite athlete company. …
The benefit of living in a state without an income tax can be diminished by the “jock tax” that states impose on money earned by athletes when they’re playing or training in the state. (Luckily for baseball players, spring training is in no-tax Florida or low-tax Arizona.) But in sports like tennis and golf where athletes can train anywhere in the world, a preponderance happen to migrate to states without an income tax. …
About 3.5 million Californians have migrated to other states over the past two decades. Almost anywhere they chose to go would allow them to enjoy greater returns on their labor. Is it really surprising that athletes like Mr. Mickelson might be keeping an eye on the leaderboard?
Prior TaxProf Blog posts:
- Golfer Phil Mickelson Plans ‘Drastic Changes’ in Response to His 63% Marginal Tax Rate (Jan. 21, 2013)
- Golfer Phil Mickelson Takes a Tax Mulligan (Jan. 23, 2013)
