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Old 10-15-2014, 02:50 PM   #20
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I've always heard this for NFL players, so I assume the same hold true for the NHL, but you are taxed based off where you play your games (where you earn your money).

So a Californian team is only paying California tax for their 41 home games plus the number of road games they play at other Californian teams. The rest are split between a number of states and provinces.
This is an incredibly dumb question probably...but how does this work when people go on work trips in the "normal" world? Like when I have a buddy travel to Texas for work from Calgary, he's not making money (or paying taxes) in Texas. Wouldn't the same apply to professional sports?
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