"Jock tax" is unconstitutional

[tornado]

Some cities & states are trying to impose a new type of tax called the "Jock Tax"..
high paid athletes generally are considered to be salaried in the state their home team plays...
thus Derrick Rose is considered an Illinois resident and pays Illinois state taxes...

BUT some states & some cities - say Cleveland, OHIO - want to pass a law claiming that if they play there, then they have earned income there and can be taxed...

It's really a classic government cash grab and scam...and thankfully the State of Ohio Supreme Court saw it that was and ruled...
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/04/clevelands_jock_tax_is_unconst.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-cleveland-jock-tax-0501-biz-20150430-story.html

It is a former Bears player who brought this suit and won!!

http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/researc...4/10/23/superstar-athletes-pay-big-jock-taxes
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/01/31/new-jersey-jock-tax-tackles-super-bowl-earnings/

 

[cpacmel]

Pretty common. From your last link:

In fact, every state with a professional sports franchise, with the exception of Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Washington and the District of Columbia, imposes the so-called jock tax.

Hunter H's suit was with how the tax was calculated in Cleveland, OH.

 

[basketball nut]

This is nothing new and every athlete pays taxes in the state in which they play. If that city has a city tax then they pay that also. It's no different then if were work in another state you pay taxes in that state. I, believe, you get to deduct that from your primary state that you live in and pay taxes in.
All of these professional athletes are considered employees of the state in which they are presently playing in.

 

[algotrader]

Cleveland already has a commuter tax. This will just get rolled into it. It really is no different, just implemented in a messed up way.