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what to do Taylor Swift Does Travis Kelce have something in common? It’s obvious. They represent the most unfortunate profession when dealing with state income taxes.
They’ve just got engaged, too. But more importantly, they belong to two categories of individuals, about “York Tax”, which is an informal term Taylor SwiftPrivate jet at night.
Now, it’s unlikely that Swift or Kelce has filed its own taxes for years before you shed too many tears for this happy couple. Neither the grill nor the stage was deprived of either of them being present because they were too busy figuring out how to resist tax liability in other states.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift embraced the San Francisco 49ers after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024. (Getty Image)
But the Jock tax is not only for giant lovebirds. While Swift and Kelce are busy counting zeros on salary, many modest people mean wanting to do as much as Swift and Kelce.
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That’s because the definition of “professional athlete” and “artist” is much broader than people think. Other, less obvious people on the football field, such as junior coaches Canon with Kyles Or massage injuries, usually earning a salary well below the national median.
Although Swift is known for providing generous bonuses to employees, all artists’ jobs are made by the postures of production staff, background talents, safety personnel, drivers, etc., making all entertainment possible, and most people will be familiar with the average American for their salary. All of these travel support staff face requirements with Kelce and Swift in multiple states.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift performed well in Game 4 of the game in the fourth game of the Stanley Cup final at Sunrise, Florida on June 12, 2025. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Image)
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Beyond that, many professional athletes and entertainers don’t earn the compelling income from Kells and Swift – MLB footballers earn as low as $80,000 and WNBA players pay $66,000 in 2025.
To make matters worse, minor league athletes are included in the “professional athlete” bucket. A 2022 study found that more than half of all minor league baseball players must take a second job. For artists, it goes without saying that the work of performing in front of the audience is by no means guaranteed wealth. However, they all face the same requirements File a tax return In each state, they participate.
For taxpayers who do not require two or more commas income, romance that must be filed in many states is not only time and anger, but also money. Adding an extra state to the TurboTax returns can cost up to $65, which will be a serious hidden tax when multiplied by a double-digit state. The number of hungry artists, minor leagues, trainers and production staff facing this type of burden is far more than the country’s Travises and Taylors.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kells (Travis Kelce/Instagram)
The solution is to narrow down about who has to pay the Choke tax, making sure they apply to Travis and Taylor, rather than the ordinary Joe and Jane. State is usually reluctant to patch their Jock Tax For the wrong view, taxing visiting athletes and entertainers generates a lot of income, but that is not the case.
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A study in March 2020 estimated that the total loss of tax revenue for all states, from the cancellation of the remaining pandemic-related NBA, NFL and MLB games in 2020, would be $295 million, or just 0.1% of total income tax revenue for the 20 affected states and the District of Columbia
So if the state wants to send Travis and Taylor The gift of engagement they do not need to direct it to a happy couple. They should send it to regular taxpayers who are caught in a firefighting with a nightmare of national tax compliance, targeting the nation’s highest fiancé.
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