Originally posted by tankle104:
Lol yes… his federal income tax is 37%. His state income tax is 13.3%. His agent fee is 10%. His money manager is probably 10%. So in Cali, he pays 50% of his check in taxes Vs in a state like Florida where it's 37% because it's only federal. That's millions in difference ($5.2M difference if his signing bonus is $40M).
so like I said, in California - he immediately loses 50% of his money to federal income taxes and the states income tax. Then 10% goes to his agent. Then whatever else he pays. So at best, he's getting 40% of his income.
when you're only takin home 40% of your total earning, I'd argue that 13.3%, several million, is a major difference. All because of where you live. Lol
lets say of a $40M signing bonus, he takes home $16M (40%). He lost 13.3% (CA state income tax) - which amounts $5.2M.
in other words, he would of taken home 32% more cash than he did and put that in his bank account if he lived somewhere else. Lmao "nothing major". That's why things like "it's only 13.3% of your income" is so dangerous. It's a ton of money compared to what you actually get to take home after everything has taxed you.
CA take home: $16M
FL take home: $21.2M - approx 32% difference
Yeah I thought you were saying somehow CA was some insane difference but it's not. As for the signing bonus itself, it's taxed on your place of primary residence, which is Florida for bosa. I know the original argument was tougher to sign players with state tax so this is a one off.