[dabigv13]

I don't think there is any way around it if athletes are employees and these things are their compensation. Otherwise why wouldn't schools just give all their athletes a violin scholarship to reduce their tax burden?

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I think it's fairly absurd to consider athletes employees and for tuition and food and lodging and travel to be their compensation, and perhaps it will be overturned on appeal.

But unless there is legislation from congress, I don't think there is any way for schools and athlete/employees to avoid this tax burden.

[dabigv13]

I don't think there is any way around it if athletes are employees and these things are their compensation. Otherwise why wouldn't schools just give all their athletes a violin scholarship to reduce their tax burden?

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I think it's fairly absurd to consider athletes employees and for tuition and food and lodging and travel to be their compensation, and perhaps it will be overturned on appeal.

But unless there is legislation from congress, I don't think there is any way for schools and athlete/employees to avoid this tax burden.