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Tax Revisions Of 2004 And Pro Sports Team Ownership

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  • N. EDWARD COULSON
  • RODNEY FORT

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Tax law revisions of 2004 altered the “roster depreciation allowance” enjoyed by pro sports team owners. Supporters claimed this would practically eliminate costly legal oversight by the IRS and, ultimately, increase owner tax bills. Government officials and leagues remained silent on team value impacts but outside analysts argued they would rise by 5%. We model this policy change and investigate it empirically. Supporters in Congress were absolutely correct that owner tax payments should increase but outside analysts underestimated team value increases by half. No wonder Major League Baseball and the National Football League favored the revision. (JEL D21, G38, H25, L83)

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  • N. Edward Coulson & Rodney Fort, 2010. "Tax Revisions Of 2004 And Pro Sports Team Ownership," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 28(4), pages 464-473, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:28:y:2010:i:4:p:464-473
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00192.x
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    1. Sepulveda, Cristian F., 2023. "Cost–Benefit Analysis of an “Average” Professional Sports Team or Stadium in the United States," Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(3), pages 451-477, October.
    2. Humphreys, Brad R. & Zhou, Li, 2015. "Reference-dependent preferences, team relocations, and major league expansion," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 10-25.
    3. Philip L. Hersch & Jodi E. Pelkowski, 2019. "The Consequences (and Nonconsequences) of Ownership Change: The Case of Major League Baseball," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 20(1), pages 72-90, January.
    4. Humphreys, Brad & Zhou, Li, 2014. "Loss Aversion, Team Relocations, and Major League Expansion," Working Papers 2014-3, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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