The nine-month suspension of long-time football agent Gary Wichard handed down by the NFL Players Association Friday is the highest-impact agent discipline from the present union leadership to date.
It so happens that I think that there is a tax incidence argument, albeit that tax charges borne by companies (as distinct from sales and payroll taxes and their like, for which they act as agent) almost invariably impact on shareholders.
Among the topics we discussed were the repositioning of the four Holiday Inn concepts, the impact of digital marketing and her role as a change agent for the firm.
But its return will make a significant impact on athletes who deduct tens sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in agent fees, union dues and training expenses in addition to their mortgage interest, real estate taxes, state income taxes (athletes are taxed in nearly every state they play), charitable contributions, investment expenses and tax preparation fees.