Los Angeles Attorney Writes Exclusive Article about International Tax Issues NBA Players Could Face

Oct. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Austin, TX-  The latest edition of Sports Litigation Alert features an exclusive report on tax issues that could arise if NBA players, currently at a labor impasse with management, seek employment overseas.

“With the first two weeks of the NBA season cancelled and the length of the labor dispute between the owners and players uncertain, professional athletes from the United States are increasingly expressing interest in playing on teams abroad, even for short periods while the lockout continues,” wrote Michael D. Foster, a Los Angeles partner of Venable LLP, in an article for the Alert (www.sportslitigationalert.com).

“Playing abroad may require creative tax planning in order to avoid incurring significant additional taxes.”

You can read more about the issue, as well as numerous other articles and case summaries in the latest issue, which is posted as a current sample at http://www.sportslitigationalert.com/sample.html#a1

Here are the headlines of the summaries in the current Alert:

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•   Judge Sanctions ChampionsWorld for Failure to Preserve Evidence in Hi-Profile Soccer Case
•   Seventh Circuit Affirms State Athletic Associations' Right to Maintain Broadcast Rights
•   Plaintiffs Get Attorneys' Fees after ADA Victory over Redskins
•   Court Dismisses Former Coach's Claim against AD, School

And the remaining articles:

•   Arrington v. NCAA: Overview and Potential Implications
•   Battle of the Beer Companies
•   Sports Broadcasting Rights in the European Union — A Game Changer?
•   Dispute Between Cuban and Perot Takes Another Weird Turn

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