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NFL Tax Exemption Is Classic Quarterback Sneak
The NFL says it doesn't help teams avoid taxes. That's not entirely true.
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Every time the National Football League does something dumb, which is often, a lot of people call for Congress to revoke its tax exemption.
Pro football teams are for-profit companies that pay taxes, as the NFL likes to reiterate. But the league office itself is classified as a 501(c)(6) organization, along the lines of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. You can argue about whether that exemption should apply to the NFL, but it quite specifically does.