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 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - When Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck plays in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Michigan's Department of Revenue will be waiting to intercept 3.4 percent of his earnings for the days he works in Detroit.
Hasselbeck's $8 million salary and potential $73,000 in payout from the NFL could force the Seattle signal-caller to hand off $10,000 in taxes to a state where he has no residence and no affiliation.
Like 19 other states, the Wolverine State imposes a "jock tax," which could cost the Seahawks nearly $300,000 just to play at Ford Field — and that doesn't include every coach, trainer and water boy. Piling on, the city of Detroit leverages a 1.275 percent tax on athletes, which could bring in $200,000 for hosting the Super Bowl.
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