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TRENDING: Georgia State Senators Introduce Bill to Make Athlete Except from Income Tax

Bill would level the playing field verses other SEC teams

Dan Zealley| February 5, 2025 (Updated: 7 days ago)
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Georgia fans light up Sanford Stadium as the game goes into the fourth during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens
Georgia fans light up Sanford Stadium as the game goes into the fourth during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens
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By Dan Zealley


Georgia Senate Bill 71, introduced by five Georgia state senators, would make college athletes exempt
for having to pay state taxes according to On3 Sports.


A new Georgia state Senate bill would exempt NIL compensation received by college athletes from the state income tax if passed.

Georgia institutions are already allowed to pay athletes directly for NIL.

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— On3 NIL (@On3NIL) February 4, 2025

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The current Georgia state tax rate is 5.39%. Players from SEC teams in states like Florida, Tennessee,
and Texas pay no state taxes. If a player at a university in Georgia signs a Name, Image, and Likeness
(NIL) deal for $1 million, they pay $53,900 in state taxes.

This past September. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (a University of Georgia grad) signed an executive order
to prevent the NCAA from taking “adverse action” against a state institution for directly compensating
an athlete. In recent years, lawmakers in Missouri and Texas have passed bills to prevent the NCAA
from launching investigations into NIL activities.


Aug 24, 2024; Dublin, IRL; Georgia Tech players Christian Leary, LaMiles Brooks and Chase Lane celebrate their win against Florida State at Aviva Stadium.

Brandon Beach was one of the senators to introduce the bill. “Listen, recruiting is a very, very
competitive sport,” Beach told the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday. “When you’re recruiting these
five-star athletes, they all have agents and we’re competing with Tennessee, Texas and Florida who
have no state income tax.

Many took to social media to express dissatisfaction with the idea of athletes being exempt from state
taxes. “They need to pay taxes on that income the same as I have to.” One wrote. Another added “Why
will millionaire athletes get special treatment?”

If this bill does get passed, Georgia and Georgia Tech will enjoy a competitive recruiting advantage over
schools in other states that have state income tax on NIL deals.


Category: College FootballTag: Georgia, Georgia Tech, NIL
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