まだ２５歳の若さで、１億５５００万ドル（１６１億円）という、聞いただけではいくらだか逆にわからなくなるような金を手にすることになったマー君。
７年間もの間、故障もなくうまく勤められたらいいのだが。
私は今年の夏、NYに行く予定でいるので、彼の登板に合致する保証は全くないけれど、ヤンキースタジアムに行きたい。絶対行く。
ところで、アメリカ人の旦那が「ひひひ」とこんな記事を教えてくれた。
Yankees Pitcher To Lose Over Half of $155 Million
Contract to Taxes
Friday, January 24, 2014 9:21 AM | Justin Sykes
However sweet this $155 million dollar deal seems, the reality is that
Tanaka will lose almost $90 million over the 7-year life of his contract with
the Yankees
As reported by ESPN, the New York Yankees have signed Masahiro Tanaka
to a 7-year contract worth $155 million, earning an estimated $22.1 million
per year. According to ESPN, Tanaka's contract is the largest ever for an
international free agent and the fifth-largest deal for a pitcher. However
sweet this $155 million dollar deal seems, the reality is that Tanaka will lose
almost $90 million over the 7-year life of his contract with the Yankees.
In addition to the Yankees, Tanaka was also being courted by the Arizona
Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs. Unlike New York City, the cities of
Phoenix and Chicago do not impose a city income tax. Had Tanaka chosen a
similar contract with the Diamondbacks or the Cubs, he would have saved
almost $12 million over the life of his contract. Instead, Tanaka chose New
York, where the state and local rates are some of the highest in the
country. By choosing to sign with the Yankees, Tanaka automatically
forfeited almost $12 million in taxes that would have been saved had he
signed with the Cubs or Diamondbacks.
Tanaka will pay a combined marginal income tax rate of 56.1 percent - over
half of his contract. For New York state and local taxes alone he will lose an
estimated $2,811,257 a year. The combined marginal income tax rate
Tanaka will pay is comprised of the federal, state and local tax rates, plus
the Medicare payroll tax. The chart below shows Tanaka’s tax burdens as
compared between the differing franchises.
State Team Est. FederalTax Burden
The Federal Income Tax Burden listed above is comprised of the 39.6
percent tax bracket and 3.8 percent Medicare Tax. For illustrative purposes,
the marginal combined tax rate of 56.1 percent (which includes Federal,
State, Medicare, and Local tax rates) is applied only to his contract salary
and does not take into account his bonuses, endorsement, and other
sources of viable income.
While Tanaka is not your average employee, the real lesson to be learned
here, one you won’t see in the headlines is that higher federal and state tax
burdens can have a huge impact on employees and employment in a state.
The sweetness of signing a $155 million contract to play baseball for one of
the leagues most renowned teams, the New York Yankees, is only made
bitter by the fact Tanaka will have to settle for receiving only $68 million
(less than half) of the $155 million contract due to the heavy federal and
state tax burdens.
Contract to Taxes
Friday, January 24, 2014 9:21 AM | Justin Sykes
However sweet this $155 million dollar deal seems, the reality is that
Tanaka will lose almost $90 million over the 7-year life of his contract with
the Yankees
As reported by ESPN, the New York Yankees have signed Masahiro Tanaka
to a 7-year contract worth $155 million, earning an estimated $22.1 million
per year. According to ESPN, Tanaka's contract is the largest ever for an
international free agent and the fifth-largest deal for a pitcher. However
sweet this $155 million dollar deal seems, the reality is that Tanaka will lose
almost $90 million over the 7-year life of his contract with the Yankees.
In addition to the Yankees, Tanaka was also being courted by the Arizona
Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs. Unlike New York City, the cities of
Phoenix and Chicago do not impose a city income tax. Had Tanaka chosen a
similar contract with the Diamondbacks or the Cubs, he would have saved
almost $12 million over the life of his contract. Instead, Tanaka chose New
York, where the state and local rates are some of the highest in the
country. By choosing to sign with the Yankees, Tanaka automatically
forfeited almost $12 million in taxes that would have been saved had he
signed with the Cubs or Diamondbacks.
Tanaka will pay a combined marginal income tax rate of 56.1 percent - over
half of his contract. For New York state and local taxes alone he will lose an
estimated $2,811,257 a year. The combined marginal income tax rate
Tanaka will pay is comprised of the federal, state and local tax rates, plus
the Medicare payroll tax. The chart below shows Tanaka’s tax burdens as
compared between the differing franchises.
State Team Est. FederalTax Burden
The Federal Income Tax Burden listed above is comprised of the 39.6
percent tax bracket and 3.8 percent Medicare Tax. For illustrative purposes,
the marginal combined tax rate of 56.1 percent (which includes Federal,
State, Medicare, and Local tax rates) is applied only to his contract salary
and does not take into account his bonuses, endorsement, and other
sources of viable income.
While Tanaka is not your average employee, the real lesson to be learned
here, one you won’t see in the headlines is that higher federal and state tax
burdens can have a huge impact on employees and employment in a state.
The sweetness of signing a $155 million contract to play baseball for one of
the leagues most renowned teams, the New York Yankees, is only made
bitter by the fact Tanaka will have to settle for receiving only $68 million
(less than half) of the $155 million contract due to the heavy federal and
state tax burdens.
長い記事なので要約すると、彼に球団から払われる１億５５００万ドルのうち、半分以上税金にもっていかれる、という趣旨だ。
ご存じとは思うが、アメリカ合衆国は、まるで５０の異なる国々が１つの大統領政府を抱いているような構造で、週によって税制も全く異なる。ある州は所得税はあるが売上税はない、ある州はその逆、あるいは両方ともある、といった感じである、NY州の人たちが、値の張る買い物を隣のNJ州でするのは、NJ州では売上税がないからである。そんなバラバラが平然と行われている地方自治大国である。
で、マー君は当然、連邦税以外だと、NY州とNY市の税制に服することになるが、１億５５００ドルのうち、５６％ほどが、税金として持って行かれるそうなのだ。
マー君に対しては、アリゾナダイヤモンドバックスとシカゴカブズも獲得を考えていたが、フェニックス市およびシカゴ市の税制では、市の所得税がないから、もしマー君がそれら２球団のいずれかを選んでいたら、高いNY州税、NY市税を払うのに比べたら、１２００万ドルほど節税できたという。
＜マー君１億５５００万ドルから取られる分＞
連邦税：67,270,000ドル
NY州税：13,671,000ドル （←アリゾナ州とイリノイ州はもっと安い）
NY市税：6,007,800ドル （←フェニックス市とシカゴ市にはない）
合計：86,948,800ドル
マー君の差引手取り：68,051,200ドル （←それでもすごすぎるけど）
どうりで球場の入場料も食べ物も高いわけだ。
NY州知事も市長も、マー君に手紙の１通でも送ったらいい。
さてさて、ヤンキースと言えば、イチロー君も御年４０。当人は５０歳まで現役などと言っているが、出場機会も減ってきているし、そろそろ、「どう引き際を飾るか」を真剣に考えていると思われる。
松井はとうに引退したけど、松井、そしておそらくイチローが消えるのに代わるようにマー君が出てきたのは、世代交代のならいだ。
