Tax,
Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 17, 2017
Mayweather. McGregor. And the IRS
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to face off against MMA’s Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26. But in the lead-up to the fight of old against young, taxes have taken center stage.





Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to face off against MMA's Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26. But in the lead-up to the fight of old against young, taxes have taken center stage. The two sound a little like dueling political candidates sparring over emails or tax returns.
The flap started when the story broke that, ironically, "money" Mayweather still owes some to the IRS for this 2015 taxes. Sure, he may have made hun...
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