Charging out of town professional athletes a tax for playing in the City of Pittsburgh?
A judge says---you can't do that and struck it down.
The fee was levied on professional athletes from other cities who play at sports venues in the city.
It would take a 3% assessment from a player’s income when they play at PNC Park, PPG Paints Arena and Acrisure Stadium.
The Post-Gazette says Judge Christine Ward ruled the three-percent levy on income earned while playing in Pittsburgh's professional sports venues is discriminatory in two ways.
The judge also said there is no "permissible or rational basis" for either and it violates the Uniformity Clause of the state constitution.
First its taxes non-residents more than residents. Also, it represents discriminatory tax rates against people in the same job.
The tax wax challenged by three athletes as well as the NFL, NHL and MLB players associations. Former Pittsburgh Penguin Scott Wilson was part of the group of athletes along with NY Islanders Kyle Palmieri and former MLB player Jeff Francoeur.
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