Lin Hao signed a $1 million contract, and according to the U.S. individual income tax law, an annual personal income of more than $432,000 is subject to 39.6% federal tax (similar to China's national tax). Pen~fun~gewww.biquge.infoThe annual salary of NBA players with a base salary basically exceeds this figure, so after each NBA player gets their salary, they have to cut off nearly 40%.

Josh Chaderis, who played for the Hawks and played in Europe, once said this about why a large number of retired NBA players went bankrupt: "The first mistake we made was, hey, I made $11 million, but the fact that we had to pay $5 million in taxes first, most people don't know that, they just spend money on $11 million, buy houses, buy cars, and soon they will find out that they are on the verge of bankruptcy." ”

Chaves is right, but it's not comprehensive, because the basic federal tax is just the beginning, and California has the highest tax rate among the four major professional league athletes in North America, as they were the first to collect the tax they initiated.

The first player to pay this tax, "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, Jordan led the Bulls to win the championship for the first time in 1991, and they defeated the Lakers led by "Magic" Johnson 4-1 in the finals that year, Jordan averaged 31.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 55.8% from the field and 50% from three-point range.

It was a perfect stat, and at the age of 27, Jordan was at the peak of his career, both physically and technically, and he was unstoppable. The California government couldn't stand it, and since I couldn't beat you on the court, I wouldn't let you have a good time, so the California government took the lead and calculated Jordan's income from playing in California according to the state's personal income tax law (which is different from the federal tax law), and levied personal income tax on this part of the expenses.

As soon as this move came out, the entire professional sports world was shocked. The state of Illinois, where Chicago is located, said that it couldn't stand it, and men should decide the winner on the court in a dignified manner, but since you can't afford to lose so much, do such an inauthentic thing to disgust us Jordan, then I am not to be outdone, so Illinois announced that it will impose this personal income tax on all athletes from California. There have been backs and forths, and since this matter has begun, of course, it cannot be easily put to an end. Since there is money to be made, then everyone earns it together. So in the next few years, all states in the United States have joined the ranks of taxation, from the beginning only for the NBA league, to later include the four most profitable professional league athletes in North America into the tax category, so Jordan is not only the first person in basketball but also a pioneer in leading the reform of the American tax law, to this day, the 24 states in the United States except for the Texas of the Dallas Mavericks, the Memphis Grizzlies of Tennessee and the Orlando Magic of Florida still do not levy state taxes on athletes (these states do not even levy personal income tax, There is no basis for imposing state taxes on athletes), and the other 21 states have all left their hands behind their discipline and buried themselves in collecting money. Even the 26 states that don't have a professional league team have publicly stated that although we don't have a professional team, if a player comes to play a professional game with us, he has to pay as much as he has to pay a day, and he can't lose a child.

So don't look at Lin Hao's $1 million contract, there is probably more than $500,000 left after the tax deduction, doesn't it mean that Texas doesn't collect taxes, and there should be 600,000 left after deducting the national tax. (Note: Playing away games in other states will be taxed according to your salary percentage and the number of days you work per year, the higher the salary, the more taxes you will pay)

To get back to the point, Lin Hao, who returned home all the way, was not particularly welcomed by his mother, and no one came to celebrate him becoming the first Chinese player to join the NBA, and he didn't even prepare dinner for Lin Hao.

"Mom, are you a little too much, look at the injury on the corner of my eyebrow, is it good to get 10 stitches, and I just went through the difficult training of the summer league, should you let me rest for a few days." Lin Hao was a little anxious, "Is your son too ashamed to see people or what's wrong, forcing me to go on a blind date as soon as he comes back?" ”

"It's not me who forced you, it's your grandfather who forced me, you have to figure it out, who made you the eldest son and eldest grandson of our Lin family, oh, your grandfather wants to hug his great-grandson early, blame me." Mother Lin glanced at Lin Hao expressionlessly, "And since you were a child, you said that what a man says counts, what he says, what he says, what is difficult to chase a horse or something, is it that you personally promised to go on a blind date, this mother didn't force you." ”

"What did I promise, it's not that Mom, you dug a pit for me to jump." Lin Hao retorted loudly.

"What are you yelling about, are you great if you join the NBA, even your mother dares to yell loudly, and your mother asks you, do you want to go? Don't worry, what do you say, your mother and I are really not unreasonable people? Mother Lin held a spatula in her hand and said to Lin Hao kindly while waving it up and down.

"Go, go, I can't go." Lin Hao looked at the spatula waving in his mother's hand and remembered the shadow of his childhood, "As far as you are reasonable, it is almost the same as a liar." ”

"Stinky boy, what are you talking about?"

"My son praises you for being beautiful, my father can marry you is really a blessing that he has only cultivated in three lifetimes, in short, my mother is beautiful and temperamental." Lin Hao shook his head for a while, and slapped his ass.

"It's useless to pour ecstasy soup, it's not too early, you pack up and hurry up and go out for me." Mom looked at the reflection of the spatula and unceremoniously expelled Lin Hao.

Lin Hao, who was rebellious, had no choice but to go out and find a Western restaurant near his home, time flew by, Lin Hao looked at his phone, it was already 6:15, Lin Hao beckoned the waiter to refill a glass of boiled water and continued to wait boringly.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman in a white sportswear walked towards Lin Hao, with long straight hair, a crystal white face, soft facial features, and water-like soft pupils that seemed to be able to speak. To describe it in poetry, it is thick and true, the texture is delicate and even, and the words are bright lips, bright teeth, and bright eyes, so that people can't help but focus their eyes on her.

It's a pity that this woman is still holding a 7 or 8-year-old little girl at hand, Lin Hao's body that originally stood up involuntarily fell back into the chair with a little loss, if it was a blind date woman should not be able to bring a child, if my blind date object was her, Lin Hao thought secretly.