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Ever Wished You Could Go Back In Time?

Especially after your taxes were done, when you found out what you could have done differently.. Most tax returns are prepared after the year is already over. By then, the money has been earned. The decisions have been made. The opportunities may already be gone.


You can't. But you can plan before it's TOO LATE.

For two-decades, Sports Nation Accounting Professionals has helped athletes look forward, not simply report what happened last year. Tax Strategy. Tax Returns. Accounting. Built for athletes.

Professional Athletes | Retired Professional Athletes | High-Earning College Athletes

Our Business is built in Professional Sports

Professional Athletes

Retired Pros

High-earning College Pros

We have been working with professional athletes for 20 years!

Athletes earn different & they tax different

You play in multiple states. You receive bonuses. You earn endorsement income. You earn sponsorship income. You own businesses. You make investments. You may get traded. Your income can change dramatically from one year to the next.

Your career can change overnight.

They DO NOT have normal tax returns.

Your tax strategy should not look like everybody else's.

We handle the TAX side, YOU handle the game

TAX STRATEGY

Plan before the money moves. Look ahead. Make smarter decisions. Identify opportunities while there is still time to use them.

TAX RETURNS

Federal. State. Multi-state.

Tax preparation built around the realities of athlete income.

ACCOUNTING

Know what is coming in. Know what is going out. Know where you stand.

Tax Strategy | Tax Returns | Accounting | Business Structures | Multi-State Taxation | IRS Matters

Before. During. After.

The Professional Career

Contracts, Bonuses

Endorsements, Sponsorships

Multiple states

Businesses

Investments

Success creates opportunity. It also creates complexity.

Sports Nation Accounting Professionals helps athletes plan while those decisions can still make a difference.

The Next Generation

High-earning college athletes can now face serious financial decisions before ever signing a professional contract.

Sponsorships

Endorsements

Appearances

Social media

Merchandise

Business opportunities

THE MONEY MAY ARRIVE EARLY.

And so does the tax responsibility

Life After Sports

Eventually, the uniform comes off. The financial decisions do not stop. Your playing career may end. But, your financial life continues. Sports Nation helps athletes plan for what comes next.

SPORTS NATION Accounting Professionals

Experience built around athletes

Sports Nation Accounting Professionals provides tax strategy, tax preparation plus accounting services designed around the unique financial lives of athletes. Since 2008,,Sports Nation has worked with current plus retired professional athletes across major sports. That experience matters.

Athlete income is different

Athlete careers are different

Athlete tax situations are different

Sports Nation Accounting Professionals understand the difference.

The driving force behind Sports Nation - meet Ben Burke

Known through TaxGuyBen, Ben Burke brings decades of tax, accounting plus financial strategy experience to Sports Nation Accounting Professionals. Over two decades, that experience grew into serving professional athletes facing tax situations very different from those of a typical taxpayer.

Today, Sports Nation serves current and retired professional athletes across major sports, along with high-earning college athletes entering that financial world earlier than ever.

Ben brings the experience. Ben brings the voice. Ben helps drive the vision.

SPORTS NATION IS THE TEAM

BEN IS THE DRIVING FORCE

For the people protecting the Player

Long before there is a professional contract, there are people helping the athlete get there.

Parents, Family

Coaches

Agents., trusted advisors

  • Then the money starts arriving.
  • Sponsorships. Endorsements. College athlete income. Professional contracts. Bonuses. Business opportunities.
  • Suddenly, the decisions become much bigger.
  • Taxes. Contracts. Businesses. Investments.
  • Who handles the money?
  • Who advises the athlete?
  • Who understands the tax consequences before the decision is made?
  • Who sees the problem before it becomes a problem?

You do not need to know everything. What you need is the right people around your athlete.

The Sports Nation Accounting Professionals Playbook

Tax knowledge athletes actually understand

1

YOUR FIRST BIG CHECK. NOW WHAT?

What athletes plus their families should understand before spending the first dollar.

2

WHY ATHLETES PAY TAXES IN MULTIPLE STATES

Where you play can affect where you pay.

3

BEFORE YOU SPEND THE SIGNING BONUS

Understand the tax consequences before the money starts moving.

4

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET TRADED?

A new team can mean a new tax situation.

5

WHAT ABOUT ENDORSEMENT MONEY?

New income can create new tax responsibilities.

6

WHAT CHANGES WHEN A COLLEGE ATHLETE STARTS MAKING SERIOUS MONEY?

The athlete may still be in school. The tax responsibility is very real.

7

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE LAST GAME?

Your playing career may end. Your financial life continues.

Short answers. Real situations. No accounting degree required.

Different Sports, Same responsibility

Football

Baseball

Basketball

Hockey

MMA

Motocross

Track & Field

College Athletics

The sport changes. The income changes. The career changes. The tax responsibility remains.

Sports Nation understands the unique challenges professional athletes face

Your tax strategy is about what happens NEXT!

Do not wait until the year is over to find out what you could have done.

Tax Strategy

Tax Returns

Accounting

Built for athletes. Built from experience in professional sports. Designed for what comes next. Talk to SPORTS NATION Accounting Professionals

Professional Athletes | Retired Professional Athletes | High-Earning College Athletes

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