Why shouldn't Usain Bolt pay his way?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.standard.c...-britain-8046121.html

Well it appears if his British/Jamaican fans wish to see the mighty Usain Bolt run in Britain again we have got to change our tax laws.

[i]He said: “As soon as the law changes I'll be here all the time. I love being here, I have so many Jamaican fans here and it's wonderful[i]

One can only wish for the tax laws to stay as they are.

[anotheoldgit]

/// That’s why nobody decent comes here for any sport. ///

At one time sportsmen were amateurs and didn't get paid, they took part simply for the love of their sport.

[boxtops]

That was then, AOG, times have moved on, it's now their profession. I didn't realise about the tax implications, I've missed this story - but I don't blame him either, the way the tax is calculated is unfair. I take it from your final comment that you don't want him to come back because he's complaining about a patently loaded tax system.

[sp1814]

AOG

That was before Huge amounts of money were thrown at sport by big business (Sky, Adidas, Puma, Barclays, Nat West, Reebok etc).

You can't have clubs and promoters getting rich without money trickling down to the actual competitors.

[Old_Geezer]

I'm no tax expert Jake but there's a difference between taking a vacation, where you spend in the local economy, and earning income, whether it is prize money, sponsorship, or endorsements. I'm sure his lawyers should be able to sort it out and come to fair arrangement.

[pdq1]

Well he might find it difficult to get ultrafast running tracks in Jamaica when other countries hope to get tax from him