Miller High Life to pay taxes for the Jeter 3k hits guy

[blackbeSSt]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6765849/companies-pay-new-york-yankees-fan-christian-lopez-taxes

Well, it looks as if he will get some help if he needs it. Miller High Life issued a statement Wednesday saying that the company would cover Lopez's tax bill.


"Miller High Life believes you should be rewarded for doing the right thing, not penalized," Miller High Life brand manager Brendan Noonan said in a statement. "We want to recognize Christian Lopez, and in turn everyone like him, for doing the common sense thing and help him continue to live the High Life."


The sporting goods store Modell's also will announce Wednesday afternoon at its Times Square location that five percent of all of its Yankees merchandise sales July 13-19 will be donated to Lopez to help pay the taxes and student loans he's accrued.


Lopez has said he owes $100,000 from his days at St. Lawrence University.

[Boscoe]

isn't that technically a gift that can also be taxed?

[blackbeSSt]

isn't that technically a gift that can also be taxed?

i was thinking the same thing

[Tech N9ne]

How generous of them. Still won't buy their nasty beer though.

[Ice House]

hey maybe it will work out for this schmuck after all..... maybe he will get to be in a commercial or appear on Jersey shore with all those other guidos

[Ice House]

He made a horrible decision to give the ball back to Jeter.... that was his lottery ticket and Jeter is a dickhead for being so cheap.

[kmarinouofm]

He made a horrible decision to give the ball back to Jeter.... that was his lottery ticket and Jeter is a dickhead for being so cheap.

is jeter really going to let this guy hang?

he can't...

[rm18]

hey maybe it will work out for this schmuck after all..... maybe he will get to be in a commercial or appear on Jersey shore with all those other guidos

I think he is Mexican or some other hispanic maybe

[blackbeSSt]

I think he is Mexican or some other hispanic maybe

did the last name lopez give it away

[Deuce]

Jeter is a classless individual. If anything else give the kid the ball back if you don't care so he can sell it. Guy has handled this like an amateur.

[Deuce]

I think he is Mexican or some other hispanic maybe

So is half the JS cast.

[dzzznutz]

Jeter is a classless individual. If anything else give the kid the ball back if you don't care so he can sell it. Guy has handled this like an amateur.

jeter has been a spoiled pos all his life. no pesonality closet f\*g fuk em

[kmarinouofm]

Jeter is a classless individual. If anything else give the kid the ball back if you don't care so he can sell it. Guy has handled this like an amateur.

Now you guys got two classless fuks from Kalamazoo Tim Allen and Derek Jeter

[Gio21]

That was a nice gesture! Their beer still sucks

[jjgold]

Jeter so happy he does not have to pay $14,000

What a dick, you think he woud of offered first

[Ice House]

last off season Jeter thought he should have gotten a contract like Troy Tulowitski 8 year deal worth 300 million

[Brock Landers]

guy was not thinking when he gave the ball back, too bad bobby or zeta weren't there that day to catch it, they would have consulted SBR for the right moves

[rm18]

So is half the JS cast.

I dont watch that but guido supposed to mean italian

[face]

jeter should have paid. starting to not like him as much anymore.

[gshock1]

Class acts by vendors but NOT Yanks or Jeter

[Deuce]

Jeter has made close to a quarter billion dollars in Yankee salary alone. Not to mention Adidas, Gillette, etc. Fukk him. Writing the kid a 250k check is a drop in the bucket. He wouldn't even know it was gone.

[King Mayan]

Jeter so happy he does not have to pay $14,000

What a dick, you think he woud of offered first

Fukk that piece of shit..

I will buy miller high life in the tittie bar this Friday....

[EaglesPhan36]

The Champagne of Beers comes through again.

[blackbeSSt]

all you new york folk need to go buy some yanks stuff from that store to help this poor guy out

[FindTheLock]

man this makes me want to buy the high life brand, but it tastes like shit. Natural light has a better flavor than the high life. Keystone light is the king of the bottom feeders/cheap beers. I like the German imports when I can get my hands on them, or Michelob light for domestic. I might go buy a 12 pack of the high life to show my support. I'll bring the beer funnel out of retirement, put the song Roxanne on the radio and slam one each time I hear The police say roxanne, or pass out trying. Bringing back to the college memories.

[bb_skoots]

I will still drink the king of beers

[Qtip]

Hell yeah, The champagne of beers is all I drank through college. $1.12 / 32oz

[VegasInsider]

Jetty should have just paid up. 14K to him is nothing, just a mere week of spending money. Glad to see MHL helping the guy out.

[keyboarding]

Maybe living the "High Life" is what made Lopez made this stupid fukking decision in the first place.

Just sayin'.

[jrmartin.mig]

The funny thing is now the IRS will go after him for taxes on the free $14,000 he is getting from Miller to pay this.

[kfranz31]

ball hit by jeter worth 100,000
cost for the ball 18,000 in taxes
yanks and jeter stepping up to help....0000000000000000000000000000
beer company offering help...priceless

[d2bets]

isn't that technically a gift that can also be taxed?

If it was from an individual, yes. But corporations don't make gifts and don't file gift tax returns. However, it is probably not also a charitable contribution, so from a corporate tax standpoint, not sure how Miller would have to account for that. Probably not deductible. But that's not Lopez's problem. I believe he can accept those funds without any tax consequences for himself.

[d2bets]

The funny thing is now the IRS will go after him for taxes on the free $14,000 he is getting from Miller to pay this.

How? It's not earned income. The recipient of a gift does not have to pay tax.

[will2survive]

Thank God for Modells

Derek Jeter: Rot in hell you piece of trash

[blackbeSSt]

How? It's not earned income. The recipient of a gift does not have to pay tax.

he was going to have to pay taxes on the "gifts" that the yanks gave him. how's this any different?