If Ralph Wilson's family gets together and buys a piece of real estate for a new stadium and builds a new stadium there, they can collect a 15% max capital gains after 1 year and a day of ownership regardless of the improvements on property. Ralph personally guarantees the stadium and backs it collateralized by current holding / property value including the Bills.
Upon Ralph's death, the family is able to sell the ground / stadium and all the surrounding infrastructure for a set price and makes the sale contigent upon NFL approval of the new owner. The family can load a huge majority of the profit into the stadium cost and take it away from the higher tax base of selling the Bills in a probate / will scenario.
So doing the math:
$800 Million cost of the Bills - 40% for federal state BS nets the family $480 M total to be broken up with no stadium.
New stadium cost $475 M + Cost of Bills + $800 = $1.275 Billion.
Charge the new owner $1 Billon for the stadium and $275 M for the Bills.
$1 Billion - $475 Million cost base = $525 Million X 15% = $78,750,000 tax cost to the family.
$275 Million X 40% estate / misc. = $110,000,000 Millions in taxes owed.
$188,750,000 owed in taxes on my scenario
Versus
$320,000,000 owed playing it straight upon death.
Net tax savings is $131,125,000 which is the equivolent of selling it for about $220,000,000 more or $1.022 Billion (which he would not get).
The Wilson family gets all their money plus, the area gets a new stadium and the county gets to generate new revenue and rebuild the area around it at a premium.
The fans get to keep their team, RW legacy is cemented on the wall and we have our Bills.
Simple.
Upon Ralph's death, the family is able to sell the ground / stadium and all the surrounding infrastructure for a set price and makes the sale contigent upon NFL approval of the new owner. The family can load a huge majority of the profit into the stadium cost and take it away from the higher tax base of selling the Bills in a probate / will scenario.
So doing the math:
$800 Million cost of the Bills - 40% for federal state BS nets the family $480 M total to be broken up with no stadium.
New stadium cost $475 M + Cost of Bills + $800 = $1.275 Billion.
Charge the new owner $1 Billon for the stadium and $275 M for the Bills.
$1 Billion - $475 Million cost base = $525 Million X 15% = $78,750,000 tax cost to the family.
$275 Million X 40% estate / misc. = $110,000,000 Millions in taxes owed.
$188,750,000 owed in taxes on my scenario
Versus
$320,000,000 owed playing it straight upon death.
Net tax savings is $131,125,000 which is the equivolent of selling it for about $220,000,000 more or $1.022 Billion (which he would not get).
The Wilson family gets all their money plus, the area gets a new stadium and the county gets to generate new revenue and rebuild the area around it at a premium.
The fans get to keep their team, RW legacy is cemented on the wall and we have our Bills.
Simple.
Comment