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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: NFL's Switch From Nonprofit Status Looks to Benefit...the NFL [Watch (HLS stream): NFL's Switch From Nonprofit Status Looks to Benefit...the NFL](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/m4GdDhP2.m3u8) (1:58)  _Published 2015-04-29. Although the NFL has been knocked repeatedly for being a tax-exempt organization, dropping that status won't have much of an impact._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:12 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [NFL’s Coaching Carousel Candidates](/video/GM46neCk/) ### NFL’s Coaching Carousel Candidates [President Trump Says, Wrongly, That He Won't Benefit From the Republican Tax Bill](/video/R4uZ9LV1/) ### President Trump Says, Wrongly, That He Won't Benefit From the Republican Tax Bill [White Nationalist Groups Collect Millions Via Tax-Exempt Charities](/video/bXuCOuCd/) ### White Nationalist Groups Collect Millions Via Tax-Exempt Charities --- ## Transcript The national football league has been dogged for years by the fact that it pulls in around $ 10 billion dollars annually but holds a tax exempt status. The league announced Tuesday it's dropping that status and as a result getting rid of a major distraction. NFL commissioner Roger Geddel reportedly said in a memo, misunderstandings about the leagues financial workings Made the tax exempt status a point of criticism. Goodell also said the change will make no material difference to the NFL's business and according to several writers, that's true. Here are a few reasons why. For one, the NFL was already paying taxes, in a way The league office has been exempt for decades but the money distributed from the office to the 32 franchises has always been taxable. This tax change could get critics of the NFL's tax exempt status off the league's back. But the new found secrecy that the league is gaining could open the door for even more criticism. Now the league won't have to publicly disclose its tax returns, which also means the salaries of top executives like Goodell... Won't be available. According to the Los Angeles Times, this annual disclosure is virtually the only glimmer the public gets at the workings of this huge business enterprise, since 31 teams are private businesses and don't make public disclosures of their own. And the NFL's tax change doesn't exactly do anything about its other distractions. The league is still in a domestic violence saga. The NFL Player's Association just appealed Greg Hardy's ten game suspension for his alleged role in a domestic dispute Dispute. And soon to be NFL quarterback Jameis Winston is still fighting off rape allegations stemming from a 2012 incident. That's not to mention criticism from former players regarding a recently approved $ 1 billion concussion lawsuit settlement. Settlement, and the Red Skins being still being called the Red Skins, and the not yet release flat gate report. When do you expect to report. I don't expect it other than; I do think it will be soon. The NFL might just get a reprieve this week though. 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