• 12 Jul 2011 at 1:57 PM

IRS, Derek Jeter’s Lucky Ball Doing Their Part To Pay Down Debt

By Bess Levin

Christian Lopez, 23, will probably be on the hook for $5,000 to $13,000 because of the luxury seats the grateful Yankees gave him, the accountants said. “He’s a great guy,” says Terry Ganer, a die-hard Yankees fan and accountant for Ganer Grossbach & Ganer in midtown. “But I’m pretty sure the tax man, unfortunately, is not a Yankee fan and will not look at this so sympathetically.” Lopez says he’ll pay – but he wouldn’t mind a little help. “Worse comes to worse, I’ll have to pay the taxes,” he told the Daily News on Monday. “I’m not going to return the seats. I have a lot of family and friends who will help me out if need be. “The IRS has a job to do, so I’m not going to hold it against them, but it would be cool if they helped me out a little on this.” [NYDN]

Comments (27)

  1. 1
    Posted by Kachow | July 12, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Up your’s Trebek.

  2. 2
    Posted by Guest | July 12, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    But what if worse comes to worst?

  3. 3
    Posted by Andrew Joseph Stack III | July 12, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    I give and give and give, and you take and take and take.

    -Stack Man

  4. 4
    Posted by the show | July 12, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Jeter needs to pay his taxes

  5. 5
    Posted by the truth | July 12, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Even the IRS wouldn’t make him work at UBS

  6. 6
    Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Aren’t taxes optional?

    - T Geithner

  7. 7
    Posted by WallStreetFatCat | July 12, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Fuck the IRS.

    - Marc Rich

  8. 8
    Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    This guy is still paying for his epic fail in not selling the ball for cash. With the proceeds he could have paid his taxes, bought a Yankee Stadium luxury box for the year, and blown the rest on a fedora collection.

  9. 9
    Posted by Honey Badger | July 12, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    This guy should buy the Mets.

  10. 10
    Posted by Guy who is also a tax payer | July 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Ahh to be young an naive. When hes out in the workforce for 10 years and realizes how many people scam the IRS and get away with it while hes playing the good soldier he’s going to regret he didnt sell it to Einhorn for $2MM

  11. 11
    Posted by Brian1284 | July 12, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Balls are overrated.
     
    Marc Ecko

  12. 12
    Posted by Guy who is also a tax payer | July 12, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Thank you! I was begining to worry that I was the only person who collects fedoras

  13. 13
    Posted by Guy Who Is Also A Sax Player | July 12, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Ahh to be young and naive. When he’s out in the workforce for 10 years and realizes how many people don’t know how to play the saxophone, he’ll wish that he purchased a spiderman outfit, hung out in front of Citi Field, and blew the ol’ brass twice. Einhorn would probably pay him $80K/ANNUM.

  14. 14
    Posted by hootowldenizen | July 12, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    typical slu grad

  15. 15
    Posted by Josh_Hamilton | July 12, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    The only thing this guy did correctly after he caught the ball was he didn’t fall over the railing.  

  16. 16
    Posted by Backdoor Bess | July 12, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    So I am not the only person with ‘one’ lucky ball?

    ~ John Kruk

  17. 17
    Posted by Guest | July 12, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    I swear to God, DJ is the luckiest man alive.  What are the chances that:
    1. Your 3000th hit is a HR
    2. The stupidest guy in the ballpark that day catches it

     

  18. 18
    Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Nope

    -L. Armstrong

  19. 19
    Posted by Backdoor Bess | July 12, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    And you can bag any broad you like with zero effort

  20. 20
    Posted by Vandalay | July 12, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Yeah, but are his uniforms made out of cotton? 

  21. 21
    Posted by Guy studying for GMAT | July 12, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Better things to trade the ball for:
    1 – Cash
    2 – Night out with Derek Jeter as your wingman.

    D – Either statement alone is sufficient to determine the guy in still a moron. 

  22. 22
    Posted by Macke | July 12, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    I like the way you think.

  23. 23
    Posted by Adolph Hitler | July 12, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Ditto

  24. 24
    Posted by Leisure Suited Oil Trader | July 12, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    “Jeter” when pronounced properly can actually be a question asked by one oil trader to another about his recent first date with a Texans cheerleader.

  25. 25
    Posted by too many f'in Ford commercials | July 12, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Maybe, but I know he has an Edge

  26. 26
    Posted by Col. Angus | July 12, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Bravo

  27. 27
    Posted by savi kashyap | July 19, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    continuing education tax n”You can claim the Education Tax Refund (ETR) each financial year for a child who meets the schooling requirement only.”u00a0

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