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Cases · Specialist sectors · Sports, athletes & sporting institutions

Manage tax for an athlete who competes in many countries

How is an athlete taxed when competing in many countries?

WONE Global reviews residence, withholding and credits across the season's countries and coordinates filings and refund claims.

The situation

What is happening

Prize money and appearance fees are taxed where events take place, and relief at home is uncertain.

What is at stake

Tax withheld in many countries is often not credited at home, so the athlete pays twice.

Who faces this

  • Sport and entertainment

A scenario

Tennis playerSport and entertainment · from Monaco · in Worldwide

She competes in 15 countries a year and is resident in Monaco.

Where it ends Less tax lost across the tour.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Prize money taxed abroad”“Tax residence for sportspeople”“An athlete needs tax advice on international tournament earnings”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global reviews residence, withholding and credits across the season's countries and coordinates filings and refund claims.

Usually led by Tax and structuring, with Accounting and annual filings and Employment, payroll and immigration.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Season startResidence and withholding reviewed.
  2. OngoingForms filed per event.
  3. Year endRefunds claimed.
  4. ThenNext season planned.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Which countries withhold tax on prize money
  2. 02Residence and treaty relief
  3. 03Records needed to support claims

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A tax map by tournament country
  • Withholding relief and refunds claimed
  • Annual filings coordinated

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsTax and structuring17 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedAccounting and annual filings7 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedEmployment, payroll and immigration5 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Tax and structuring, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Austria WONE Global Partner Dr. Rosam Karl J. · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  2. Cameroon WONE Global Partner Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA · Founder & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  3. Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
  4. Ecuador WONE Global Partner Mauro Tejada Ramon · Tax & Legal Partner Brief this Partner →
  5. Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Hong Kong WONE Global Partner Yvonne Chow · Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. India WONE Global Partner Sandeep Gupta · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  8. Ireland WONE Global Partner Kevin McSharry · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  9. Italy WONE Global Partner Alessandro Dagnino · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  10. Kenya WONE Global Partner Farheen Khandwalla · Tax and Business Process Outsourcing Partner Brief this Partner →
  11. Panama WONE Global Partner Ebrahim Asvat K. · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  12. Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lilianne Gasango · Tax & Financial Advisor Brief this Partner →
  13. Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Abdullah Yousef Alhussaini · Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
  14. United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Priju Dominic · CEO & Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
  15. United States WONE Global Partner F Miles Adler · Principal Brief this Partner →
  16. Vietnam WONE Global Partner Chau Kim Hien · CEO Brief this Partner →
  17. Zambia WONE Global Partner Gerald Zimba · Director Brief this Partner →
  18. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  19. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

Complete profile

Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…

Mauro Tejada RamonQuito · Ecuador

WONE Global Capability Partner · Ecuador

Mauro Tejada Ramon

Tax & Legal Partner · G&G Auditores Independientes & Lex Fiscal Corp · Quito

Professional with 20 years of experience in Tax Administration, performing functions in the managerial and tax administration fields. Experience related to the fiscal field in the main sectors of the economy: Banking, c…

Ulrike Berner, MBAMunich · Germany

WONE Global Capability Partner · Germany

Ulrike Berner, MBA

Managing Partner · BSP Berner Schaeffler & Partners GmbH · Munich

Ulrike Berner has been Managing Director and shareholder of BSP since 2021, leading the strategic direction, client relationships, and business development of the firm. She has extensive experience working with firms an…

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