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The timing of the Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong> sale could have massive tax implications for Mark Walter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to an analysis by Sportico<\/strong>, Walter could save approximately $425 million<\/strong> in taxes depending on when the NBA Board of Governors<\/strong> officially approves the sale of the franchise to Joshua Kushner<\/strong> and Bob Iger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Walter agreed to sell the Lakers at a record $12.5 billion valuation<\/strong>, generating an estimated $2.5 billion profit<\/strong> on the transaction.<\/p>\n

The key issue is whether the sale closes before or after the one-year anniversary<\/strong> of Walter becoming the Lakers’ controlling owner in late October 2025. If the transaction is completed after that milestone, it would qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rate<\/strong>, which is significantly lower than the short-term rate.<\/p>\n

Based on calculations by CPA Robert Raiola<\/strong>, Walter’s tax bill would be roughly $930 million<\/strong> under the long-term capital gains rate, compared to approximately $1.36 billion<\/strong> if the sale is treated as a short-term gain\u2014a difference of about $425 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Raiola noted that the final tax liability could vary depending on deductions, transaction expenses, and Walter’s tax residency, among other factors.<\/p>\n

The situation is also complicated by an ongoing federal investigation<\/strong> into Walter’s business holdings, which could affect the structure of the transaction and lead the parties to negotiate additional legal protections.<\/p>\n

The NBA has not yet announced when its Board of Governors<\/strong> will vote on approving the record-breaking sale of the Lakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to Sportico, the timing of the NBA Board of Governors’ approval could significantly reduce the outgoing Lakers owner’s tax bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":509890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"rumors":[135],"typology":[21],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-509891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","rumors-rumors-nba","typology-rumors"],"yoast_head":"\nMark Walter could save $425 million in taxes from Lakers sale timing - Sportando<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/mark-walter-could-save-425-million-in-taxes-from-lakers-sale-timing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mark Walter could save $425 million in taxes from Lakers sale timing - 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