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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement news highlights hidden tax burden on everyday entertainment workers

What do Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have in common? It’s obvious. They represent the unluckiest pair of occupations when it comes to dealing with state income taxes.

They also just got engaged. But significantly more importantly, they fall under the two categories of individuals subject to "jock taxes," an informal term for rules requiring professional athletes and entertainers to file tax returns in every state they work in, even when they fly in on the Kansas City Chiefs’ team airplane in the morning and leave on Taylor Swift’s private jet at night.

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