The World Cup–winning side will make $50 million — and the IRS gets a cut
THE SO WHAT
The reminder that the IRS takes a slice of a $50M World Cup purse is a clean illustration of how little headline payouts map to net economics. If you’re structuring global talent, prize, or bonus pools around AI competitions or creator programs, model tax and jurisdictional drag as a first-order design variable, not an afterthought.
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