claim: "u.s. olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the irs."
author: americans for tax reform
evidence_1: aug 3, 2016 ... do u.s. olympic medal winners have to pay taxes of up to $9000 for each ... also  quite rich, and the nation's gold medal winners will collect $135,000. ... could  require gold medal winners to shell out up to $9,000 to the irs.
evidence_2: aug 12, 2016 ... the u.s. olympic committee awards gold medalists $25,000, silver ... the irs  treats all of those winnings the same way it does your and my ... blog post  declaring olympians who win gold could pay "up to $9,000 in taxes. ... my bill  would eliminate the taxes you'll owe on your winnings when you get home.
evidence_3: jul 31, 2012 ... so how much will u.s. olympic medal winners have to pay in taxes to the irs? ...  american gold medal winners will pay the irs up to $8,986.
evidence_4: aug 12, 2016 ... olympic winners in the u.s. are taxed on the bonuses they get and on the value  of the actual medals.
evidence_5: aug 15, 2016 ... winning a gold will cost you. ... michael phelps could owe uncle sam $55,000  for his rio olympic wins ... be racking up medals in his country's name at the  summer olympics, but ... read more: u.s. olympic medalists must pay 'victory'  tax ... endorsements deals phelps has, would owe far less to the irs.