Huh ?

From the small Googlage I just did he was on a tax rule for expats in Spain which mean he only paid 24%. He was earning 17 million GBP per year, so paying more than 4 million quid a year in tax at Madrid.

The next article I found was using Beckham extending his LA contract and paying Californian taxes as an argument against the apparent perception that millionaires were leaving California because of tax hikes for high earners in 2011.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on February 1st 2013 at 14:20:35

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What a ridiculous circus act David Beckham is (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 13:41:09
- I've abstained from saying too much about this (Other Football) - pants, Feb 1, 14:50:11
  - He is to me. Thank David for Beckham (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 15:25:17
  - So it seems (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 15:04:09
    - To be fair as well, you don't need to do very much on here to get the negatives slathering (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 1, 15:37:31
- I don't hate him, I'm just bored as f**k of him (Other Football) - mr carra, Feb 1, 14:19:20
  - Ah, well that's a different matter and I'm with you there. Hardly his fault though is it? (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:20:49
    - Well, it's sort of his fault that we're bored of him, isn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:24:32
      - If you keep buying the bloody newspapers .. (Other Football) - yellowman, Feb 1, 14:32:49
      - No, it's not him that creates the demand. (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:27:44
        
        It's a bit of a vicious circle (Other Football) - mr carra, Feb 1, 14:35:44
        
        Perhaps, but he certainly courts it (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:31:48
        
        Of course he does, he'd be an idiot not too. (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:41:16
- who cares what the actual motivation is (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 1, 14:18:42
  - ^^ Chaz knows. (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 1, 14:21:06
- I remember when an effigy of him.. (Other Football) - yellowman, Feb 1, 14:08:46
  - Strawman argument (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:11:02
    - Ok then... (Other Football) - yellowman, Feb 1, 14:19:55
      - He probably spends more on a watch than he is donating here (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:22:17
        
        As I said... (Other Football) - yellowman, Feb 1, 14:24:33
        
        So Beckham shouldn't own expensive watches which he's worked to afford. (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 1, 14:24:19
        
        What would you do ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:24:11
  - Arrers. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:09:24
- He could have gone back home to Orient, put 10,000 on the gate and donated to an East End (Other Football) - col canary, Feb 1, 14:08:12
  - It's a PR stunt because David Beckham didn't sign for Leyton Orient? (Other Football) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 14:12:05
  - Orient or PSG? erm..tough one that. (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Feb 1, 14:10:29
  - He can live and work where the hell he likes. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Feb 1, 14:09:17
  - Fuck me. If you had his money where would you prefer to live ? Leyton or Paris ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:09:07
    - Londons (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 1, 14:12:20
- I kind of don't look at him as a football player anymore, just a marketing bloke. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Feb 1, 13:59:16
- He's giving hundreds of thousands of pounds to charity. Stop moaning. (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 1, 13:55:15
  - So why not just do it anonymously? (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 13:56:46
    - Because the Qatari owner wants the publicity. (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:02:21
    - So that it might occur to other footballers on similar wages to do the same? (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Feb 1, 14:00:04
    - This.... (Other Football) - Waddockhunt, Feb 1, 13:58:57
    - "gone there for the money" "one last payday for him" (Other Football) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 13:58:14
      - Because it's a naked publicity stunt designed to profit Brand Beckham (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:00:05
        
        Poor/sick local children also profit. This is a good thing. I am baffled at your attitude (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 1, 14:03:22
        
        How many could he help if he paid all his tax? (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:04:13
        
        What? are you claiming he's a tax dodger? (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Feb 1, 14:07:04
        
        What tax is he due to pay which he doesn't? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 1, 14:06:35
        
        He's paid virtually no income tax in a decade or more (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:16:24
        
        Huh ? (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:20:35
        
        Hasn't he been living abroad though? (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:19:13
        
        None, because the shower of shit we have in government at present wouldn't use any of it (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:05:52
        
        you live in France? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 1, 14:10:21
        
        Don't think so - hang on, I'll just go out and check (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:13:17
        
        ^^^^ Very, very bitter and jealous ^^^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:03:20
        
        Yes, I'm jealous of Beckham. (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:06:13
        
        i'd guess he a little more than a 'bit' better looking than you! (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Feb 1, 14:08:07
        
        I'm fit as fuck (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:12:06
        
        Maybe you are, but I bet Becks could shag your girlfriend if he wanted!!! (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Feb 1, 14:14:10
        
        I wouldn't let him (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:15:44
        
        And you better believe he avoids Tax on a Starbuck's scale (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:03:11
        
        source ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:03:52
        
        ... (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 14:05:20
        
        .... (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 14:07:02
        
        Indeed. He's probably saved kids by not giving them more money for boms (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:07:56
        
        bombs...ffs (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:08:07
        
        Ah the "Beckham Law" which is something most EU countries have. I paid only 30% the first (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 1, 14:06:40
    - So what if he gets press from it? He's donating vast sums of cash to save kids' lives. (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 1, 13:57:39
      - agreed, but that doesn't make him a saint (Other Football) - mr carra, Feb 1, 14:09:49
      - Put like that, yep decent bloke but then he's always come across as a good chap. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Feb 1, 14:00:11
  - Children will probably stay alive because of him yet he gets slated. (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 1, 13:56:27
- Give the guy a break, he oozes class and is light years ahead of many of his peers. (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Feb 1, 13:50:19
- Agreed, selfish cunt should have just pocketed the wages (n/m) (Other Football) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 13:46:38
  - That's the point, nitwit (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 13:50:05
    - Out of interest... (Other Football) - tim berry, Feb 1, 14:06:15
    - Yeah, i'm sure for someone like David Beckham, publicity is a huge thing he needs (Other Football) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 13:55:51
      - He clearly craves it (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 13:57:39
    - and? (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Feb 1, 13:51:46
      - and what? That's the end of the point. It's a cynical PR job. (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 1, 13:55:42
        
        Underrated now as a player, several coaches rate him and Milan didnt get masses of revenue (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Feb 1, 14:02:46
- and of course its a plum location for Victoria Beckhams (Other Football) - Norfolk un Way, Feb 1, 13:46:02

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