Boise State football and men’s basketball season-ticket holders could lose a tax benefit that offsets some of the cost of their purchase — a change that would put even more stress on the football program’s declining ticket revenue and season-ticket sales.
The GOP tax plan unveiled this week would eliminate the tax deduction on the contributions fans make to the Bronco Athletic Association for the right to purchase prime seats at football and men’s basketball games. Currently, 80 percent of that contribution is tax-deductible — and it’s a benefit promoted by athletic departments across the country.
“It’s going to affect us,” Boise State Athletic Director Curt Apsey told KTIK on Thursday.