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California thinks that sounds like a tax dodge.

California Controller Malia M. Cohen is calling on the U.S. Congress to amend the tax code and impose caps on deferred payments following Shohei Ohtani's historic $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani's contract structure: Ohtani's groundbreaking 10-year contract has him making $2 million per year until 2034, deferring $68 million of his $70 million annual salary.

California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtani. Cohen made the request four weeks after the two-way star and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract that contains $680 million in deferred payments due from 2034-43. If Ohtani is not living in California at the time he receives the deferred money, he potentially could avoid what currently is the state’s 13.3% income tax and 1.1% payroll tax for State Disability Insurance.

Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code so the state could collect more money from the baseball star.