Salaries of Some N.F.L. Executives May Be Made Public

The salaries of any executive within the N.F.L. making over $150,000 would be made public under a new I.R.S. law set to go into effect this year, unless the league can get an exemption. Currently, the N.F.L. headquarters in New York is deemed a non-profit. Currently, only Commissioner Goodell must file a I.R.S. Form 990 as a "key employee." Goodell made nearly $10 million dollars last season. But, according to the New York Times, many more executives could have their salaries published, and the N.F.L. is looking to make sure that doesn't happen: The league is asking Congress for an exception to the requirement of publicly disclosing the names and salaries of employees at N.F.L. headquarters who make more than $150,000 a year.The I.R.S. and some outside experts on nonprofit law say there is a public interest in disclosing top salaries for all tax-exempt groups, partly to assure that they are not excessive.The N.F.L. argues that it is not a charity that receives publi...