Former NFLer Keyshawn Johnson Scores Win in California Tax Case

Former National Football League wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson wasn’t a California resident from 2000 through 2004 when he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys, the State Board of Equalization said.

In what was likely the last income tax appeal case before them, the five-member elected board ruled unanimously Dec. 11 that Johnson was a California resident in 1996. He owes $218,857 in tax for that year.

In finding that he wasn’t a resident during the other five years at issue, the board overturned nearly $2 million in taxes and $80,000 in penalties the Franchise Tax Board said ...