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Primitive has tiers for their team regarding salaries. Don't know the specifics of who's on what tier, but 100k is most likely near the top. If it's a Euro pro, he must mean Marek.
It has to be JB. No way Marek brings in a 100k euros.
I don’t know if JB makes 100k from Primitive but I wish he gets a fair amount of money tho.
That said I am questioning myself how technically European riders (especially French) get paid by American companies for example. I know shoe companies got their European versions (like Nike in the Netherlands) so it’s probably easier with taxes and shit within the European Union system. Do the skateboarders get paid as freelancers ? Do they have companies, send invoices to Primitive, and then pay themselves a salary ? Do they get paid via the distributor ? In France being an employee guarantees you social security (health or unemployment benefits if you lose your job) so it’s better than being a freelancer.
As a freelancer I worked with people in the US, and here in France it’s was complicated with the VAT % to apply etc. The work system is very coded. It may be strange to the authorities that you get a 100k salary per year from a US company but living in Lyon. Maybe there is a special system for sports people ?
If someone knows I am curious how all of this works. Any « international extreme sports finance » specialized accountant on Slap ?