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Georgia football tickets for 2018? D.C. might change true price

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart high fives fans after beating Georgia Tech 38-7 in Atlanta. Will fans of UGA and other universities be less willing to buy season tickets if a juicy tax deduction is eliminated? Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart high fives fans after beating Georgia Tech 38-7 in Atlanta. Will fans of UGA and other universities be less willing to buy season tickets if a juicy tax deduction is eliminated? Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Matt Kempner
Dec 1, 2017

UGA football tickets should be a hot seller for 2018, what with the Georgia Bulldogs’ run at an SEC championship title.

But the true cost for season tickets could be going up for reasons beyond the team's winning ways.

Minimum donation levels and prices haven’t been set yet for what it will cost to get access to Georgia football season tickets next year.

But Republicans in D.C. -- like the Democrats before them -- have their sights on an odd tax loophole that for decades has been unusually nice to season ticket holders for college sports, including at the University of Georgia. Billions of dollars are at stake across the country.

Prepare to be frustrated... or happy.

Find out more in my Unofficial Business column on MyAJC.com.

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Matt Kempner is an award-winning journalist who seeks out intriguing twists about people and subjects beyond what the AJC might typically cover. A former columnist and editor, his past assignments have included business investigations, energy, the economy, entrepreneurs, big business, consumer spending, politics, government and the environment.

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