12thMan9 said:
greg.w.h said:
Ask AmplifyU…they seem competent.
They may be the only competent person in the conversation.
The short version is the student athletes can have an agent to negotiate NIL deals but NOT WITH MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.
The member institution can't disappear a contribution to the student athlete that is a professional service benefiting the student athlete. The agent can roll those services in but not for small fry. It is a cost of business for the agent or the student athlete. It it's non-employee compensation (1099-NC since 2020.)
AmplifyU collects the data and might manage the payment to prove it his accurate per the contract. It represents it is a single 1099-NC for NIL deals they "expedite" (my term not theirs.)
"A&MPLIFY EXCHANGE
WHAT IS THE A&MPLIFY EXCHANGE?
The A&Mplify Exchange is a student-athlete NIL business registry, custom-designed for businesses, donors, former students, and any other interested NIL dollars wishing to connect with Texas A&M student athletes. Registered businesses can search, filter and initiate conversations with Texas A&M student-athletes to discuss an NIL deal. Once the NIL deal between a registered business and the respective Texas A&M student-athlete is completed, the business will use the A&Mplify Exchange to create a transaction that will produce a direct payment to the student-athlete (without any transaction fee) and automate a disclosure to the Texas A&M INFLCR Verified Compliance Ledger. Texas A&M and its staff will not be involved in any student-athlete NIL deals. All transactions within the A&Mplify exchange are consolidated into one 1099 at the end of the year for easier tax reporting purposes for registered businesses and athletes"
From
https://12thman.com/sports/2021/7/1/amplifyI could speculate how this works but I won't.