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"He's a great guy," said Terry Ganer, an accountant for Ganer Grossbach & Ganer in New York. "But I'm pretty sure the tax man, unfortunately, is not a Yankee fan and will not look at this so sympathetically."
Lopez said he will pay the taxes on the seats if he has to and he has family and friends he can call on for help.
"Worse comes to worse, I'll have to pay the taxes," he said. "I'm not going to return the seats. I have a lot of family and friends who will help me out if need be.
"The IRS has a job to do, so I'm not going to hold it against them, but it would be cool if they helped me out a little on this," Lopez said.