Regarding my officiating income, and taxes. My accountant asks me for my total income, and I tell him all of my income, even when I get paid in cash. He also asks me for all of my expenses; dues, fees, fines, uniform, shoes, whistles, camps, etc. I wash my own uniform at home, so he makes an allowance of $5 per week for laundry. He also asks for my home to game to home round trip mileage, which is easy to get from Arbiter, as well as round trip mileage for meetings, camps, etc. I believe that he makes some type of Social Security payment to go along with my income taxes.
I give him what he asks for. No more. No less. I don't ask any questions. I'm not an accountant, nor do I play one on television. I trust that he will keep me out of jail. He's the expert. I have no idea what he does with the information that I give him. I just sign the forms, and send in my check, or accept my refund. I know that ignorance is no excuse as far as the law is concerned, but I'm way out of my league here. I know more about rocket science than accounting. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Hopefully, I won't have to use this:
