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Originally Posted by aschramm
In almost all of my games and tournaments that I worked this summer, I was paid either by cash or personal check for these. I can only think of 1-2 times that I was paid by check, where the payer had my social security information. Does all of this need to be reported on my taxes? Or just the times that I was paid that can be traced back by my SS number?
Edit: Or is this just a better question to ask my tax man? Also, I get claimed under my parents.
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Yes, you should talk to your tax person because if you are still being claimed as a dependent, your earnings may affect the returns (or payments) of you or your parents. Generally, if you earn $400 or more in
one specific, full or part time job, you should declare the earnings. For that, most of us (in umpiring) are left to our honor to do.
My biggest problem with your post is giving your SS# to anyone that is not your full time employer or
regular part time employer. You see, umpiring for the "Joe Blow Memorial League" for 5 games @$40 per game is
not considered a regular part time employment. This is where you have to be careful with your SS#. In our association, we do not give our SS# to any HS or league (we have a by-law to cover that) as we are not permanent or semi-permanent employees to anyone. We are independent contractors and we take care of our own taxes (hopefully). Also remember that throwing your SS# around can lead to serious problems as Cities and private leagues have very poor security with their records. Basically, the way that we operate here is simple. If you want my SS#, I do not work for you - it's that simple!
And before you others go jumping up and down about this, let me inform you that the main assignor of our association is a retired IRS official! You know the guy that you have to sit with when you get called in for an IRS audit! I think that
he knows the in's and out's of the system a lot better than most of you out there!
Also, go to the links provided by Forrest-Ump and Yawetag. They provide good information
B U T unless you are very familiar with the rules of the IRS, I suggest that you speak to a tax person!
Good Luck