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Originally posted by Elaine "Lady Blue"
A Schedule C is in order for your Federal Taxes. I filed one every year for my 17 years as an ASA umpire. My association is fortunate enough to have a CPA as one of it's members and he held meetings to instruct us what to put down. Here's a list, and pardon me if I leave anything out:
ASA, NFHS, or whatever dues, plus any local association dues
Uniform costs--shirts, pants, socks, underwear, hats, jackets, sweaters, shoes, etc.
Dry cleaner and laundry costs for uniforms.
Gas, oil, mileage, maintenance costs involved for your vehicle that you use to travel to games. Mileage is from home if it's a weekend, or from your main job to the games during the week. (I hope you kept a mileage log)
Food that you eat and PAY FOR at games, tournaments.
Equiptment costs
But, since you've never done a Schedule C before, go to a CPA or H&R Block for assistance, or the Feds may question your return.
Good Luck,
Elaine
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"Gas, oil, mileage, maintenance costs involved for your vehicle that you use to travel to games."
I believe you can either claim milage, or keep an itemized list of gas, oil, maintenance, etc., but not both.
Whatever you do, REPORT the money. I was audited in 1981, and not only was "clean", but got $200 back. A friend of mine was audited around then, and as luck would have it, the auditor was a basketball fan, and had seen him officiate PAC-10 games on TV. He was hit for three years of NCAA BB, football, FED FB and BB, and also had officiated in the USFL. Not only the taxes, but interest and a hefty fine, as well.
Bob