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Old Mon Oct 17, 2011, 12:19pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by Eastshire View Post
We don't have employers; we are independent contractors. Our client is our customer and we have to travel to their place of business to perform our services.
Technically true, I'm sure, but that still doesn't change the fact that your place of business is not considered to be your home by the IRS unless you have a distinct office space set aside for that purpose and only that purpose. Your kitchen table will not count. Most referees don't have a place of business at all.

As such, driving to/from a game from/to your home is considered commuting miles by the IRS, according to the article...and according to what I've heard before. Driving between from one game to another in a day is business miles. Driving from your day job to your game is business miles. Driving BACK to your day job after the game is business miles.
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