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Originally Posted by just another ref
One doesn't. Mileage deduction for the trip is what it is, whether you call one game or seven when you get there.
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If part of the check is a mileage allotment, it goes against the mileage deduction and is not included in income. So, in the OP's situation -- if he's getting $90 and only $35 for the second game, it may be that $20 is travel money.
The 2012 IRS rate is 55.5 cents per mile. That covers about 36 miles of driving. Anything above that, deduct 55.5 cents a mile from the game fee.
(Really, it doesn't matter since mileage deductions go straight against Schedule C income. Count it as income, count it as a mileage allotment, it's all going to come out the same.)
I was just working on some of this tonight, come to think of it.