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Originally Posted by Kelvin green
I will interject here that just because you drive to a game does not make it tax deductible mileage. Trips from home to a game are not generally deductible if it is in your normal metropolitan area. Trips from one place of employment to another is...
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The certified tax person I pay to do my taxes disagrees due to the nature of our work and each school being a temporary work site. This is what I do, everybody has to make their own decision.
I document all officiating income by game, including mileage compensation. That is all totaled up as income. All miles driven are recorded as expenses and are totaled up with all other expenses for the year.
I claim every cent I make officiating, 1099 issued or not. I also be sure to write off everything I can including uniforms, assigning fees, chapter dues, insurance fees and such. I don't bother trying to deduct part of my cell phone, internet or laundry expenses. I figure the small gain isn't worth the increased chance of an audit (though there are folks that do deduct those things).
Thanks for the reminder to get working on this. I need to quite being so lazy and actually keep up with these records throughout the year.