paid little league umps banned

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by noleump

Bob,
Let me guess you are a Little league ump who was paid in gift certificates .
I got a twist to this story now.The umps were told if they pay back the league which paid them they could work in the alstars tournament. Could those leagues then return the returned money into gift certificates ? would this money laundring scheme be okay in little league policy?

Not a good guess. I worked two years of LL in the early 1980s. I got paid.

My point was generally the same as Mark's -- whether you are paid in cash, a check at the game, periodic checks by an association or in "gift certificates" it's pay accoridng to the IRS and should be reported on your tax forms.