Tax Help
 

Received a 1099-MISC for 2006 officiating.

Money earned was recorded in Box 7, Nonemployee Compensation, no taxes of any kind were taken out.

For my Federal Return, do I include that in my
a) wages, salaries, tips, etc column (line 7 of Form 1040)
b) Business Income Column, and fill out a schedule C (line 12 of Form 1040)
c) Other income column (line 21 of Form 1040)
d) somewhere else

And how and where do I include my expenses for officiating, mainly mileage, since it's the big one? Schedule A has lines for unreimbursed employee expenses, but the 1099-MISC shows that I am not am employee.



Help please!

You'll have to fill out a schedule C and pay self-employment tax. You can include deductions for expenses and travel there. If you use Taxcut or another tax software program, you'll be prompted to enter the information.

BTW, you're supposed ot do this whether you receive a 1099 or not. Do you not pay taxes on your officaiting income?

Yes, fill out a schedule C. Here you claim, expenses, dues, mileage, etc.

I finally broke down and had someone prepare my taxes for me. I want to be sure I am covering ALL bases both personally and officiating-wise. One good thing is the cost of the tax preparer is considered an expense on my schedule C! Same for those who do them yourself. Any expenses on software or whatever.