https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/on-this-side-i-referee-sports-and-want-to-know-if-this-is-considered-qualified-business-income/01/174363#M70677 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:30:09 GMT bufflange 2019-06-01T15:30:09Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/on-this-side-i-referee-sports-and-want-to-know-if-this-is-considered-qualified-business-income/01/174363#M70677 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:30:09 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/on-this-side-i-referee-sports-and-want-to-know-if-this-is-considered-qualified-business-income/01/174363#M70677 bufflange 2019-06-01T15:30:09Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/it-depends-it-can-be-qualified-business-income-if-you-a/01/174373#M70680 <P><B>It depends.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>It can be Qualified Business Income if you are in the&nbsp;<I>business&nbsp;</I>of refereeing: in other words; it is not a hobby, nor are you a volunteer nor and employee getting paid reported on a W2.&nbsp; If you are a&nbsp;<I>contracted&nbsp;</I>referee, eligible to claim&nbsp;<I>business deductions&nbsp;</I>on Schedule C, this is income that can qualify for the Section 199A deduction.<BR /></P><P>The deduction calculation itself can be quite complicated, so even if you do qualify for the deduction, you may not realize a deduction of 20% of that business' income.&nbsp; But you could well qualify for the deduction as long as your refereee&nbsp;is not hobby income, volunteer work, or performed as an employee.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:30:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/it-depends-it-can-be-qualified-business-income-if-you-a/01/174373#M70680 DanielV01 2019-06-01T15:30:10Z