The Sports Officials & Referees Fix Kit
Built for sports officials and referees.
Officials get paid game by game, from several assigners and associations, usually with nothing withheld. That's where the money goes: a game worked and never paid, a cancellation fee nobody claimed, miles driven and never logged, and a tax bill in April nobody set aside for. Your game log is the receipt. This kit builds it and puts it to work.
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The 7 leaks it covers
4 you can close it · 2 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Games worked but never paid, or paid shortWhere to look first: Build one game log from every assigner and association: date, level, site, fee, mileage owed.Keep it from coming back: Reconcile the game log with deposits every two weeks.The other side owes it
- Fee schedule not checked: travel, cancellation and double-header termsWhere to look first: Ask each association or assigner for the current fee schedule in writing.Keep it from coming back: Keep the current schedule saved on your phone.The other side owes it
- Miles to games never loggedWhere to look first: Log every game drive: date, start, site, miles, purpose.Keep it from coming back: Log the trip before you leave the parking lot.You can close it
- Gear, dues, clinics and certification fees never trackedWhere to look first: List every officiating cost from last year: uniforms, shoes, whistles, flags, association dues, clinics, certification and background-check fees, rulebooks, apps.Keep it from coming back: Snap a photo of every receipt the day you buy.You can close it
- No 1099 from small payers, so the income goes unrecordedWhere to look first: For payments made in 2026, the 1099-NEC reporting threshold rose from $600 to $2,000 (VERIFIED: OnPay summary of the 2025 law).Keep it from coming back: Record every game fee the day it's paid.You can close it
- Taking games by fee alone, not by what's left after the driveWhere to look first: For your last 10 games, write fee, round-trip miles and total time including travel.Keep it from coming back: Run the worksheet before you block your season.You can close it
- No tax set-aside from officiating income that arrives with nothing withheldWhere to look first: Mark which of your officiating money comes in with no tax held back (1099, direct pay, app or card deposits).Keep it from coming back: Move the set-aside the same day each game payment lands, and keep the quarterly dates on your calendar two weeks ahead.A pro decides
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Games worked but never paid, or paid short
The other side owes it- Build one game log from every assigner and association: date, level, site, fee, mileage owed.
- Match each game to a payment in your bank account or payment app.
- Flag anything unpaid after 30 days or paid short.
- Send each assigner one message with the full list.
Your part: Keep the log and send the message.
Message to an assigner: Hi [NAME], My records show these games as unpaid or short: [DATE, SITE, LEVEL, FEE EXPECTED, AMOUNT PAID]. Can you check and let me know when payment will go out? Thanks, [NAME], [ID #]
Reconcile the game log with deposits every two weeks.
What this kit can't decide for you: Your association's rules decide fees and timing.
That's 1 of 7. The other 6 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When sports officials and referees go looking for answers, they search things like “referee taxes 1099”, “referee pay”, “umpire pay” and “referee tax deductions”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 7 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Games worked but never paid, or paid short: where do I start?
Start here: Build one game log from every assigner and association: date, level, site, fee, mileage owed. To keep it from coming back: Reconcile the game log with deposits every two weeks.
Fee schedule not checked: travel, cancellation and double-header terms: where do I start?
Start here: Ask each association or assigner for the current fee schedule in writing. To keep it from coming back: Keep the current schedule saved on your phone.
Miles to games never logged: where do I start?
Start here: Log every game drive: date, start, site, miles, purpose. To keep it from coming back: Log the trip before you leave the parking lot.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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Next step
- Run your free LeakReceipts check — it reads your own receipts and records and shows where money is leaking out, line by line.
- TrueNET — the whole-picture money truth: what you actually keep after every cost, across everything you earn and spend.
Use Jobber or Housecall Pro? Run the free leak check — it reads your job export in your browser and shows the money leaks the software doesn't flag. Nothing is uploaded.