Professional Golf and the Taxman

[Rick Dandy]

Professional Golf

Discussing deductions?

 

[Jared Willerson]

I know if you are a HS golf coach....any equipment purchases made can be written off if the purchases were made so that they provided a "use" for your HS team. That "use" could be anything even just letting everyone swing it to see if they like it.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

What are the deductions allowed by a professional golfer when fileing a tax return?

If your profession is an actual "professional golfer" and you are classified as an independant contractor, you can pretty treat yourself "as the business" and deduct accordingly.

 

[Kevin Shields]

Car mileage, meals while at tourneys, hotels, lessons, clothes, golf course fees, caddy fees, training aids, equipment, Manzella videos, etc.