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- From: kvk@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Kevin)
- Subject: Taxes: deducting gambling losses against winnings?
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 03:27:07 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.032707.8801@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
- Keywords: IRS gambling
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- I was having a disagreement with my brother the other day over gambling
- and taxes, I figured somebody here would know the answer. He's a big
- bettor at the horse track, sometimes he'll win a bet big enough that he gets
- a W2 for his winnings that he has to claim as income. This tends to screw
- up his tax situation, since taxes aren't taken out of winnings at the time,
- and he has to cough up money come April 15th.
-
- He and I agree that in theory you can offset gambling income by deducting
- gambling losses up to the amount of your winnings. He says though that saving
- your losing betting tickets from the track, even if you staple them to the
- day's program, are not recognized by the IRS as proof of gambling losses,
- that in effect there is NO allowable way to document gambling losses from
- the racetrack.
-
- So, does anyone know how to legally deduct gambling losses from your
- taxes (up to your winnings), and document it such that the IRS will allow it?
-
- Kevin Kinder
- kvk@iexist.att.com
-