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- From: mhall@netcom.com (Michael Hall)
- Subject: Re: Taxes: deducting gambling losses against winnings?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.190535.24690@netcom.com>
- Keywords: IRS gambling
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Dec30.032707.8801@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:05:35 GMT
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- kvk@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Kevin) writes:
-
- >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.
-
- There was a case where the IRS rejected losing tickets from the track as
- evidence of gambling losses. However, these were crumbled, stepped on,
- mutilated, dirty tickets that had been "obviously" picked up off the floor
- after being dropped by other gamblers. To avoid getting screwed by the IRS,
- keep a detailed log of your gambling, and keep all receipts (at least the
- losing ones :-) in good condition.
-
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- personal account\Big Brother knows if you picked up those tickets off the floor
- mhall@netcom.com \
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