The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has historically required that gambling winnings and gambling losses be separately accounted for. The reason for this has to do with the way gambling losses are deducted for tax purposes. Gambling losses are treated as an itemized deduction and reported on Schedule A of the individual income tax return (Form [...]
Gambling As a Business Activity
The Internal Revenue Service requires the reporting of gambling winnings as income. Gambling losses are tax deductible for taxpayers who itemize deductions. However, the deduction for gambling losses is limited to the amount of gambling winnings. Consequently, gambling losses cannot apply to the reduction of income from sources other than gambling. The IRS therefore treats [...]
Taxes and Gambling
Get the Form Whenever you win a “qualifying amount” at a casino, they are legally required to report it to the IRS. Therefore, they will collect your social security number and send you an IRS Form W-2G. As such you want to make sure to report these winnings on your tax returns because the IRS [...]
