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Tax Savings for Accountants with Gambling Clients

CTP

American gaming has boomed since sports betting and online gambling were legalized. Complex tax laws for filing and deducting gambling winnings and losses provide new hurdles for taxpayers. Without knowing that information, you can’t serve your client the legal help required to avoid paying IRS tax debts.

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What are the Tax Implications of Winning Money or Valuable Prizes?

RogerRossmeisl

If you gamble or buy lottery tickets and you’re lucky enough to win, congratulations! After you celebrate, be aware that there are tax consequences attached to your good fortune. Winning at gambling For tax purposes, it doesn’t matter if you win at the casino, a bingo hall or elsewhere.

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Tax Tips for Accountants With Gambling Clients

CPA Practice

The legalization of sports betting and online gambling has led to an explosion in gaming across America. With millions trying their luck, complex tax rules for reporting and deducting gambling winnings and losses present new challenges for taxpayers. Gambling losses can be deducted above the line as business expenses.

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The Tax Score of Winning

RogerRossmeisl

Studies have found that more people are engaging in online gambling and sports betting since the pandemic began. And there are still more traditional ways to gamble and play the lottery. If you’re lucky enough to win, be aware that tax consequences go along with your good fortune. You must separately keep.

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Online Gambling And The Challenges Of Betting On Instant Disbursements

PYMNTS

This is resulting in increased revenue for these online gambling platforms in states like New Jersey — trends in growth that may well continue after the crisis. government, as well as the gambling industry, is also dealing with infrastructure and regulatory hurdles that stall its ability to offer instant disbursements at scale, though.

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NJ’s Internet Gambling Revenues Soar To $80M In April

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New Jersey’s big bet on online gambling has paid off, with revenues skyrocketing to a record $80 million in April. Not surprisingly, sports gambling revenues were way down as stadiums remained closed and most professional games were canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, the state’s casinos remained shuttered.

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The taxman tango: The key tax question about gambling income

Accounting Today

Financial advisors and tax professionals with clients who bet online or at casinos must guide them through the choice of classifying as amateur or professional.