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Tax Savings for Accountants with Gambling Clients

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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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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. Most importantly, it avoids any impact on adjusted gross income (AGI).

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Betting on the Super Bowl? Don’t Forget About Taxes

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Gambling winnings tax If you are one of the millions to place a bet this year, you need to know that the IRS considers sports betting to be gambling. And income from gambling winnings is taxable. The IRS expects you to report your winnings on your federal income tax return. Usually, the payer (e.g.,

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The IRS and Gambling – The Tax Blotter – June 16, 2023

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The Tax Blotter is a round-up of recent tax news. Taxpayers can claim a limited deduction for gambling losses, but the IRS keeps close tabs on these write-offs. Gambling losses are deductible only up to the amount of you winnings for the year. In a new case, a taxpayer gambled extensively at three casinos in 2019.

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A Checklist For Skagit County Business Owners’ For 2020 Personal Income Taxes

SkagitCountyTaxServices

So, to that end, I’m here today with a large tax checklist that you can work from for your personal income taxes , understanding that every situation is a little different. A Checklist For Skagit County Business Owners’ For 2020 Personal Income Taxes “Don’t wait. So … here we go.

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Defending IRS Cash-Based Audits – Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Computing Income

Withum

Engaging a forensic accountant in advance of the audit to assess if all income has been reported and, if not, the level of unreported income can provide a path to address the auditor’s findings before they reach undesirable conclusions. The motivations to divert cash are as varied as there are businesses.

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Missouri Bill Reintroduces R&D Tax Credit and Changes to State and Local Tax Treatment and MO Works Program

Anders CPA

This bill would establish the State and Local Tax (SALT) Parity Act allowing partners and shareholders in flow-through entities to take full advantage of federal tax deductions and allowing credit for taxes paid in other states.