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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. Definitions of gambler categories Gambling winnings are reported differently based on the different categories.

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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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IRS Launches Probe Into Fired Ohtani Interpreter’s Theft and Gambling Scandal

CPA Practice

The IRS is investigating the recently fired interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani after he was implicated in a scandal involving illegal sports gambling and significant financial theft from his longtime friend. That’s when Mizuhara admitted he had a gambling addiction.

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IRS Launches Probe Into Fired Shohei Ohtani Interpreter’s Gambling and Theft Scandal

CPA Practice

The IRS is investigating the recently fired interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani after he was implicated in a scandal involving illegal sports gambling and significant financial theft from his longtime friend. That’s when Mizuhara admitted he had a gambling addiction.

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Ingo’s Edwards Plays The Inside Straight On Online Gambling

PYMNTS

In 2018 the Supreme Court struck down a 1984 federal law that prohibited gambling in most states. And that opened up an entirely new playing field for online gaming establishments now free to operate in any state that would allow them. Casinos] use all kinds of tools including facial recognition with cameras everywhere,” Edwards said.

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The Ohtani scandal: A look into the IRS investigation

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The probe centers around Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, who has been accused of illegal sports gambling and significant financial theft. It was revealed that Mizuhara had accumulated substantial gambling debts, which were allegedly covered by wire transfers totaling at least $4.5

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Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Charged With Bank Fraud, Stole $16 Million From Baseball Star

CPA Practice

TNS) Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has been charged with stealing more than $16 million from Ohtani’s bank account to pay the translator’s illegal gambling debts, federal authorities announced Thursday, April 11. By Tony Saavedra, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif.