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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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Online Sports Gambling Makes Bet On Faster Payments

PYMNTS

Few things feel better than the rush of a winning streak — money bet on a football or baseball team, or a sporting event, that turns into a pile of dough after a victory or beating the spread. And now that trend has come to sports betting, which was recently legalized thanks to a May decision by the U.S. goes online. goes online.

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The Ohtani scandal: A look into the IRS investigation

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: The allegations The IRS investigation Ohtani’s response Implications for Ohtani and the Dodgers Broader impact on professional sports Uncovering the truth The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched an investigation into the financial scandal involving Shohei Ohtani, the star player for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Ex-HVAC Accountant Admits to Embezzling $1.5 Million in Wilkes-Barre, PA

CPA Practice

million over a three-month period last year to support a gambling habit. Lawrence Malachefski, no age given, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, was accused of stealing from the undisclosed company to support his online gambling habit on websites including FanDuel, Barstool Sports, DraftKings and Unibet.