If taking the standard deduction, no deduction is allowed for gambling losses. Gambling (or gaming) losses may be taken only to the extent of gambling winnings (note 288 will generate). On screen A - Itemized Deductions Schedule, enter the losses as Other not subject to 2% limit (line 16 starting in Drake18; line 28 in Drake17 and prior).
If you gamble, you may not feel like as much of a winner come tax season next year. Changes in the State of Oklahoma tax law a limiting how much you can write off as a 'loss.'
- Losses and tax deductions. You can write off gambling losses as a miscellaneous itemized deduction, as stated in a report on www.piramindwelt.com. While miscellaneous deductions subject to the 2% of adjusted gross income floor are not allowed for 2018 through 2025 under the TCJA, the deduction for gambling losses isn't subject to that floor.
- Gambling losses are exempt from the 2% AGI threshold that applies to some itemized deductions. Gambling losses are exempt from itemized deduction 3%-cutback. Gambling losses are not an adjustment (add-back) in calculating Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The AGI Problem. Gambling winnings increase Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) but gambling losses.
- How to know if you can deduct your gambling losses. Gambling loss deductions save you money by reducing your taxable income. But there's a trick to this—you can't claim gambling losses that exceed your winnings, as losses are inextricably linked to your winnings for tax purposes.
- In fact, what you should do is deduct your losses only to the extent that you report your gambling winnings. For example, if you were to report you had won $5000 gambling but had losses of $20,000, this could cause a red flag. Also, only professional gamblers can write off the costs of meals, lodging and other expenses related to gambling.
'I see this for Oklahoman's as like the gambling penalty,' said Eileen Robinson, the head accountant at Gardner's Tax Services Inc.
In previous years, you could write off your total gambling losses in your adjusted income which is what you can still do for federal taxes, but for Oklahoma state taxes, you can't do that anymore.
'For federal you have to show in the income on the 1040, your schedule 'A' is where you take your itemized deductions and that's where you right off your gambling losses,' Robinson said. 'In Oklahoma, they limited the amount of itemized deductions you can take, you can take all of your donations but it limits the rest of it to that 17,000.'
This means you'll have to pay income tax for the total amount of big jackpots.
In the past, if you lost money while gambling, then won, you could deduct those losses from your winnings then only pay the tax on the difference.
'Now when you win that money you're going to have to pay the taxes whether you out that money back into the machine or not,' Robinson said.
Something that Robinson says has been an unpleasant surprise for her clients this year.
If taking the standard deduction, no deduction is allowed for gambling losses. Gambling (or gaming) losses may be taken only to the extent of gambling winnings (note 288 will generate). On screen A - Itemized Deductions Schedule, enter the losses as Other not subject to 2% limit (line 16 starting in Drake18; line 28 in Drake17 and prior).
If you gamble, you may not feel like as much of a winner come tax season next year. Changes in the State of Oklahoma tax law a limiting how much you can write off as a 'loss.'
- Losses and tax deductions. You can write off gambling losses as a miscellaneous itemized deduction, as stated in a report on www.piramindwelt.com. While miscellaneous deductions subject to the 2% of adjusted gross income floor are not allowed for 2018 through 2025 under the TCJA, the deduction for gambling losses isn't subject to that floor.
- Gambling losses are exempt from the 2% AGI threshold that applies to some itemized deductions. Gambling losses are exempt from itemized deduction 3%-cutback. Gambling losses are not an adjustment (add-back) in calculating Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The AGI Problem. Gambling winnings increase Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) but gambling losses.
- How to know if you can deduct your gambling losses. Gambling loss deductions save you money by reducing your taxable income. But there's a trick to this—you can't claim gambling losses that exceed your winnings, as losses are inextricably linked to your winnings for tax purposes.
- In fact, what you should do is deduct your losses only to the extent that you report your gambling winnings. For example, if you were to report you had won $5000 gambling but had losses of $20,000, this could cause a red flag. Also, only professional gamblers can write off the costs of meals, lodging and other expenses related to gambling.
'I see this for Oklahoman's as like the gambling penalty,' said Eileen Robinson, the head accountant at Gardner's Tax Services Inc.
In previous years, you could write off your total gambling losses in your adjusted income which is what you can still do for federal taxes, but for Oklahoma state taxes, you can't do that anymore.
'For federal you have to show in the income on the 1040, your schedule 'A' is where you take your itemized deductions and that's where you right off your gambling losses,' Robinson said. 'In Oklahoma, they limited the amount of itemized deductions you can take, you can take all of your donations but it limits the rest of it to that 17,000.'
This means you'll have to pay income tax for the total amount of big jackpots.
In the past, if you lost money while gambling, then won, you could deduct those losses from your winnings then only pay the tax on the difference.
'Now when you win that money you're going to have to pay the taxes whether you out that money back into the machine or not,' Robinson said.
Something that Robinson says has been an unpleasant surprise for her clients this year.
'They're in shock, most of them didn't know and of course not until we got ready to do their taxes,' Robinson explains.
It may be too late to make the adjustment this year, but there are ways to prepare for the tax change next season.
'I'd say 5% of all their winnings needs to be set aside to send in' Robinson said. 'So lets say if you won something you need to make sure you set back enough to be able to pay the taxes for the state and try not to plug that into the machine.'
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While most miscellaneous itemized deductions cannot be taken in 2018 through 2025, those that are not subject to the 2% of adjusted gross income floor continue to be deductible. One such deduction is for gambling losses to the extent of winnings. The IRS has ruled that amounts paid to participate in daily fantasy sports, such as DraftKings and FanDuel, are wagering (Chief Counsel Advice 202042015). These activities are not merely a matter of skill; they involve something staked on an uncertain event. This means that such amounts can be deducted by those who itemize instead of taking the standard deduction. But again, they are deductible only to the extent of winnings.
To deduct gambling losses, you must substantiate them. In one case, a compulsive gambler convinced the Tax Court that he must have sustained more losses than the winnings reported to the IRS on Form W-2G (Coleman,TC Memo 2020-146). He spent most of his retirement savings and was way behind in his bills (his cell phone was shut off). Expert testimony accepted by the court said: 'if a player gambles long enough and does not win any prizes that are exceptionally large relative to the size of the wager, it would be virtually impossible for that player to have annual net gambling winnings.' The court allowed him to take an itemized deduction for gambling losses equal to his gambling winnings.
