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How Do You Avoid Online, Internet And Sports Gambling Tax?

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How Do You Avoid Online, Internet And Sports Gambling Tax?

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Jack Morton

It is very difficult to avoid the tax on betting. In the Australia sports betting is legal, government collects the tax.

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So you won some money at gambling, and you want to know if you have to pay the Government, income taxes on your winnings. Well, the short answer to that is yes, but there are some exceptions to the rule. If you had gambling winnings you’re required to report them as other income on IRS Form 1040. The tax rate for online, internet and sports gambling winnings is the same as your regular income. If you had gambling losses you are allowed to deduct what you lost, up to the amount that you’ve won. You are not allowed to deduct gambling losses that exceed your winnings, and you are not allowed to carry-over your losses from one year to another. A Form W-2G is used to report gambling winnings from, internet, online, casino, sports betting, horse racing, lotteries, bingo and other legal gambling activities. You’ll receive a Form W-2G if: • Income taxes were withheld from your winnings • You won at least $600 or more and your winnings were at least 300 times the amount of your bet • Your winni

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