Thank you but I just bought a Macbook Pro and i got my hands full. Great laptop.
Ralph Gary
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From: sandcroftalan <awalstad@sandcroft.net>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 25, 2011 12:57 am
Subject: [vpFREE] [acvpp] Re: REPORTING GAMING ON INCOME TAX
Greetings Ralph,
Congratulations on your W-2G win last year! If you have an iPhone and would like help tracking your future wins and losses in case of a potential audit, you can test drive our app for free:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/winloss-slot-players-diary/id408765252?mt=8&ls=1
You can also visit our website directly at http://www.sandcroft.net
Best Regards,
Alan
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> A former IRS person posted on this forum why it happened. I used TurboTax which checks for errors. I mailed them a 25 dollar check. It was not the money that bothered me. I go thru 25 dollars in the blink of an eye at the casino. IT WAS THE PRINCIPLE.
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> Subject: [vpFREE] [acvpp] Re: REPORTING GAMING ON INCOME TAX
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> Your $2000 W-2G should reduce your refund by $500 or $300 not $25 if you are in the 25% or 15% bracket. If you itemize and you lost money on VP your refund should not change. The only way your refund should be $25 less is if your itemized deductions before gambling losses were just about $1900 less than the standard deduction threshold. That seems unlikely, so perhaps you made a mistake on your amended return.
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> It is nice to see you and other gamblers paying income tax on a hobby that is costing you money. You should become a hedge fund manager like Mr Paulson who made several billion on the housing collapse and several billion again on gold without paying any taxes.
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> > I filed an amended today, both Fed and State. I included a check even though I am getting a refund. My winnings is zero. however my refund was reduced by 25 dollars which I should get shortly. Thank goodness i only had one form from the casino. What a pain in the ass.
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