Re: Never paid taxes before... how much should I expect to pay?
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This forum needs to have a ban on posts that either suggest or ask for suggestions on how to commit blatantly illegal acts.
Poker players do not help their cause by implying that they wish to participate in tax evasion.
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What cause are you referring too? These posts are viewed by other poker players, not people that regulate the legality of online poker. What other people do with their money should be none of your concern.
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People not paying their taxes should be a concern of everyone else in the country. DUCY?
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Why would it concern you if someone else was breaking the law(the law they are breaking isn't physically threatening you, ldo)? Have you ever paid taxes on your poker winnings? Are you even a winning player? If so, what % are they taking from you?
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Because every tax dollar the that someone else doesn't pay adds to my share of the national debt, and thus my tax liability in the future.
Why should I have to pay your share of the tax burden?
As a citizen of the country, I have a stake in our national government, and tax cheats are stealing from that stake.
I am not a professional player, but I have reported and paid taxes on poker winnings the past two years, and will this coming year as well (I didn't play poker outside of very low stakes home games before this). In the past, I did not keep very good records, and had to report a good-faith estimate of my winnings. This year, I have recorded everything much more completely, so I can report a very accurate amount.
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