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no not from gambling winnings, it must be earned income.
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Not true. Poker earnings are earned income
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so then does this guy also have to pay self-employment taxes, because if so then he is basically filing as a pro.
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Since the OP says poker is his sole source of income, I'm fairly certain he should file as a pro. But I'm not a tax expert, so I can't really get into that.
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well the original poster wanted to know whether a non-pro could have a retirement account from the gambling winnings. I don't see any ruling where a non-pro could have a retirement account.