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Yes | 4 | 18.18% | |
No | 18 | 81.82% | |
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Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
Since the questions of taxing players is coming up, I'm curious. I don't think this will be as representative (I think if you polled BBV, many more don't claim). Anyway, here we go.
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
Yes. I claim income in compliance with state and federal laws, and I claim everything I make.
Like Benny Binion told Doyle Brunson long ago (in context): Claim all of your income, because you don't want the government on your case and money sitting in a box isn't doing any good. Brunson took it to heart. One year, he actually lost money, but he claimed some income anyway so the IRS wouldn't get on his case. |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
Wow, kinda surprised that "No" is ahead. I'm assuming most of these are small (<$10k) winners?
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
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Wow, kinda surprised that "No" is ahead. I'm assuming most of these are small (<$10k) winners? [/ QUOTE ] I don't know any winners making <15K that pay taxes. I seriously doubt the IRS is gonna run u down for a puny 15K anyway. Now, if you are making 25K+ its ur ass if you dont pay. Indy |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
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I don't know any winners making <15K that pay taxes. I seriously doubt the IRS is gonna run u down for a puny 15K anyway. Now, if you are making 25K+ its ur ass if you dont pay. Indy [/ QUOTE ] I do (make less than 15k and claim). I do because : a: I don't want to have to explain the deposits in my account if I'm audited. but mainly b: I believe it is morally wrong to hide income from taxation. Believe me, I realize I'm in the minority. And I'm not surprised that No is ahead. Most people think I'm crazy to pay. Of course, most people I know, when I bring up taxes, talk about how to cheat like it's not big deal. |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
i think its morally wrong to pay federal taxes since ~50% goes to weapons.
you can make >25k and still not pay taxes, you just have to be willing to move your money around slowly and watch how much you have sitting in your bank accounts at one time |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
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but mainly b: I believe it is morally wrong to hide income from taxation. Believe me, I realize I'm in the minority. And I'm not surprised that No is ahead. Most people think I'm crazy to pay. Of course, most people I know, when I bring up taxes, talk about how to cheat like it's not big deal. [/ QUOTE ] my two cents: Its *only* legally wrong to not pay taxes. Morally, i'm pretty sure its the opposite. If there is a god, a whole lot of people are gonna be answering a bunch of questions at the pearly gates on why they funded the US war machine with their income. So i guess you can choose who to be in trouble with, the irs, or your conscience. Myself, being too lazy to be religious, I pay everything i owe mainly because of what you said about audits. They will find you, and it can be years from the time it happens. I just got a notice in the mail that i had a 40 dollar error in my return from 3 years ago. Scared the crap out of me when i saw "audit division" on the envelope, and boy was i relieved when i saw that i merely owed 40 plus interest. The moral of the story is that they'll catch you eventually. And people who say the amounts matter are crazy. If you're hiding 5,000 in income from the gov't or 100,000, it still works out to the theft of thousands of dollars, according to the IRS. And i think the deciding factor on prison is intent: hide money on purpose, go to jail. Hide money accidentally (miscalculations etc), pay interest and maybe a fine. |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
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I don't know any winners making <15K that pay taxes. I seriously doubt the IRS is gonna run u down for a puny 15K anyway. Now, if you are making 25K+ its ur ass if you dont pay. Indy [/ QUOTE ] I won a big amount early in the year before I kept track of my sessions. I'm a little better at it now, but definately don't have 100% accuracy. Or 80% for that matter. Any suggestions? I'm in the +25K range. |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
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I don't know any winners making <15K that pay taxes. I seriously doubt the IRS is gonna run u down for a puny 15K anyway. Now, if you are making 25K+ its ur ass if you dont pay. Indy [/ QUOTE ] I paid on 12k last year. It's small beans for sure, but I don't need the IRS getting fresh with me in ten years when I'm making 150-200k/yr at my real job. They "penalize" you however much they think they can make you pay. |
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Re: Poll: Do you claim taxes on your winnings?
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[ QUOTE ] I don't know any winners making <15K that pay taxes. I seriously doubt the IRS is gonna run u down for a puny 15K anyway. Now, if you are making 25K+ its ur ass if you dont pay. Indy [/ QUOTE ] I paid on 12k last year. It's small beans for sure, but I don't need the IRS getting fresh with me in ten years when I'm making 150-200k/yr at my real job. They "penalize" you however much they think they can make you pay. [/ QUOTE ] I am also surprised at the number of "no" votes. I also made ~15k last year and paid on every dime. Rule #1 of adulthood - don't #### with the IRS. I can move money around, in and out with impunity because I can back it up with the check I wrote. I don't have to worry about the IRS screwing up my real life and real job. People who aren't paying just don't realize how downright nasty the IRS can get. They get mildly interested in you at 5k and very interested at 10k unreported income. Those numbers come from an IRS field agent. |
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