Pay on withdraws or earnings?

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Did the tax guy explain WHY he thought you should only claim withdrawals? Seems like he should be able to provide this to your satisfaction if he wants your business.


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His reasoning was that he doesn't know that the money is yours. He said "what if the site never pays you?" Then you would be out of the tax money because the IRS will never give you your money back.

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I'm surprised that someone who specializes in gambling taxes and works with high profile poker players would give you such an incredibly thin argument. Can you ask him to expand on that reasoning and post his response here?