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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:26 PM Original message |
Tax question on winning a trip. |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. What was the question? |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What is the tax rate for prizes. |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 12:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I don't think there is a flat rate for prizes, lotto or otherwise |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 05:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thanks. |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. There is no tax on the recipient of gifts |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I appreciate you taking the time to help me out with this. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Whew.. we never paid any taxes for our freebie tahiti trip |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. well you owe taxes on it |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. We did not technically "win" it.. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. yeah you owe taxes on it but maybe it'll slide by |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. But is winning a prize equivalent to receiving a gift? |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Nope--two separate questions |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. no winning a prize is NOT equivalent to receiving a gift |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. You are correct.... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. I won a ski trip to Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 1999, |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Thanks that’s good to know. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. yes you did have to pay taxes on it, you just cheated |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. I was never sent the tax form that I was told I would have to include |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
9. Do I look like an IRS agent to you? |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Maybe. This from the Huffington post is what got me thinking about |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Well, on the one hand |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Maybe because this is unsolicited it is..... |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. They'd have to prove it's compensation |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. yeah i saw that too |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. that is correct, you NEVER want to win a trip |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. thanks |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. there is one thing you can do |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. A prize is not considered a gift; it's income. So is money won gambling. |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
28. Let me see If I got this right. |
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FILAM23 (344 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-25-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Gambling losses are dedutible, |
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