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    Taxes: you can leave health care blank

    When you file you can leave line 61 blank (obamacare) and your return will be accepted now according to the IRS.

    Obamacare is a killer for uninsured gamblers. You have to pay on your gross winnings. You can hit six figures in slot jackpots, dump it all back and owe up to $2085.
    Last edited by Kaabee; 03-02-17 at 12:26 AM. Reason: $2085 max penalty

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    My guy says they were instructed to not collect penalties either

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    Literally nothing you wrote is true.

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    Ya wouldn't make sense for them to give the OK and come after you.

    If you file online go with turbotax as they will have this option starting March 2. H and R block won't let you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
    Literally nothing you wrote is true.
    Which parts.

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    Your tax penalty is based on your MAGI. Your MAGI is calculated before itemized deductions including gambling losses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaabee View Post
    Obamacare is a killer for uninsured gamblers. You have to pay on your gross winnings. You can hit $300,000 in slot jackpots, dump it all back and owe like $7500.
    I think the maximum payment is 2.5% up to a max of $2085 for 2016. Still sucks though the way gambling income and losses are supposed to be reported and how they affect items elsewhere on the return because a lot of things are tied to adjusted gross income.

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    Ya the max is $2085. I would have been on the hook for $1500 this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaabee View Post
    Which parts.
    All of them.

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    Yeah, I mean, unless you're a big-timer (or maybe even if), you probably won't get caught if you cheat on your taxes. But it's still possible and the law is the law.

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    I never said it wasn't the law. I said the IRS will now accept the return instead of rejecting it as they used to.

    Forbes article and turbotax links show that.

    I was wrong on the penalty. Forgot about $2085 max.

    Calculation of penalty is MAGI. Losses don't count. That is the law and that is how the tax software calculates your penalty for you.
    Last edited by Kaabee; 03-02-17 at 12:21 AM.

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