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Level 1
January 30, 2023
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1099G

  • January 30, 2023
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How can you claim gambling losses when a taxpayer is not itemizing?

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sjrcpa
Level 15
January 30, 2023

You can't.

(Unless they are a professional gambler-very few people are)

Your heading says 1099-G. Gambling winnings are reported on W-2G. Maybe you should Edit your post.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
January 30, 2023

You can't.  Unless they kept track of gambling sessions and use the gambling per session rule. 

You'll need to do some research as to how that works, most people don't keep track and cant use it.  Im guessing the audit rate may be higher than usual on these types of returns as well.

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Level 8
February 1, 2023

Casinos will issue a win/loss statement that looks like a 1099....you need to input it completely onto the return if you qualify to take the losses.