{"id":16835,"date":"2017-11-09T16:03:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=16835"},"modified":"2017-11-17T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T00:23:33","slug":"podcast-guest-tax-man-russell-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-guest-tax-man-russell-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast  &#8211; guest tax man Russell Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is Russell Fox. Russell is a certified tax professional who handles many professional gamblers. We talk about strategies that effect people with gambling income.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slot-machine-resource.com\/podcasts\/fox11717.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">podcast\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">click to listen &#8211; alt click to download<\/div>\n<p><b>Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<div>[00:49] Tax evasion v.s. tax avoidance<\/div>\n<div>[01:43] The federal tax bill and its relevance to gamblers and non-gamblers<\/div>\n<div>[08:29] What is the best way to list W2G\u2019s for a professional gambler using schedule C?<\/div>\n<div>[15:23] Online casinos in New Jersey require W2G\u2019s for slot machine winnings of $1200 or more. In general, is free play taxable? Is the free room from the casino taxable?<\/div>\n<div>[18:10] Keeping a diary of gambling wins and losses<\/div>\n<div>[21:33] Can a player form a C-corp so that he can present his tax ID rather than his SSN when he hits jackpot<\/div>\n<div>[24:11] Playing under an assumed name and producing an identification for the real name and the form W-9<\/div>\n<div>[28:33] Is the U.S. the only country that taxes gambling winnings?<\/div>\n<div>[29:10] If you hit a $20,000 royal flush and take it in cash, is CTR filled out on top of W2G?<\/div>\n<div>[33:20] What should a U.K. citizen be worried about if he visits Las Vegas for a vacation and wins a significant amount of money?<\/div>\n<div>[37:31] The tax implications for both the investor and the players of a blackjack team<\/div>\n<div>[40:59] Should you pay taxes on gambling overseas?<\/div>\n<div>[41:51] Are capital gains on cryptocurrency taxable events?<\/div>\n<div>[48:29] Do you report gambling wins\/losses for games that occurred on international waters?<\/div>\n<div>[48:47] If you have a SEP IRA and a solo 401k, is there any downside for using solo 401k just for the $18,000 elected deferral and use SEP IRA for roughly 18.5% of the net contributions?<\/div>\n<div>[50:15] 5 silly things that Russel heard from his clients<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Russel Fox:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:RCFox@Claytontax.com\" target=\"_blank\">RCFox@Claytontax.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taxabletalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.taxabletalk.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/claytontax.com\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/claytontax.com\/nevada\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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Russell is a certified tax professional who handles many professional gamblers. 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