Go figure
So I have a client that loves the casino. For years she has brought in mittfuls of W-2Gs for her skills at operating a slot machine. She evidently takes a rest break from the slot machines from time to time by playing bingo which is indicated by the 1099 she receives with bingo winnings. So I get the W-2G totals loaded in and plop in the winnings from bingo on the 1099 that has been floating around in her file for years and load in her gambling losses and I'm ready to move on to the next return. She comes in, signs the 8879, I transmit the return and I'm just about ready to scratch another return off the list. Then that dreaded thumbs down shows up. Some dribble about gambling losses. But, but, but they don't exceed winnings ---------- the software already knows that, how come the IRS doesn't know that? So I'm scratching my head on what the heck happened. So what if I get rid of the 1099 amount and enter it as "other amounts that weren't reported on a 1099". Surely it can't work, since I see the W-2G, 1099 and "other" amounts all roll into one total as gambling winnings. But Mother Theresa must have been riding shotgun on the transmittal and the return clears. Thanks Mother Theresa for another miracle. At least I'm thinking I witnessed a miracle, why else would that stupid little change allow the return to clear?
