Thanks for your input, I had this done once by a so called professional tax office, but she used the easy way of no itemizing substantial documented losses. She mentioned that I could claim anything I want, hinting that what I am trying to accomplish is route what were gambling winnings the casino wrongly reported as Misc income and gave me no idea what that was. They gave me documents that clearly stated not to be used for txes printed on them. They consisted of awards of various free play promos that I had won at different times by sittle at slot machines and being eligible Only by playing or wagering money so I could be randomly electronically chosen for free play and possible real money, in a few instances. The misc income statement was wrongly classified as Misc income. I have not had much luck getting them to address this in a way that doesnt say they are wrong to report this in this way. The distinction is was money wagered and indeed it was by slot play making me eligible to win a number of promos that sucked me into play. To answer if I hadenough to itemize in 2019 it is a resounding yes .Win loss at that Casino estimates a negative 60,000 $ and winnings were roughly 12,000 in 4 jackpots at other Casinos plus the Misc inc. of an additional 5000, so approx 19000 plus medical deductions of 2000 and state taxe deductions of 1000 etc. I have further docs for other losses that negate any so-called Wins and need the 5000 they are claiming as Misc Inc to be properly called what it is So I do not have to pay the IRS on $ that was wagering wins. It is at least 1400 dollars vs a return of withholding of approx$ 400 I made them deduct. This is a gray area that the I rS needs to rule on fairly so I can put this to rest. I am sorry that these details are having to be written about and am committing more cash outlays for tax prep and advice in an effort to not loseanymore to these casinos andhave vowed to not let myself be exploited further by their adding insult to injury, as I have taken a voluntary ban to resolve my issues and excesses.. Thanks for your assistance help me address these issues so I can pull myself out of this morass I am stuck in and not be a fool to be manipulated.
