Thanks for your response. So far I have created a number of different types of fake returns to experiment with adding gambling winnings/offsetting losses to see if I can create a single case where gambling winnings are 100% offset by equal losses. No such luck. I will be curious if anyone can create a return where they add gambling winnings/equal offsetting losses and end up with the same tax liability without any gambling entries. I have no kids. I am tempted to buy tax software from another company to see if the same thing happens, but that is an expensive and time consuming effort although well worth the money if I get different results from Turbotax.
