Deductions & credits


@dhuber24 wrote:

 

If my total net Session wins are the same as my total net Annual wins for 2024, there really isn’t an impact on the Federal portion.

 

 Where in TurboTax do I elect the Session Method??


 

No necessarily.  It would only break even if you were already Itemizing your deductions.  If you were using the Standard Deduction, the gambling losses on Schedule A may only offset some (or none) of the tax from the gambling.

 

There is no "election".   You just report it that way.

 

Add up all of the session/days that have a gain (don't include sessions/days that have a loss).  Add up all of your W-2Gs.  Which one is larger?

 

 

The part of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue makes no sense.  You DON'T have any gambling losses on your Federal Schedule 1 (the losses are only on Schedule A).