Tag Archives: DFS

IRS: DFS Is Wagering (Gambling)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Russ

In February 2014, I wrote a post titled, “Taxes and Daily Fantasy Sports: The Duck Test.” I concluded: So daily fantasy sports have at least some element of luck. Then from a tax standpoint they sure look to be a … Continue reading →

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Burying Your Head in the Sand

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Russ

One of my favorite sayings (and I am not the one who came up with it) is “The Tax Code Giveth, The Tax Code Taketh Away.” It’s not fair, but we have to live with it as it is, not … Continue reading →

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IRS: DFS Sites Liable for Excise Tax on Wagering

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Russ

Back in 2015, I asked and answered the question on whether the DFS sites were liable for the excise tax on wagering. I came to the conclusion they were. In late July, the IRS came to the same conclusion: DFS … Continue reading →

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New York DFS & Gambling: It’s the Constitution

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Russ

There’s a quick way of doing many things that, in the long-run, doesn’t work so well; there’s a slower way of doing those same things that will always work. That’s true in tax, and it’s true for a legislature that’s … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again…

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Russ

A few years ago I penned a post titled “Taxes and Daily Fantasy Sports: The Duck Test.” To remind everyone, If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it just may be … Continue reading →

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It’s One 1099 Per Person, Or the Most Stupid and Hilarious Thing I’ve Seen in Some Time

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Russ

One of my clients, Barri Brown (all names in this post are fictitious), was missing a 1099 issued by one of the two large Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) companies. It didn’t show on her Wage & Income Transcript, so she … Continue reading →

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NY Judge Rules Against DFS Sites

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Russ

New York Judge Manuel Mendez granted the New York State Attorney General a preliminary injunction that bans DraftKings and FanDuel from operating in New York. Both sites will appeal, but for now daily fantasy sports (DFS) is gone from the … Continue reading →

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