Whether they issue a 1099 (and thereby report it to the government) or not, US citizens are supposed to claim all income and pay the appropriate taxes. While you don't like it, there's nothing wrong with it from a reporting perspective. I'm sure they find it easier to issue a 1099 to everyone they pay regardless of the amount.

The amount is intended to avoid record keeping hassles for small payments,and was enacted long before computers made it trivial. The $600 threshold is an annual figure for total payments to an individual or company. Promotions are not winnings, they are prizes. It would be a W2G if they paid you gambling winnings. and they gave me a 1099misc instead of a w2g so i couldn't count my losses against it.ġ099 is the correct form for prizes. i got taxed on every high hand promo i took even though only prizes over 600 are required to be recorded and taxed. See the 'What if I have dual citizenship, or am visiting from another country?' section of the US Taxes Sticky.Ĭan vouch that tampa hard rock is lazy with tax filings and errs on the side of taxing. The good news is that even if you pay the withholding (be sure to get some sort of documentation), you can get it refunded by filing the proper reporting forms with the IRS after the end of the tax year in December. Apparently the Hard Rock is not one of them. Many casinos provide the necessary forms and services to foreign players. Taxpayer Identification Number on an IRS Form W-8BEN to claim such treaty benefits and avoid tax withholding.

You are supposed to provide the casino with a U.S.

The UK does have a tax treaty with the US for gambling income, which exempts you from paying the 30% withholding. I'm pretty sure i shouldn't be paying, i told the lady at the cash desk that i'm from UK and that i shouldn't have to pay that and she didn't want to hear any of it. I cashed in the 500 and they want 30% of that going to tax. it's my first US poker series (i'm from UK).

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