1 In 2012, Carson was the Influential Marylander Award recipient from The Daily Record, Baltimore's legal and business newspaper. 2  In 2014, a poll of Americans conducted by Gallup ranked Carson sixth on a list of the most admired men in the world. 3  He is an emeritus fellow of the Yale Corporation.
Your gambling winnings are generally subject to a flat 25% tax. However, for the following sources listed below, gambling winnings over $5,000 are subject to income tax withholding: Any sweepstakes, wagering pool (including payments made to winnners of poker tournaments), or lottery.epending upon the amount of your winnings and the type of gambling, the establishment or payer may be required to withhold income taxes. In general, 25% of the amount is required to be withheld. In some cases, a backup withholding of 28% is required instead.
You report your winnings -- from the W-2G or those smaller jackpots -- on line 21, Other Income, of Form 1040. In addition to gambling proceeds, this is where you'd report any prizes or awards (cash or the cash value of merchandise) you won.All this money goes toward your total income amount.ou can reduce the amount of money the IRS will tax by reporting your losses as part of your overall itemized deductions. Check out line 28, Other Miscellaneous Deductions, on Schedule A. That's where you report any gambling losses.