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The Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings skill extracts data from Forms W-2G, which are documents used to report gambling winnings and any federal income tax withheld on those winnings. The requirements for reporting and withholding depend on:
  • The type of gambling.
  • The amount of the gambling winnings.
  • The ratio of the winnings to the wager.
The Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings skill is a preview skill. It has been trained on a limited set of documents and is designed to help you quickly get started with processing Forms W-2G. For production use, you may need to uptrain the skill with your own document samples. This skill recognizes handwritten text. The option is enabled by default. If you do not import handwritten forms, disable the Handwritten option in the skill settings.

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Countries and Languages

CountriesLanguages
USAEnglish

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Extracted Fields

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Form Status and Year

FieldDescription
VoidIndicates that a previously issued form is being voided.
CorrectedIndicates that the form being filed is a corrected version of a previously submitted form.
YearThe reporting fiscal year.

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Payer Information

FieldDescription
Payer Details - NameThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer Details - StreetThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer Details - CityThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer Details - StateThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer Details - ZIP CodeThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer Details - CountryThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer Details - PhoneThe name, address, and phone number of the of the payer.
Payer’s TINThe tax identification number assigned to the payer.

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Winner Information

FieldDescription
Winner’s TINThe tax identification number assigned to the recipient.
Winner Details - NameThe address of the recipient.
Winner Details - StreetThe address of the recipient.
Winner Details - CityThe address of the recipient.
Winner Details - StateThe address of the recipient.
Winner Details - ZIP CodeThe address of the recipient.
Winner Details - CountryThe address of the recipient.

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Gambling and Winnings Information

FieldDescription
Reportable WinningsThe amount of gambling winnings received by the recipient to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Date WonThe date on which the gambling winnings were obtained or won by the recipient.
Type of WagerThe particular type of gambling activity that led to the reported winnings.
Federal Income Tax WithheldThe amount of federal income tax that has been withheld from the gambling winnings reported on the form.
TransactionThe specific details of the gambling transaction or activity that resulted in the reported winnings.
RaceThe race (or game) applicable to the winning ticket.
Winnings from Identical WagersThe total amount of cash or prizes won from a single type of wager or bet.

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Payment Processing Information

FieldDescription
CashierThe cashier and/or window number making the winning payment.
WindowThe cashier and/or window number making the winning payment.
First IDThe first identification number associated with the recipient of the form.
Second IDThe second identification number associated with the recipient of the form.

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State and Local Tax Information

FieldDescription
State Identification NumberThe identification number issued by the state where the gambling activity took place.
State WinningsThe amount of state winnings.
State Income Tax WithheldThe amount of state income tax that was withheld from your gambling winnings by the payer or gambling establishment.
Local WinningsThe amount of gambling winnings subject to local income taxes.
Local Income Tax WithheldThe amount of local income tax that has been withheld from certain gambling winnings.
Name of LocalityThe specific location or jurisdiction where the gambling winnings were received.

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Signature Information

FieldDescription
SignatureThe signature of the recipient.
DateThe date of signing.

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Key Fields

  • Year
  • Payer Details/Name
  • Payer’s TIN
  • Winner Details/Name
  • Winner’s TIN
  • Reportable Winnings

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Validation Rules

RuleDescription
Complete Form YearChecks the value in the Year field. It removes any white spaces and converts a 2-digit year into a 4-digit format. If the last two digits are numeric and start with 9, it converts the value to the 1900’s (for example, 99 converts to 1999). Otherwise, it assumes the date is from the 2000’s (for example, 24 converts to 2024).