Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting With Respect to Certain Payees; Extension and Modification of Limitation on Wagering Losses

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This document contains proposed amendments relating to the dollar thresholds in regulations governing information reporting for payments made in the course of a trade or business and the corresponding backup withholding regulations. This document also contains proposed amendments to the regulations governing wagering losses. The proposed regulations reflect recent changes to the statutory law. These changes will affect persons who make payments in the course of their trade or business and those persons claiming a deduction for wagering losses.