New Posts For Thread: JP seeks $5.22 Million tax refund from IRShttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irsOne of Ireland's richest persons, John P. McManus, seeks $5.2 million from the U.S. government after it was wrongfully withheld from his $17.4 million gambling winnings to cover taxes.In a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, MSelective comments , dj876 . No idea what rubbish you are spouting re Dublin trade (? ) . Avoiding PC was largely an accident , facilitated mainly by laying Tiger for big money in one of his golden patches ( having backed him at bigger) . But profithttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546124573#546124573Selective comments , dj876 . No idea what rubbish you are spouting re Dublin trade (? ) . Avoiding PC was largely an accident , facilitated mainly by laying Tiger for big money in one of his golden patches ( having backed him at bigger) . But profitSun, 06 Sep 2015 22:10:55 -0500JP admits to being addicted to winning , which I fully understand .Ha,Sweet Divine ye are like 2 peas in a pod, you forget I can see straight through your guff ala your Dublin trade for 5 ticks despite no mention of trading in your bullish assessmenthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546124351#546124351JP admits to being addicted to winning , which I fully understand .Ha,Sweet Divine ye are like 2 peas in a pod, you forget I can see straight through your guff ala your Dublin trade for 5 ticks despite no mention of trading in your bullish assessmentSun, 06 Sep 2015 21:16:24 -0500dj876 , dont let facts get in the way of your interpretations . Nowhere have I ever attributed changing my views on punting to an interview given by JP . My views on punting methods incorporating the availability of new methods were changed afterhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546124263#546124263dj876 , dont let facts get in the way of your interpretations . Nowhere have I ever attributed changing my views on punting to an interview given by JP . My views on punting methods incorporating the availability of new methods were changed afterSun, 06 Sep 2015 20:55:49 -0500I have often heard you quote a JP interview which completely altered your views on punting.It seems that this has influenced your views on JP to a sycophantic/naive nature and that you seem to take everything he says at face value.The way his horseshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546123931#546123931I have often heard you quote a JP interview which completely altered your views on punting.It seems that this has influenced your views on JP to a sycophantic/naive nature and that you seem to take everything he says at face value.The way his horsesSun, 06 Sep 2015 19:33:58 -0500Unlike Coolmore , who are in it for the sport but also for the money , JP's interest is in the sport , any money associated with his horse activity is I suspect minus . Fact is , an awful lot of his horses are distinctly average , and average horseshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546123781#546123781Unlike Coolmore , who are in it for the sport but also for the money , JP's interest is in the sport , any money associated with his horse activity is I suspect minus . Fact is , an awful lot of his horses are distinctly average , and average horsesSun, 06 Sep 2015 19:04:35 -0500He has been claiming for years that he doesnt gamble anymore. Ive never believed it - of course if one knows that the odds are better than the risk then you could say it aint gambling or better still if you know the result. Tbf one cannot say he is dhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546118209#546118209He has been claiming for years that he doesnt gamble anymore. Ive never believed it - of course if one knows that the odds are better than the risk then you could say it aint gambling or better still if you know the result. Tbf one cannot say he is dSun, 06 Sep 2015 11:38:55 -0500Still dabbling at backgammon I suspect.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546094185#546094185Still dabbling at backgammon I suspect.Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:45:40 -0500That is certainly what I have always heard. $17.4m just seems an unimaginable sum to win in a single year. But perhaps as you say mincer it is simply my imagination at faulthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546093875#546093875That is certainly what I have always heard. $17.4m just seems an unimaginable sum to win in a single year. But perhaps as you say mincer it is simply my imagination at faultFri, 04 Sep 2015 14:25:20 -0500Dearg Dubh, Id say $17.4m is loose change to JP at this stage. That may be hard to imagine but that is the reality.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546092713#546092713Dearg Dubh, Id say $17.4m is loose change to JP at this stage. That may be hard to imagine but that is the reality.Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:20:13 -0500The IT reports that the money was withheld by the IRS. So does this mean that JP's 'action' was with the Vegas bookies? If so would anyone like to speculate on exactly what was being wagered on? Surely not Irish/UK NH racing?RF you are saying that thhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30580525/jp-seeks-522-million-tax-refund-from-irs?post_id=546092207#546092207The IT reports that the money was withheld by the IRS. So does this mean that JP's 'action' was with the Vegas bookies? If so would anyone like to speculate on exactly what was being wagered on? Surely not Irish/UK NH racing?RF you are saying that thFri, 04 Sep 2015 12:53:20 -0500