I went to the office of Axis Media today and received the envelopes. I was surprised to find there were eleven (11) and not ten (10) as I was originally told. I still haven't opened all eleven -- I just opened one more. So two are open and 9 are still sealed. I do not know the contents of those 9 sealed letters from the IRS.
The two I did open contained transcripts of Arc's joint tax returns with his late wife. I will not reveal anything about the contents of those transcripts until I discuss what Arc will allow me to release. I also will not discuss what I saw on the first two transcripts.
I am also locking this thread until I can post more information -- and once all of the basic info is on this thread I will open the thread to discussion.
A cursory examination of the transcripts shows me that there is no clear line item that specifically says "gambling" wins or losses. However, on the IRS Form 1040 it says on Line 21 for Other Income to list the "type and amount" and on my own 1040 which I prepare using TurboTax it clearly says "Gambling Winnings."
So, if we accept the transcripts instead of an actual 1040 we will have to trust that Line 21 Other Income is indeed for "gambling winnings."
There are other things that can be listed on Line 21 Other Income and you can check IRS.gov to see all of the things that can also go on this line.
I am going to be adding photos of the envelopes to show that they are authentic IRS envelopes. The photos show that they were indeed addressed to the office at Axis and these photos were taken when only one envelope had been opened and the backs of the envelopes are shown as well as all of the original envelopes are shown from the front.