Tax season here. 7 changes for 2015 (and 9 of the weirdest deductions)

To help you fill out your 2014 returns and plan for 2015, here are few tax changes, big and small, for 2015 – and nine of the most peculiar deductions.

12. Deduction: bingo

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The Psychedelic Friendship Bingo stage is seen at Lightning In A Bottle music festival on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Skinner Lake in Temecula, Calif.

Yes, bingo can be deducted from your tax bill: Bingo-playing taxpayers can deduct the amount lost in a given year, up to the amount that was won. This deduction requires a detailed diary of winnings and losses.

The Internal Revenue Service allows taxpayers to deduct losses for other types of wagering, too. They must keep a detailed diary of the kind of wager, where they placed it, who they were with, and how much they won or lost.

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