Why are trips and prizes won on game show taxed even though they are said to be “free”?

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Why are trips and prizes won on game show taxed even though they are said to be “free”?

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Because things that are free still have monetary value and the government is interested in the monetary value of goods and services you receive in order to tax them as income.

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