If you have a winning ticket, send email info@usaselect.org to claim and collect prize.  Please include a scan  or photo of winning ticket.  All prizes must be claimed and collected by May 5th 2022. 

Dave & Busters Raffle Drawing Buffet

Obtaining Prize Winners’ Information

Tax-exempt organizations that host raffles must ensure that all prize winners report their identities—under penalty of perjury—using IRS Form 5754. The organization must retain this form for four years and make it available for the IRS to inspect. The organization may also use information in the form to meet additional reporting requirements by the organization itself.

IRS Reporting Requirements; Notice to Winners

Generally, tax-exempt raffle hosts must report prizes from raffles or drawings if two tests are met:

1. The amount paid to the winner is $600 or more, and…
2. The payout is at least 300 times the cost to enter the drawing.

In applying the first test, organizations can subtract the cost of entering the drawing from the prize value; in other words, they can consider the net amount of the prize rather than the gross amount. 

For example, assume someone purchases a $1 ticket for a raffle conducted by an exempt organization and wins $700. This prize meets both tests described above, even if the organization subtracts the ticket cost from the prize, so the exempt organization must report it to the IRS.

Exempt organizations use Form W-2G to report qualifying raffle prizes (those meeting both tests). This form also requires information about the prize winners’ identities contained in Form 5754. It is due to the IRS by the last day of February in the year after the raffle is held. Organizations must also send a copy of Form W-2G to the prize winners by January 31 of the year after the raffle is held.

Withholding Requirements

If a net prize (after subtracting the ticket cost) exceeds $5,000, the organization hosting the raffle must withhold 25 percent from the prize and report this amount to the IRS on Form W-2G—the same form used to report raffle prizes generally. An organization that fails to withhold 25 percent from the prize is subject to a withholding tax.

To illustrate, again assume that someone purchases a $10 ticket for a raffle conducted by an exempt organization, but this time wins $6,000. Because the net prize exceeds $5,000, the organization must withhold 25 percent from the net winnings (the $6,000 award minus the $10 ticket cost), or $1,497.50.

An organization may need to withhold an extra three percent (“backup withholding”) for a total of 28 percent withholdings if:  

1. The prize meets the two reporting tests discussed above, or…
2. The prize winner fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number (social security number, individual taxpayer identification number, or employer identification number).  

For non-cash prizes, the situation is more complicated. The winner must pay the organization 25 percent of the fair market value of the prize, after subtracting the ticket cost. Assume again that someone purchases a $10 raffle ticket, but instead of winning cash, the person wins a car worth $6,000. Since the value of the prize exceeds $5,000, the withholding requirement applies. The winner must pay 25 percent of the net prize amount, or $1,497.50, to the organization. The organization must then remit that amount to the IRS on the winner’s behalf, using Form 945 (for reporting income tax withheld the prior year on all non-payroll items). The form is due annually by January 31 of the year after the taxes are withheld.

THE DEADLINE TO CLAIM/REDEEM/TRANSFER PRIZES IS BY 5:0PM CST ON MAY 5, 2022.  ALL PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED AND REDEEMED AND TRANSFERRED (WINNER MUST TAKE FULL POSITION OF PRIZE, AND SUCH POSITION WILL ONLY TAKE PLACE ONCE ANY ALL DOCUMENTATION SIGNED, AND TAXES ARE PAID).  ANY PRIZES NOT CLAIMED OR NOT FULLY REDEEMED WILL REVERT BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS OWN USE OR A FUTURE RAFFLE. (TAXES MUST BE PAID BY CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK)

WINNERS NEED NOT BE PRESENT, BUT MUST HAVE THEIR TICKET STUB WITH NUMBER TO CLAIM PRIZE.

Entry and Exit Requirements

• Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? Yes. Residents of the United States who are fully vaccinated are allowed to enter Germany. Those who are not fully vaccinated will need to demonstrate an important need to travel. Please see this link for more details.
• Digital Registration on Entry: Persons entering Germany who have spent time in an RKI-designated high-risk or virus-variant area  in the 10 days prior to entry are required to submit a digital registration on entry . As of August 15, 2021, the United States has been designated as a high-risk area.
• Is a negative COVID-19 test (PCR and/or serology) required for entry? 
  • All travelers ages 12 and older must submit proof of vaccination (with a vaccine listed on this website ), proof of recovery from COVID-19 in the last 6 month, or a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter by air, land, or sea. 
  • Both PCR and rapid antigen tests are accepted; a PCR test must have been taken less than 72 hours prior to entry to Germany, a rapid antigen test less than 48 hours prior to entry.
  • Travelers who have been in a virus-variant area in the last 10 days must present a negative test, regardless of vaccination or recovery status.
  • Please see this link for more details.
• Are health screening procedures in place at airports and other ports of entry? YES.

1. PLAYERS/COACHES/STAFF MUST HAVE OR WILL OBTAIN A VALID U.S. PASSPORT.

2. NO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

3. CAN NOT BE ON PROBATION.

4. PLAYERS MUST HAVE A SIGNED AND NOTARIZED "PERMISSION TO TRAVEL ABROAD" FORM.  (MUST BE SIGNED AND NOTARIZED BY BOTH PARENTS)

5. PLAYERS MUST HAVE A SIGNED "PERMISSION TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT" FORM WITH PARENTS SIGNATURE.

6. PLAYERS MUST HAVE AND SHOW PROOF OF MEDICAL INSURANCE IS COVERED IN GERMANY.

7. PLAYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN HELMET, SHOULDER PADS, AND CLEATS.

8. PLAYERS, COACHES, STAFF WILL NEED TO SELL 300 RAFFLE TICKETS MINIMUM TO COVER AIRFARE AND LODGING.

9. MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM THE EVENING OF MARCH 10TH AND RETURN ON MARCH 20TH.

10. BE ABLE TO PRACTICE A MINIMUM OF 1 DAY WEEK.

11. MUST HAVE SIGNED WAIVER/ RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM ON FILE WITH THE TEAM.

12. Players/Coaches/Staff Must be fully vaccinated (Covid-19), and must show proof.  All will be required to have their proof of full vaccinated card on their person at all times while in Germany.

IF YOU CAN NOT MEET THESE MINIMUMS PLEASE DO NOT INQUIRE AS TO A PLAYER OR COACHING POSITION.

(NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE)

TRYOUTS FOR THE 14U AND 16U TEAMS.

2nd Tryout Date:

When: November 20, 2021

Where: Brooks Collegiate Academy (football Field) 4802 Vance Jackson Rd., San Antonio, Texas

Time: 11:00 a.m.

All participants trying out should come with full gear for the tryout (helmet, shoulder pads, cleats, etc.).  We will not supply any equipment.

All participants must have one (1) parent/guardian present.

Please see the minimum requirements to be able to travel with the team.  If you are not able to meet these requirements, please do NOT tryout for a spot on this team.