Soldato
Bought a lucky dip, fingers crossed.
Tax man is going to do very well out of that.
USA does if you take lump sumNo tax on lottery prizes iirc.
USA does if you take lump sum
Missed it being the US lottery. Dollar sign should have given me clue!
USA does if you take lump sum
In the US, do lottery tickets also have to have a large portion go to good causes?
In the UK 25p per £ has to effectively go to charity. That's equivalent to a tax.
Lol not likely being the US.In the US, do lottery tickets also have to have a large portion go to good causes?
No they don't, though I'd disagree that that is equivalent to tax. In the UK 12% goes to the state, that is equivalent to tax. In the US a portion of the prize pool goes to the state(s) offering the lottery too (thus why they're happy to offer it). Does seem a bit cheeky that some states then throw in a tax on the winnings on top too.
I missed the 12%
So 25% goes to charity and a 12% goes to the government. So 63% goes to the winner/operator.
Quite a few deductions that people don't immediately realise are losing here in the UK when comparing to the US.
There are deductions in both cases, in the US 60% of the funds raised go towards the prize fund, in the UK it is 53%
The prize fund already has 40% deductions and then tax is applied again?
Just imagine winning... your whole life would change in an instant...
yeah, knowing my luck i'd realise i'd won and have a heart attack :-/Just imagine winning... your whole life would change in an instant...