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Originally Posted by Ron Bennett
Wow, a prime example of why such large lottery jackpots are a bad idea.
With that said, after taking the cash option (I assume she's taking that) drops it down to around $100 million, and then taxes will further drop it down to $50 million ...
On aside, the state where one buys a Megaball / Powerball ticket can make a big difference in taxation ... for example, in Pennsylvania, there's no state tax on lottery winnings whereas in Idaho, where she won, the state rate is an exorbitant 7.8%...
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in megaball cash option is about 63% of jackpot. So she would get about $120 mil. 7.8% of that for Iadaho tax is $9.4 million. Not sure if she gets to deduct that $9.4 mil off her income for federal taxes. Usually you do in work income not sure here. Even if not max federal rate is 35%. So she'll get at least $69 mil but could be as high a s $72 if she gets the deduction.