One of those tax bills will be from the federal government and, depending on where a winner lives, another could come from the state. In either case, while billions of dollars (as in the case of the most recent winning $1.765 billion jackpot) is a bunch of money and $774.1 million (the cash value of that jackpot) is a huge lump sum, any lucky lottery winner will also be looking at significant tax bills.
Most lottery winners choose the lump sum payout. They can receive the money in a lump sum payment.They can receive the payout as an annuity, which would be paid in thirty graduated payments over 29 years, or.If anyone wins the Powerball or another lottery prize, they can choose to receive the payout in one of two ways.
