Woman in Arkansas just won the 1.8 billion dollar jackpot but she will only take home 492 million after taxes and fees

    by Calm_Preparation2993

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    1. Icy_Performer_6794 on

      I hope she has a long life enjoying every cent of it. Backyard bass lake builders rejoice!

    2. Only partly true. The “Jackpot” amount advertised is based on a 20-year annuity at an assumed interest rate. Taking the lump sum also foregoes any future interest earnings, *then* is taxed on the spot at approx 30%. As far as I know, there are no fees.

    3. NecessaryButNotSuff on

      Enough wealth that dozens of generations could go without working described as “only”… smh

    4. Round-Pattern-7931 on

      Of course America taxes poor people who get windfalls but not rich people.

      Most other countries don’t tax lottery wins for those wondering.

    5. Never_Shall_We_Die on

      Americans get taxed on lottery winnings and STILL dont have free healthcare?! What an absolute screw job! Lol. Plebs

    6. Can we get a graph that shows the payout vs winnings? I’m curious if it’s a linear curve.

    7. I get it. The taxes are massive and very unfair… but at this point I wouldn’t care. Just give me my 492M and ciao.

    8. vvitch_ov_aeaea on

      Insane that she is allowing her face (the eyes scratched out mean nothing) and this much info to get out.

    9. Hopefully with that money she can afford surgery to have her eyes fixed, poor woman bless her

    10. She should have insisted this to be anonymous.

      Her life is both made much easier and much harder.

    11. AntelopeHelpful9963 on

      She’s basically just getting the money they would’ve put up to pay her the yearly agreed-upon payment from. Invested properly she could pay much of it to herself and keep the principal.

      That money put in the S&P 500 in 2005 is $4 billion right now and it would be taxed at a different rate.

    12. The prize was never $1.8 billion. $492.6 million is after taxes. The $1.8 billion figure is based on assumed growth of that $834.9 million if invested and paid out in installments over 20 years. They advertise it as $1.8 billion but they never had that amount available to pay out and I’m not sure why they’re allowed to advertise it that way. Historically there’s a lot more growth in the market than loss, but in the event of Great Depression type crashes you’d never get that money.

    13. Oh man, she claimed that cash quick. Like too damn quick. Like she didn’t take her time to consult with various Lawyers, CPA’s Financial Advisors, etc to setup correct trusts, investments, banking accounts, and plans to actually keep her from blowing through that money so fast it would make all of our collective heads spin.

    14. *only* 492 million lol the amount of debts I would pay off for my friends and family is indescribable. I’d start NGOs and try to make the world better. Oh well lol

    15. Jayne_of_Canton on

      Honestly, this is how all billionaires should be taxed. Her life will not be meaningfully impacted by ONLY getting $492M….

    16. titty-connoisseur on

      In my country the organisation behind the lottery pays the tax. So if they announce a prize of 1 million, you get 1 million paid out.

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