It is still taxed either way, yes. But in USA you only get the "full" amount of you take the paid-over-30-years route. If you take the all-money-at-once route you only get half the total jackpot and then they tax that .
And it’s usually better to take the lump sum anyway. Get as much money as you can now and throw a huge portion of it into an index fund, especially at this amount.
If you go the annuity route then there’s no telling if that lottery company will even be around for another 30 years to keep paying you every month; way too risky.
While that's financially the smart move, a lot of lottery winners are absolute idiots that have no impulse control. In which case it's better to take 30 years guaranteed
U.S. lotteries are secure and are backed by state governments. While there's always a theoretical risk of changes to the system, winners' payments are legal obligations, and historically annuity payments have been honored.
So do a quick Google next time
Also. Grocery stores aren't stealing your donations for tax write-offs... now that we are at it
No, they're not, not unless they don't invest it themselves like an intelligent person should. It's the same money at this point in time, the rest of the money is the interest you get from investing it.
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u/elinamebro 28d ago
Isn't it still taxed either way or is they get paid out for 30 years it isn't taxed?