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NJ lottery winners dodge a tax bulletNews Story
A proposed extra tax on New Jerseyans' lottery winnings stalled today after it became clear it was unlikely to be approved by a key state Senate panel. It didn't have the votes, said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen). The bill (S1767) would impose an additional 0.5 percent tax on lottery winnings of more than $600. The money would be used to fund after school programs run by non-profit groups in municipalities where at least 40 percent of the school district's stud
Oct 28, 2014, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery recoups $1M in unpaid taxes, child supportNews Story
In its five years of operation, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has raised nearly a half-billion dollars in scholarships to help 135,000 Arkansas students attend in-state public and private colleges and universities. But thanks to an often-forgotten provision of the Arkansas Code, the Lottery has also benefited state operations by recouping nearly $1 million in unpaid taxes and child support payments. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act of 2009 requires the Lottery to cooperate in identifyi
Sep 3, 2014, 8:37 am - Lottery News

Cottage industry helps lottery winners dodge taxesNews Story
With few rules or law enforcement to stop it, a cottage industry has popped up to help lottery winners avoid taxes, child support, and other debts, potentially costing the state and federal governments millions in lost revenue. Enterprising merchants risking charges of aiding tax evasion are openly hawking losing lottery tickets on Craigslist and eBay to help winners offset the profits with phony gambling losses. If you need the losers to write off for taxes, read one ad, since removed, f
Aug 7, 2014, 11:33 am - Lottery News

How lottery legend Joan Ginther used odds, Uncle Sam to win millionsNews Story
By Peter Mucha, Philly.com Second of three parts See Part 1 Joan Ginther wasn't necessarily lottery loco. Maybe it wasn't a case of dumb luck, but smart luck. She may have purchased at least 80,000 pricey tickets worth $2 million or more, according to expert analysis of 28 instant prizes she won, including three totalling $15 million. If she also was the source of two dozen lesser wins by her friend Anna Morales, Ginther might have spurred the purchase of as many as 100,000 ticket
Jul 2, 2014, 10:07 am - Lottery News

Tax on Kentucky Lottery tickets no longer being consideredNews Story
Your outrage was heard Kentucky lawmakers won't pursue a 6% tax on lottery tickets as a source of revenue to shore up the state's financially troubled pension system for government retirees. House Speaker Greg Stumbo said that idea was rejected out of concern that a tax might have stifled sales of lottery tickets that generate money for education programs in Kentucky. Instead, Stumbo said lawmakers will unveil legislation on Tuesday that will call for the lottery to create new games, in
Feb 26, 2013, 1:18 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Democrats propose taxing lottery ticketsNews Story
Democratic House leaders want to add a 6 percent sales tax to Kentucky Lottery purchases and expand the selection of lottery games as a way to increase funding for the state's ailing pension system. House State Government Chairman Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, said adding a 6 percent sales tax on lottery games could generate about $49 million a year for the state. Adding additional games to the lottery could generate an additional $70 million to $90 million, he said. Combined, Yonts predicted
Feb 22, 2013, 11:34 am - Lottery News

Pa. man pleads guilty in bizarre lottery tax caseNews Story
A 70-year-old Pennsylvania man faces up to a year and half in prison for having more than 40 people cash in lottery tickets worth $520,000 so he could avoid paying federal income tax on the winnings. Sherman Friend, of McClellandtown, faces a sentence of 12 to 18 months in federal prison when he is sentenced Feb. 15 on the tax evasion charge he pleaded guilty to Friday before U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab in Pittsburgh. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nelson Cohen said Friend won big when he b
Sep 28, 2012, 12:45 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut to audit lottery winners for back taxesNews Story
After successfully targeting deadbeat parents, the state of Connecticut is going after tax evaders' lottery winnings. Beginning Dec. 31, a new law will take effect requiring the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to deduct delinquent taxes, crosschecked with the Department of Revenue Services, from any claim of $5,000 or more. If someone is lucky enough to win a lottery prize and they also owe back taxes, it is reasonable to collect those taxes at that time, co-sponsor Rep. Gerald Fox, D-Sta
Dec 20, 2011, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Professional lottery player wins tax disputeNews Story
Big winnings, tiny taxes Several times a week, Clarance W. Jones does something most people can only dream of: He cashes in bunches of winning lottery tickets. And even better, he has found a way to pay barely any taxes on the massive take. Over the past decade, the 73-year-old from Lynn has redeemed more than 10,000 tickets from the state lottery more than any other person worth a total of more than $18 million. He has also long fought efforts by the state to collect considerable ta
Nov 5, 2011, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Legislators grill Ark. lottery financial officerNews Story
The Arkansas lottery's chief financial officer said Wednesday that a $90,000 tax penalty probably resulted because of a data input error, though legislators remained puzzled over how the lottery's director wasn't told of the problem for more than three months. Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue told members of the Lottery Oversight Committee that he was disappointed he wasn't told of the Internal Revenue Service problem until long after it had emerged. The IRS assessed the penalty because
Aug 25, 2011, 10:56 am - Lottery News