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<div>The lottery is a contest where tickets are sold and the winning ticket receives a prize. The winning of the prize is secretly predetermined or selected in a random drawing. The amount of the lottery winnings could be paid to the winner in lump sum or in several intervals over a period of time.<br />
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The question lies that whether the lottery should be withdrawn in a lump sum or in annuities. Definitely, you might think that it depends on the current jackpot. But to analyze which is better, cash value of the lottery annuity or annual payments, it would always be better to decide not upon the jackpot amount but on the interest rate reflected in the annual payments.<br />
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To elaborate on the annuity, it is a series of annual payments of equal size over a period of time. There are different kinds of annuities like, annuity certain or life annuity. Annuity certain are the ones where the payments are made for a fixed number of years. On the other hand, Life annuity is where payments are made for lifetime of the individual. The face value of an annuity is the payment amount times the number of payments. The face value in the lottery annuity is the amount advertised on the billboards. Usually people do not end up getting the whole money in one time. To define the cash value or the present value of an annuity is the amount of money that is mathematically equivalent to the sum of payments, giving a particular interest rate.<br />
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Generally in the state lottery the cash value is approximately half the face value. The biggest California jackpot is paid over 26 years. For Illinois the cash value is 51% of the face value. The annuity installments are paid over 26 years. New York also forces a payment for 26 years.<br />
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In case if you die before the payment period i.e. 20 or 26 years, then the regulations would vary from state to state. In most of the states the payments continue to the heir or the claimant's beneficiary. It is very much advisable to confirm the matter with a lawyer and be sure regarding it.<br />
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Tax treatment In case of lottery annuity, tax treatment is a major concern. If you choose the form of payment as lump sum or annuity, you are taxed on the amount immediately. This is called the doctrine of constructive receipt. If you have any control over the form of payment you are required to pay the tax.<br />
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However, the tax would be the same either it is a lump sum or an annuity. But you have a way to circumvent this in case of state lotteries. While purchasing the lottery, if you sign an agreement of your payments on annuity, you have a chance to avoid tax on your lottery. For this you will not be left with an option of choosing your mode of payment on winning the lottery.<br />
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To conclude it would be wise to take advice from your tax advisor and financial consultant before buying the winning ticket.<br />
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