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Contact and corrections
Found a figure that does not match your state’s rule, your lottery’s claim slip or your return? Tell us. Corrections are the most useful thing a reader can send.
What makes a report useful
Name the page and the figure, say what you believe is correct, and point to where it is published — a statute section, a tax form instruction, a revenue department notice or the lottery’s own page. A claim slip or W-2G showing a different state withholding rate is very helpful (please do not send personal details from it; the rate and prize size are enough). We check every report against the primary source before changing anything, and we change the page only if the source supports the report.
We cannot answer questions about your personal tax situation, help you claim a prize, or confirm whether a ticket won. For those, contact your state lottery or a licensed tax professional. Lottery winners should be wary of anyone who asks for money to release a prize; the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, for one, says it will never ask for money to process a winning ticket.
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Where to find the official figure
The fastest way to check us is the document we cite. Each state page lists its sources at the bottom; the revenue department’s current-year withholding guide or rate schedule usually settles a rate question, and the lottery’s “claim a prize” or FAQ page usually settles a withholding question. For federal amounts, the IRS publishes each year’s brackets in a revenue procedure every fall and the W-2G instructions cover withholding thresholds.
What happens next
Reports are stored with the page they concern and the date; no IP address or browser information is kept (see privacy). If we change a figure, the page’s verified date changes with it, as described in the editorial policy. Because the site is run by a small editorial team, we may not reply individually; leave a reply address if you are happy for us to ask follow-up questions.
Published by the Jackpot Tax Calc Editorial Team