“I hit $500,000 on a $10 scratch-off two years ago and wasn’t aware that if you win the lottery, they tax you right then and there. So I was taxed … $150,000 right off the rip. And then, once tax time ...

Prior to 1999, the lottery credit automatically appeared on tax bills because it was given ... Since then, homeowners have been required to fill out a form to verify that their property is their ...