Should I report my lottery winnings before or after taxes? Federal taxes were taken out before I received any money, so do I report the total before taxes or after?

emmaadam1996 · ‎January 2, 2022

xmasbaby0 · ‎January 2, 2022

You enter the total amount that you won and you will also enter the tax that was withheld. The tax withheld was an estimate. The software will calculate whether you owe additional tax or get a refund.

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rjs · ‎January 2, 2022

If tax was withheld from your winnings you should have gotten, or will get, a Form W-2G from the lottery. Enter the information from the W-2G in TurboTax exactly as it appears on the form that you got. To enter a W-2G in TurboTax, in the Search box type w2g (without the hyphen), then click the link that says "Jump to w2g."

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Should I report my lottery winnings before or after taxes? Federal taxes were taken out before I received any money, so do I report the total before taxes or after?