Lets say that there is a sweepstakes that offers 5,000 amount of money per week, with a minimum payout of $10,000,000.
How would the income tax on that work?
Does the IRS count that as a $10,000,000 income for year one? In which you would be taxed 35% on the whole $10,000,000 and expected to pay $3,500,000 year one?
Or would you be taxed on the $260,000 at 35% and expected to pay $91,000 per year?