Corrections and rate updates

Every correction and every tax rate change on LotteryTaxHub is listed here with its date, newest first. The source for each state rate is listed on that state's page. Found something wrong? Email contact@lotterytaxhub.com.

November 4, 2026

• Maryland: 6.5% top bracket. Maryland raised its top income tax rates in its 2025 session: since tax year 2025 there is a 6.5% bracket above $1,000,000 (single) or $1,200,000 (joint). The calculator now uses 6.5% for Maryland instead of "being verified". County tax (2.25% to 3.30%) and the nonresident tax are explained on the page but not included in the calculator. Maryland page and sources.
• Indiana: 2.95% for 2026. Indiana's state rate is 2.95% for 2026, down from 3.00% in 2025 (Departmental Notice #1). The calculator now uses 2.95% instead of "being verified". County tax is not included. Indiana page and sources.
• Six more states checked: Arizona 2.5%, Colorado 4.4%, Kentucky 3.5%, Missouri 4.7% top rate, Wisconsin 7.65% top rate and Minnesota 9.85% top rate, each with its own page and sources. Before this update the calculator showed these states with federal tax only.
• Form W-2G threshold corrected. Our claiming guide said the lottery reports prizes to the IRS from $600. For 2026 the federal Form W-2G threshold is $2,000; some state lotteries still use a lower threshold for their own forms. How to claim a lottery prize.

November 3, 2026

• Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Lottery prizes are taxable in Pennsylvania. Many older articles say Pennsylvania does not tax its own lottery's prizes. That ended on January 1, 2016: the Department of Revenue says Pennsylvania Lottery cash prizes paid since then are taxable at the flat 3.07% rate. Only noncash Pennsylvania Lottery prizes are excluded. Pennsylvania page and sources.
• Nine states checked: Pennsylvania 3.07%, Illinois 4.95%, Michigan 4.25%, Ohio 2.75%, New Jersey 10.75% over $1 million, Georgia 4.99%, Virginia 5.75%, Massachusetts 5% plus a 4% surtax, and North Carolina 3.99%, each from the state's revenue department, with its own page.
• Yonkers added to the calculator. Yonkers residents pay a surcharge of 16.75% of their New York State tax (NY Form IT-201 instructions). The calculator now includes it.

November 2, 2026

• Mega Millions prize chart checked. Matching 2 white numbers plus the Mega Ball pays $10 before the multiplier, per the game's prize chart for the $5 ticket. Mega Millions prize chart.

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