If you win a US lottery while a resident of Germany, do you have to pay taxes on the winnings in both places?

Question

If a US citizen living and working in Germany (the "tax home") wins a 7-figure US lottery, will the winnings be taxed in both countries? If so, what's a ballpark estimate of the percentage you will end up paying?

Answer 1

Yeah you have to pay the tax anyway

Answer 2

You will only pay tax to the government in Germany, but you will have to pay tax to take it on the plane back to Germany (money worth over $10,000 US must be declared and departure tax must be payed) if that happened you would be the most lucky unlucky person

Answer 3

you don't need to pay taxes for lottery wins in germany.



And you win in America not in germany

Answer 4

It would be like income and as such, would not be taxed.