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This topic is sort of dead but if I win the main event, uncle Sam is taking ~35% and california is taking another 9% so don't see a foriegn winner paying more taxes than past US winners. The fact that you have already tipped would be the reason that I wouldn't tip twice.

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Actually Uncle Sam is only taking:

15% of the amount over 7,300 up to $29,700
25% of the amount over 29,700 up to $71,950
28% of the amount over 71,950 up to $150,150
33% of the amount over 150,150 up to $326,450
Then 35% of the rest.

Not as bad as you thought after all. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]