Does the family of George Floyd have to pay taxes on the $27 million dollars settlement?
For wronglful death? Or legal fees?
Like we do when you win the lottery?
Sounds like a total dick move if true.
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Settlement money and damages collected from a lawsuit are considered income, which means the IRS will generally tax that money, although personal injury settlements are an exception (most notably: car accident settlement and slip and fall settlements are nontaxable).
The family will have to split with the lawyers usually the lawyers get 25% to 33%.
Yes. The tax man will take about a third, or 9 million, and the lawyers will get 6.75 to 9 million leaving the family with maybe 9 to 11.25 million.
Insurance company will be paying I think.
Attorneys usually take ⅓ and the IRS take about another big bite. The family will still get a big pile of money.
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