Amount deducted and withheld - Credit

(a) A claim center making a payment of lottery winnings on a single lottery ticket of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall deduct and withhold an amount equal to seven percent (7%) of each payment of the lottery winnings. (b) The amount deducted and withheld under this section from any lottery winnings paid to a person during the income year shall be credited against the income tax liability of that person under the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq. Acts 2010, No. 265, § 37; 2010, No. 294, § 37. (a) A claim center making a payment of lottery winnings on a single lottery ticket of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall deduct and withhold an amount equal to seven percent (7%) of each payment of the lottery winnings. (b) The amount deducted and withheld under this section from any lottery winnings paid to a person during the income year shall be credited against the income tax liability of that person under the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq. Acts 2010, No. 265, § 37; 2010, No. 294, § 37.