The winner of HGTV's "Dream Home" says a huge federal tax bill is forcing him to part with the million dollar abode he won less than a year ago.
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Cruz said HGTV told him the federal tax bill would based on $1.5 million in winnings, and he had lined up about $600,000 in loans to meet the debt.
But when he received his 1099 forms Tuesday, the government wanted taxes based on $2 million.
"With it being this high it would be $800,000 that we'd have to pay the IRS and we can't come up with that kind of money," he told the TV station.
