In a decisive vote of 60 to 34, members of the U.S. Senate chose to ignore disclosures that Timothy Geithner might have been guilty of cheating on his taxes for four years, and gave him the nod as the next Secretary of the Treasury.From 2001 to 2004, Geithner worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and received fees for services on which no Social Security and Medicare tax were withheld.

In a press conference Tuesday, January 13, Tim Cindric, president of Penske Racing, announced that racecar driver Helio Castroneves will be replaced in the #3 Penske Indy Car by Aussie driver Will Power. Castroneves is awaiting his tax evasion trial, scheduled to begin March 2, 2009.According to Cindric, Power "will be stepping into the number three car for at least the first part of the 2009 testing while Helio's court case is being settled."Cindric stated, "We have three drivers for 2009," referring to Power, fellow Aussie driver Ryan Briscoe, and Castroneves.

In addition to making audiences laugh out loud, the revival of Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate takes a sharp look at family politics and economic interests that have played a role in our current economic outlook.Pulitzer Prize-winner Foote shows how tough economic times in the late 1980s are forcing a chatty Texas family to confront its past before it can prepare for its future. Southern matriarch Stella Gordon rules over the purse strings and dominates her family, which lives off the income earned from her estate.

Since the recent passage of Proposition 8 in California, restricting the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman, homosexual men and woman and those sympathetic to their cause have engaged in numerous protests. Singer, songwriter Melissa Etheridge has chosen to voice her objection to the legislation by encouraging a tax revolt. In her blog, she wrote:"Okay. So Prop 8 passed. Alright, I get it. 51% of you think that I am a second class citizen.... Okay, so I am taking that to mean I do not have to pay my state taxes because I am not a full citizen.

Just two weeks ago he stood in a Miami court in leg irons and handcuffs, as the judge set bail at a cool $10 million and ordered him not to leave the country. Even so, on October 26th, Helio Castroneves will be racing in the Nikon Indy 300 at Surfer's Paradise on Australia's Gold Coast. The 33 year old two-time Indy 500 champ and winner of 2007's Dancing With the Stars was indicted on October 2nd on multiple charges of tax evasion. But two weeks later, Judge William C. Turnoff has given him permission to compete in the race "down under" later this month.

The largest tax fraud inquiry in Australia's history, that's the way the Australian Crime Commission describes the scam, or series of scams in which Crocodile Dundee star, Paul Hogan is accused of taking part. The official inquiry, called "Operation Wickenby," is in its fourth year. When the investigation started, the ACC estimated it could clawback about $300 million (Australian) in unpaid taxes.

Bernie Kosar, the former National Football League quarterback, says he has paid the $228,806.21 lien the IRS placed on him for income taxed owed for 2006, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Miami Herald had reported Kosar was behind on property tax for 2007, failing to pay $52,724.95 as of March 31, owing $59,881.49 with penalties, interest, and other charges.As a player for the Browns, Kosar helped guide the team to three AFC Championship games. He also played with the Cowboys, and the Dolphins.

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick, currently serving a prison term for criminal conspiracy resulting from felonious dog fighting, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month and has requested more time for preparing the paperwork in his bankruptcy proceeding.

Actor Wesley Snipes is fighting the government again, but this time over a bill of nearly $260,000 to cover the costs of prosecuting him on tax evasion charges.According to the Ocala Star-Banner, federal prosecutors in May asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary R. Jones to order Snipes to pay $257,687 for the cost of prosecuting the case. Snipes's lawyers, in a motion filed May 28, argued that the costs should not be allowed.His lawyers noted that Snipes was acquitted of some of the charges, and the bill wrongly included costs associated with them.