01/13/2012 - 12:59 - 1815 reads
Lindsay Lohan has found herself in compromising positions before, and now she’s landed in another one. A report has surfaced that the twenty-five-year-old actress, who rocketed to fame in the 2004 film Mean Girls, is on the hook for almost $100,000 in back taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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12/13/2011 - 10:41 - 2504 reads
It's Hammer time: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is going after MC Hammer for $779,585 it claims he owes in back taxes dating back to 1996 and 1997. According to entertainment news outlet TMZ, the federal government has initiated a lawsuit to recover the tax debt from Hammer.
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07/25/2011 - 10:28 - 2211 reads -
A self-proclaimed rap "gangsta" is going to jail for committing a white-collar crime: tax evasion. Multi-platinum selling artist Ja Rule (whose real name is Jeffrey Adkins) has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for failing to report more than $3 million in earnings from 2004 through 2006.
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06/29/2011 - 08:22 - 2112 reads -
Violence broke out at Glastonbury Festival on Friday night after members of direct action group Art Uncut clashed with security staff over U2's tax s...
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04/19/2011 - 10:59 - 3439 reads -
Not long ago they were one of the richest couples in the United Kingdom. Now Ozzy (real name John) and Sharon Osbourne are up to their eyeballs in tax trouble with Uncle Sam.
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04/11/2011 - 14:35 - 3393 reads
Rapper Lil Wayne probably breathed a sigh of relief a few months ago when he settled his $1.13 million debt with the Internal Revenue Service. But compared to the new lien just filed for income earned in 2008 and 2009, that previous bill must seem small.
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03/21/2011 - 22:57 - 7722 reads -
Unlike many other celebrities, Sheen has not been in the news for tax trouble. But his new situation poses some interesting tax issues.
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03/16/2011 - 12:33 - 2638 reads
The latest celebrity tax round-up features several repeat offenders. It's great to be in the spotlight, but is sparring with the IRS the best way to stay in the public eye?
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03/16/2011 - 12:06 - 5077 reads -
The name Reade Seligmann has been out of the headlines for awhile, but lately he's been back in the limelight. The former Duke lacrosse player and falsely accused rapist is dealing with a hefty IRS bill.
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03/10/2011 - 13:43 - 4343 reads
Al Pacino, who may be best known for the Godfather movies about the notorious Corleone mob family, is now finding he’s up against a real foe... the Internal Revenue Service. Public documents show Pacino owes the IRS nearly $188,000.
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03/07/2011 - 22:04 - 3394 reads
In case you're thinking that maybe Wesley Snipes has a good point when it comes to lowering income taxes, the Internal Revenue Service wants to remind potential tax scam artists that it does not plan on ignoring frivolous tax evasion arguments.
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03/03/2011 - 19:15 - 5085 reads
Besides getting to don designer clothing and jewelry and pose for hundreds of photo ops on the red carpet, the members of the motion picture industry who are lucky enough to present or be nominated for an Academy Award also receive bags of goodies.
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02/18/2011 - 15:32 - 2424 reads
Michael Moore rose to fame for documentaries like Fahrenheit 9/11. As the highest grossing documentary, it brought in $222 million. Moore received $20 million of the profits in a 50-50 split with his partners, Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Now, he is taking them to court for more.
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01/12/2011 - 10:47 - 2275 reads
Has another star of The Brady Bunch gone bad or was it a case of mistaken indentity? Christopher Knight, through no fault of his own, leads this installment of AccountingWEB's celebrity news.
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12/29/2010 - 14:00 - 3305 reads
Rounding out 2010's cavalcade of celebrities mired in tax issues are actor Val Kilmer, songwriter Lamont Dozier, rapper Trick Daddy, and all-around weirdo Grace Jones.
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