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Pennsylvania Hopes to Shame Taxpayers Into Payment

17 August 2010

Despite the fact that Pennsylvania’s tax amnesty campaign was routinely cited as “mean” and “inappropriate”, the Department of Revenue (“DOR”) felt that it worked. The DOR collected $261 million, about 40% than they had hoped for, which, while impressive, is statistically not as successful as a state like New Jersey which collected more than 3 [...]

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Money Talks: Chris Tucker’s Tax Woes

29 July 2010

The star of “Rush Hour” (and its lucrative sequels), Chris Tucker, has made headlines for something other than acting these days. According to TMZ, the actor was slapped with liens from IRS for more than $11.5 million in unpaid federal taxes. That total represents liabilities for the years 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Tucker [...]

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Nicolas Cage Tax Debt Grows

27 May 2010

Nicolas Cage has another set of tax woes to add to what he has already described as a “catastrophic” financial meltdown. It’s not just the feds who have come calling; now the state of California wants Cage to pay up as well. The Golden State has filed a lien against the actor and his wife [...]

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Girls Gone Wild Founder In Trouble… Again.

23 May 2010

Joe Francis, the in and out of trouble founder of the Girls Gone Wild series, has managed to tick off the Department of Justice yet again. This time, he has been accused of criminal contempt for disclosing court documents related to his income tax troubles. Those documents had been sealed by the court. Specifically at [...]

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Nicolas Cage Refers to Financial Situation as “Catastrophic”

16 January 2010

If People magazine is to be believed, Nicolas Cage’s tax woes just doubled. The entertainment web site is reporting that another federal lien has been filed against Cage to the tune of $6,712,821.99 in unpaid taxes for 2008. This brings Cage’s total federal tax liens to $13,330,372.83. To put that into perspective, let’s assume that [...]

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The Governator Blames Tax Lien On “Snafu”

29 November 2009

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is not having the best holiday weekend. On Black Friday (which may take on a completely different meaning for the “Governator”), TMZ.com posted information about a federal lien filed by the IRS in May against Schwarzenegger for nearly $80,000. Schwarzenegger’s office promptly (imagine that) claimed that the lien was a [...]

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It’s a Tax Lien, Dahling

14 November 2009

The woman who claims that she “never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back” may have to change her mind when it comes to Bernie Madoff. Zsa Zsa Gabor claims to have lost between $7-$10 million as part of Madoff’s scheme, leaving her with some substantial tax woes. The 92 year old actress [...]

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Foxy Brown Faces Tax Liens

21 July 2009

Foxy Brown must miss being in the headlines. Since 1997, the controversial rap artist has been in and out of court and/or police custody for various legal issues. In 1997, she was ordered to serve a suspended sentence and perform community service for spitting on hotel workers and subsequently missing a related court appearance. Since [...]

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