What movies, music, and celebrity headlines can teach us about taxes — Taxgirl’s take on tax in pop culture and the news.
Remember how “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch failed to report his game show winnings on his tax return and went to jail? Well apparently Adam Jasinski didn’t watch “Survivor”… Jasinksi, the winner of CBS’ “Big Brother 9” pleaded guilty today failing to file a tax return for 2008, the year that he won the $500,000 grand…
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…
The spectacle that was the Lebron-athon on yesterday is over. If you haven’t heard (in which case I desperately want to know how that happened), James chose Miami. It might have had something to do with taxes. Or maybe he was desperate to get out of Cleveland, a city that is devastated – and ticked…
My oldest daughter tans at the drop of a hat. Even in early spring, she starts to brown a little bit while the rest of us stay fairly pasty (I got it honest with my Welsh roots). She’s just now starting to realize the difference and for some reason, it bothers her (we’ve also had…
LeBron James is a wanted man. Just after the first day of the NBA free-agent signing period, at least six teams (including his current team, the Cleveland Cavaliers) want a sit down to discuss a deal. Of course, you and I both know that the Cavs don’t have a chance. Despite being able to offer…
Rapper Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan has pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges. The plea follows Method Man’s October arrest on felony charges of evading New York personal income tax. Method Man, whose real name is Clifford Smith, was accused of failing to pay income and personal taxes to the state of New York…
In one of the more bizarre political alignments, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has recently voiced his support for… Jersey Shore’s Snooki. Snooki lamented in a recent preview that: I don’t go tanning anymore because Obama put a 10% tax on tanning. And I feel like he did that intentionally for us. Snooki is, of course,…
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…
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…
Taxpayer asks: So you’re a football fan, can you tell me what happens to Ben Roethlisberger after his suspension? Can he claim that lost income as a deduction? Just curious. Thanks. Taxgirl says: Yup, I’m a football fan (though I don’t think I’ll have much to cheer about this season – thanks, Andy Reid). And…