What movies, music, and celebrity headlines can teach us about taxes — Taxgirl’s take on tax in pop culture and the news.
Remember the case of the parents who wanted to name their child “Metallica”? The Swedish National Tax Board originally turned them down. The ruling was overruled after a threatened court battle. A similar case in Italy may not reach the same result. An Italian couple wants to name their child “Friday” after the character in…
Wesley Snipes has even more to say about his tax evasion charges. So far, he’s made claims that he is being unfairly targeted because he’s black; he can’t get a fair trial in Ocala, Florida because it is a “hotbed” of KKK activity; his attorney was unfit for trial; and has compared himself to a…
I try not to be too political (I said too political) on the blog, but I couldn’t pass up this little gem from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. (Sorry, the video is no longer available.) Apparently, Congress is too busy to pass any AMT relief because they’re reviewing Christmas videos.
Will Smith talks about being rich poor – when you make a lot of money but you can’t keep it. At age 19, he owed almost $3 million to the IRS. So, for the first three years of “Fresh Prince”, his wages were garnished by 70% by the IRS. You can watch him talk about…
Following up on my post about the 12 Days of Christmas, which of the gifts would you most like?
I’m so over Snipes and his whining already. Snipes’ attorney claims that he can’t get a fair trial in Ocala. His attorney has filed a motion to have the trial moved to New York because he claims “the government chose the most racially discriminatory venue available, with the best possibility of an all-white Southern jury.”…
Ed and Elaine Brown have officially been arrested. The Browns were arrested when undercover officers went to their home at about 7:45pm on Thursday evening. “Ultimately, this open-door policy that they seemed to have which allowed the Browns to have some supporters bring them supplies, welcome followers and even host a picnic –this proved to…
Joe Francis isn’t the only celebrity who is figuring out that the consequences of breaking the law aren’t nearly as cool as it looks on TV. It’s not just a cute mug shot and a spot on Larry King. Jail sucks and courts aren’t nearly as amenable to working around your schedule as you’d think….
If there’s a Girls Gone Wild 2008 Spring Break Edition, Joe Francis won’t be closely involved. The mega-rich, mega-troubled founder of the Girls Gone Wild empire will likely remain in jail until April 29, since his trial for tax evasion charges has been postponed. The trial was originally scheduled to begin today. He has not…
It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Really. And to “celebrate,” I went looking for real-life pirates that had some connection to tax. Know where I found them? The music industry. That’s right, modern-day “pirates” such as they are, have shed their pirate patches and parrots for grunge T-shirts and ripped jeans. More or less,…