What movies, music, and celebrity headlines can teach us about taxes — Taxgirl’s take on tax in pop culture and the news.
Guest Blogger: Madeline M. Martin While perusing one of my favorite serious legal periodicals, “In Touch” magazine, I noticed a short article regarding the taxes associated with the “gift bags” given to celebrities at the various awards ceremonies. As they accurately reported, the bags, and everything in them are not mere gifts (just ask Oprah)…
So maybe we were all wrong after all. After I posted that Tori Spelling stood to inherit a “significant portion” of her father’s estate, we find out that’s not necessarily true after all. Us Weekly is now quoting sources that say that 33-year-old Tori will inherit just $800,000 of her father’s estimated $500 million estate as…
And no, you don’t get to just leave when you decide that you’re done. You and I may know that, but tell it to Richard Hatch. You may recall that Hatch was charged with tax evasion last year. He originally cut a deal with prosecutors and then took it back, choosing to argue a loopy defense…
Yes, we can all sleep a little more soundly tonight… US Weekly (take that for what it’s worth) is reporting that Tori Spelling will receive a “significant portion” of her deceased father’s estate, despite rumors that indicated that Tori’s mother, Candy, tried to have her written out of the estate. Aaron Spelling, who died in…
Survivor winner Richard Hatch who was previously convicted of tax evasion was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres, who had indicated earlier that Hatch would serve a light sentence, said he issued a harsher than expected sentence because Hatch had committed perjury repeatedly during his trial….
Richard Hatch, the original Survivor winner, is currently awaiting sentencing, scheduled for April 25, for tax evasion charges. As previously blogged, Hatch was convicted in January of multiple charges relating to income tax evasion stemming from failing to report his Survivor winnings and other income to the IRS. Immediately after the verdict, Hatch was taken…
And former "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was found guilty of tax evasion on his "Survivor" winnings and other income. He was acquitted of other charges related to bank, mail and wire fraud charges. The tribe, I mean, jury, deliberated for less than one day following a fairly brief trial of just over a week. After…
The federal tax evasion trial of Richard Hatch, the first “Survivor” winner, is underway. You may recall that the reality star was charged with failing to report his million-dollar winnings to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as well as other related charges. Initially, Richard agreed with IRS and then withdrew his plea, claiming that CBS…
Yesterday was a football fan’s paradise… What great games! And the Steelers managed to unseat the Colts as the AFC favorites. Okay, I’m really a Philadelphia Eagles fan, but the Eagles didn’t give us much reason to cheer this season. The Steelers, on the other hand, were brilliant. Now, I know that Steelers fans are…
In addition to the highly publicized case of Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate, who is battling for her late husband’s fortunes at the US Supreme Court, previously blogged about here, Texas probate courts are in the spotlight once again. This time, the case revolves around Lillian Glasser, a New Jersey socialite, and her fortune….