What movies, music, and celebrity headlines can teach us about taxes — Taxgirl’s take on tax in pop culture and the news.
Bar Refaeli, one of the world’s most recognizable supermodels, has been arrested on charges of tax evasion in Israel. According to Agence France-Presse, Refaeli was arrested at her home alongside her mother, Tzipi, and questioned by police for several hours. Refaeli has been accused of lying about her residency in order to evade tax on millions of dollars…
Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Teresa and Joe Giudice made headlines again this month when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filed a $551,563 tax lien against the couple. The Giudices are not strangers to tax troubles: after Teresa is released from prison later this year, Joe is slated to serve time. Both took a…
“Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Joe and Teresa Giudice managed to avoid foreclosure on their 10,000-square-foot Towaco mansion when the couple finally caught up on a slew of missed mortgage payments. They haven’t, however, settled up yet with Uncle Sam. As a result, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a $551,563 tax lien…
Australian-born Bindi Irwin has danced her way into the hearts of American television audiences with her star turn on season 21 of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” (DWTS). Tonight, she’ll dance with pro Derek Hough alongside just five other couples (Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold; Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas; Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson;…
From pumpkins to costumes to candy, Americans are expected to spend up to $6.9 billion on Halloween sales in 2015. According to the National Retail Federation, 157 million Americans will scare up an average of $74 per person in Halloween holiday spending. You know, of course, that I’m one of those folks who goes crazy…
We’re a Back To The Future household. My son is obsessed with the first movie of the series, thanks largely to the time machine. If you haven’t seen the film (which boggles the mind, quite frankly), Doc (played by Christopher Lloyd) sends Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) back to the 1950s using a…
Move over, Real Housewives, there’s a new bankruptcy scandal in reality TV town. Abby Lee Miller, the star of the reality TV show “Dance Moms” has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges of bankruptcy fraud, concealment of bankruptcy assets, and false bankruptcy declarations. If those allegations sound familiar, they…
Want to own a piece of movie history? You may get your chance when Profiles In History, the world’s largest auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia, bangs the gavel on the highly anticipated Hollywood Auction beginning September 29. The auction, which will run through October 1, 2015, features a number of items straight off of the silver…
Last week, Italian police stopped rapper Snoop Dogg and found $422,000 (€385,071.64) in his luggage (Louis Vuitton, of course) just as he was about to board a plane. Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, had not declared the cash and that’s against the rules. In the European Union, the maximum amount of cash that…
Mustard or ketchup? These are the kinds of pressing questions the nation faces today because it’s National Hot Dog Day. I know what you’re thinking: who knew hot dogs had their own day? They do. They have their own month, too: National Hot Dog Day is part of National Hot Dog Month (I kid you…
