All Blog Posts Tagged 'IRS' (39)

Chris Tucker want a Friday to come around to make up the difference in what he owes the Internal Revenue Service. ET reports Tucker owes $9.6 million to the IRS in back taxes, penalties and interest and now they are taking the star to court. In a lawsuit, Tucker is facing questions about finances stretching back to 2002 in the peak of his career. The lawsuit…

Rapper Ja Rule and his wife Aisha Atkins are accused of refusing to pay over $3 million in federal taxes.

According to court documents obtained by Radar, lawyers representing the United State of America filed suit against Ja Rue (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) and Aisha. They explain the case was brought after the IRS requested they take the rapper to…

You could buy a fleet of little red Corvettes, and plenty of rasberry berets with the money from Prince‘s estate, if the IRS is to be believed.

The Internal Revenue Service insists the singer’s estate is worth a whopping $163.2 million and is accusing administrators of undervaluing his assets by $80 million, according to a report.

The singer died in his…

It’s Tax Day (April 15), and a Queens rapper is feeling the sting. Reportedly, the IRS is seeking $2 million in back taxes from Ja Rule.

You may recall that Ja Rule already did some jail time for tax evasion. Well, the struggle continues.

According to Bossip, the liens are stacking up for the failed Fyre Festival promoter:

The IRS issued Ja’s latest…

Aretha Franklin’s estate has paid at least $3 million in back taxes to the IRS since her death in August, an attorney for the late Queen of Soul’s estate said Thursday.

The estate is being audited by the IRS, which filed a claim this month in a county probate court north of Detroit, David Bennett told the Associated Press.

Earlier Thursday, TMZ reported that…

Wesley Snipes has been ordered to pay back taxes despite trying hard to convince the Internal Revenue Service that he doesn’t have the funds, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The outlet reported Thursday that the IRS originally attempted to collect $23.5 million from the actor, to which he responded with an offer-in-compromise (OIC) for $850,000, a mechanism that…

Wesley Snipes has been ordered to pay back taxes despite trying hard to convince the Internal Revenue Service that he doesn’t have the funds, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The outlet reported Thursday that the IRS originally attempted to collect $23.5 million from the actor, to which he responded with an offer-in-compromise (OIC) for $850,000, a mechanism that…

Rapper In Hot Water With Uncle Sam For Allegedly Failing To Pay Taxes In Several Years

His rap heyday was almost 15 years ago.

But that apparently hasn’t stopped Ja Rule from raking in the dough, because the IRS has hit him with a tax lien for nearly $400,000, and alleged he failed to pay taxes from 2004 through 2015.

The feds slapped Ja Rule – whose…

Former 'Cosby Show' star Keshia Knight Pulliam owes more than $102,000 in unpaid state taxes in Georgia.

According to Georgia court documents obtained by Radar, the former child star has two open liens she has not yet been able to pay since 2010.

Pulliam asked to leave CBS's 'Celebrity Big Brother' on Monday because she was having trouble creating breast milk…

Whitney Houston‘s estate settled its long battle with the IRS, having to fork over $2 million instead of the original $11 million it was ordered to pay.

The estate filed documents on December 26 agreeing to pay the amount of $2,275,366, according to legal documents obtained by Page Six via The Blast.

After Houston passed away in 2012, the IRS determined her…

New York state has seen enough of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Stevie J's deadbeat ways ... and may now snatch his property from him and sell it to pay off the $1.2 million in back child support he owes.

TMZ has obtained documents issued by the state informing Stevie it now has the power to seize any property he owns. Interestingly, the state sent Stevie 4…

The spectacle that was Michael Jackson's life shows no signs of abating with his death.

There was the conviction of the doctor who gave him the fatal overdose of a powerful anesthetic, battles over his will, attempts to remove the executors of his estate and the wrongful death suit against the promoter of his doomed comeback tour.

Now, Jackson's estate is in the…

MC Hammer just got touched in a big way by Uncle Sam ... for failing to pay almost $800K in back taxes ... according to court documents.

The Feds sued Hammer, née Stanley K. Burrell, and his wife Stephanie ... accusing them of stiffing the IRS to the tune of $798,033.48 on his '96 and '97 income taxes.

Mind you, Hammer's heyday was in the rear view mirror at…

The IRS slapped Snoop (now Lion) -- real name Calvin Broadus -- with a tax lien back in February, claiming he still owed back taxes for the years 2009 and 2011.



Not one to leave Uncle Sam hanging ... Snoop recently paid his debt in full --…

It's kinda hard bein' Snoop D-O-double-G ... especially when the IRS claims you owe more than $546k in back taxes.

Uncle Sam recently filed a federal lien against Snoop Dogg (Lion) -- real name is Cordozar Broadus -- claiming he owes $546,270.29 in unpaid tax bills.

According to the docs, Snoop owes for two separate years, 2009 ($101,952.44) and 2011…

Slap-happy Katt Williams better learn to take it like he gives it -- because the IRS just walloped the comedian with an astronomical tax lien ... totaling over $4 MILLION.

Uncle Sam filed the lien against Williams, claiming the comedian failed to pay $3.2 million in taxes in 2008 ... and also bailed on another $829,352 in 2009.

It's not the first time Williams…

The State of Georgia is rooting for Nas to make a fortune on his concert tour ... because the government just got the green light to garnish a MILLION BUCKS from his earnings to repay a massive tax debt.

The Georgia Department of Revenue has filed new legal docs in their effort to collect $1,083,435 from the rapper for taxes it claims Nas owes for the years 2006,…

Name: Young Dro

Claim to Fame: Did that awesome "Shoulder Lean" song with T.I. back in 2006.

Accusation: Failed to pay $45,139.99 in taxes to the state of Georgia back in 2007 ... according to official docs filed with the GA Dept. of Revenue.

And It Gets Worse: Dro JUST had his bad ass Maserati repo'd 4 months ago after allegedly defaulting on…

R. Kelly has a "put it on my tab" approach to his taxes, his ever-expanding tax bill has just increased by more than a million bucks.

According to documents filed in Illinois, the "Trapped in the Closet" singer owes Uncle Sam a cool $1,379,695.11 for unpaid taxes for the year 2011.

Kelly already owes $4,848,072.71 in unpaid taxes for the years 2005-2010. That…

Might have bought back "Young Buck" too?

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"And they Haven't,Can't,and will not SELL MY NAME!!! Just to get some #Real info out there. "

"!! I bought back the #Highest thing they Auctioned Off!! I didnt have room for all the #Old !!. Lol!! I'm Tooo…