Jose Canseco, the famous MLB All Star and slugger, has run into tax problems with the IRS and State of California.  Last month, the IRS filed a lien against Canseco with the Los Angeles County California Recorder of Deeds for $121,000 and change. This latest IRS tax lien adds to the three California state tax [...]

John Elway, yes, the famous NFL Denver Broncos quarterback has been reported to owe taxes to the State of Oklahoma. Currently, John Elway is reported to owe almost 6,000 in back taxes ($5,885.97 to be exact).

Evander Holyfield, the legendary boxer, owes the IRS over $145k for back taxes stemming from 00, 05, and 07 and 08. According to the Detroit News, and public records, the IRS slapped Evander with a tax lien on 8/14/2009 in Fayette County Superior Court which is located in Georgia. Evander’s residence omewhere in Fayetteville, GA was hit with the tax lien it seems.

Brooke Shields is the latest Victim of the IRS tightening their reins on Celebrities. Recently the IRS has filed a tax lien against Shields and her husband Christopher Henchy for unpaid IRS taxes from 2004 and 2005. This shows that the IRS is pretty slow in taking actions against individuals but lately they have been [...]

Eddie Griffin, the famous comedian faces more financial difficulties after being slapped with a tax lien by the State of California for back taxes totaling approximately $142k. Eddie starred in many movies, and made fun of his money issues recently with a VH1 series called “Going for Broke.”

2009 was an eventful year for many taxpayers including celebrities. Below is a list of well known people that have had back tax problems whether Local, State, or Federally related for 2009. The list is ordered from the least amount of taxes owed to the most.

100) Anna Kournikova
Amount Owed: $6,000

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Retired, international tennis star, [...]

J.C Chasez, best known as one of the lead vocalists in the former pop group “N Sync and now a judge for America’s Dance crew owes 206K in back taxes to the state of Mississippi.

Joe Francis, producer of Girls Gone Wild video series has sued the IRS for levying and freezing his assets which included a bank account levy. In October, Francis pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns and will be facing jail time. He has agreed to pay IRS back taxes and interest totaling $249.7k in addition to a $10k fine.

Sinbad (David Adkins), known for being a stand up comedian and actor, is having some serious financial problems. On December 11th Sinbad filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and reported that he had between $11 million and $49 million in liabilities. Of those liabilities it is reported that he owed $8.2 Million in Federal back taxes.
Sinbad [...]

Pamela Anderson had an IRS tax lien filed against her in Los Angeles for about $1.7 million dollars. She now is reported to be about or close to $3 million in debt.