The break down of what is owed:
2004: $4,392
2005: $5,933
Total: $10,325

For those that don’t know who Brooke Shields is, she is an actress and model that is known for her roles in Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan, That 70′s Show, Hannah Montana and many others. She had many problems in 2005 which could have been the cause of her failure to report all income or pay her taxes properly. In 2005 Shields publicized her battle with postpartum depression with the recent child birth and the death of her father 3 weeks later.

Celebrities seem to be a huge target for the IRS lately. It is either the celebrities are having a harder time paying their taxes or it is just proof that the IRS is stepping up collection actions in order to collect more taxes. The IRS did hire more agents this year which is giving them the ability to catch more individuals than ever with tax problems.

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The IRS has filed a tax lien against Nicolas Cage for $6.25 million dollars according to The Detroit News.  An IRS tax lien is usually the first major action the IRS will take  if you fail to pay taxes. The reason why you see the media reporting this is because a tax lien becomes public knowledge as it will show up in country clerks office records, state records, your credit, and more.

According to sources, Nicolas Cage fell behind with IRS in 2007, which lead to the IRS hearing in LA court in New Orleans on July 14th. This is the second time Cage has run into the IRS, paying $660k in back taxes for the unreasonable deduction of personal expenses back in September 2008.  Nicholas Cage is one current celebrity that owes a ton in back taxes.

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