OutKast Member Big Boi (Antwan Patton) is reported to owe the IRS $55,000 in back taxes. The state of Georgia filed a tax lien against Antwan Patton and his wife on June 1st. He is the latest rapper/celeb who has fallen into trouble with the IRS. OutKast has become one of the most successful groups of all time. It makes you ... Read More
Making Work Pay Credit Will Most Likely Cause IRS Back Taxes
At the beginning of this month, the Treasury Inspector General released a report describing the negative effect that reduced withholding associated with the Making Work Pay Credit (MWPC) could cause. What the report mentioned is that 15+ million taxpayers could owe taxes when filing in 2009 and 2010 due to the fact that the ... Read More
Aaron Carter Owes Over $1 Million in IRS Back Taxes
Aaron Carter is a pop and hip hop singer from the late 1990s who is the brother of Singer Nicker Carter, from the Backstreet Boys. He has also been an acting career in which he had parts in television series including The Teenage Witch, 7th Heaven, and Lizzie McGuire. Aaron recently came back into the spotlight from being on ... Read More
UBS vs. IRS Update – Client Selection for UBS Case
As many know, the IRS released today the criteria or characteristics being used by UBS to report American clients evading taxes. In August, UBS agreed to hand over at least 4,450 names and this is following a large settlement of $780 million and the revelation of 250 names in February for providing offshore banking ... Read More
Oregon State Tax Amnesty for Back Taxes Ends 11/19
The Oregon State legislature approved SB 880, on 6/29/09 that provides tax amnesty for state taxpayers and businesses with back taxes stemming from 2007 or later. Taxpayers who need to file or amend a tax return may complete and send in the application before the November 19th deadline (it started October 1st, 2009) in order to ... Read More
Flavor Flav Owes $183K+ in Back Taxes
Flavor Flav (William Jonathan Drayton Jr.) who is a member of Public Enemy, also a TV star has been hit with an IRS tax lien for owing the state of California over $183K in back taxes. Flavor Flav is known for yelling "yeah boy" and "Flavor FLAV" during on stage performances of his rap group. He also stands because he always ... Read More
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums Owes $239K in IRS Back Taxes
Oakland Mayor, Ron Dellums, owes the IRS $239,000 for taxes he failed to pay in 2005, 2006 and 2007, according to public records and confirmed by news reports. A public tax lien was placed on his residence. Here is yet another politician who, like Charlie Rangel, has been caught with tax problems. The San Francisco Chronicle ... Read More
Edward Rollins Owes $1.24 Million in IRS Back Taxes
Ed Rollins, a political campaign consultant - and known for his work as Republican Director for Reagan in 1984, Co-Manager for Perot's Campaign in 1992, and Whitman's in 1993 for NJ, and recently for Mike Huckabee's campaign, owes the IRS about $1.24 million in federal taxes. Rollins, according to public records and The Detroit ... Read More
Did You Miss the October 15th Tax Filing Deadline? What to Do
If you requested an extension on filing your 2008 taxes you were suppose to have filed by October 15th. If you missed the October 15th tax deadline and still haven’t filed that is ok, you can still file but you will likely face some penalties. The sooner you file, the fewer penalties you will receive. One important thing to ... Read More
Nas Owes the IRS $2.5 Million in Back Taxes
NAS, who real birth name is, Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, was hit with a $2.5 million dollar tax for unpaid taxes between 2006-2007. According to the IRS, who filed a tax lien against the rapper, he did not pay taxes for 2006 and 2007. This recent rapper joins the ranks of Method Man, who was recently reported to be in trouble ... Read More
Darryl Strawberry Owes More Than $500K in Back Taxes
Darryl Strawberry, the former MLB All-Star, New York Mets and New York Yankees star who has faced tax problems (like some other former Mets players) in the past owes over $550,000 when totaling California state and IRS back taxes. Strawberry was well known as a home-run hitter with a large presence in the batters box. Darryl is ... Read More
File Unfiled Taxes By 10/15 or Face More State and IRS Penalties
For the estimated 10 million Americans who requested a tax filing extension with the IRS or their State for the typical April 15th filing deadline, realize that this extension was only good for 6 months or until October 15th, 2009. As you probably know, you had to submit an estimated payment with this extension (if you are ... Read More