Posts Tagged ‘celebrity justice’

Celebrity Tax Woes: Michael Jackson’s Former Manager Faces IRS Tax Problems

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Michael Jackson’s former manager is facing some major IRS tax problems. Raymone Bain was charged on two counts of failure to file tax returns from 2006 – 2008 despite large earnings from working for the star as his general manager and spokeswoman during that period.
Bain pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 22 for failing to file both federal and District of Colombia returns.  She is scheduled for sentencing on August 13,
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Nicholas Cage Wins Appeal with the IRS – Special Treatment or Fair Settlement?

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Nicolas Cage just won a deal with the Internal Revenue Service to pay $666,000 plus interest for improperly deducting $3.3 million in personal expenses from 2002 to 2004. Earlier this year, Cage contested a personal IRS bill for $814,000 in taxes, interest and penalties, while his Saturn Productions of Los Angeles company was stuck with a bill for $988,000.
While Cage’s settlement includes $99,000 for an accuracy related penalty, no penalties
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