Bow Wow, a 24-year-old rapper whose real name is Shad Gregory Moss, owes the Internal Revenue Service nearly $100,000.
According to TMZ, the federal government filed a tax lien against Bow Wow in Florida for $91,105.61 in unpaid taxes from the year 2006.
Formerly known by the stage name Lil’ Bow Wow, the rapper released his first album, Beware of Dog, at age 13. He has also appeared in a number of
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Celebrity tax problems seem to never cease.  Even for those who are no longer really a celebrity.  Richard Hatch was the first winner of “Survivor” and although his fame seems to have disappeared, his tax woes with the IRS certainly haven’t!
Richard Hatch, the winner of the first season of CBS’s hit reality show Survivor, hasn’t survived the Internal Revenue Service.
Claiming he’s “destitute,” Hatch has asked for a court-appointed lawyer to
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Celebrity rapper and actor Ja Rule was sentenced to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay 1.1 million dollars in unpaid taxes on Monday. Ja Rule was quoted by the Associated Press as saying; “I was a young man who made a lot of money — I’m getting a little choked up — I didn’t know how to deal with these finances, and I didn’t have people to guide
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We’ve heard this over and over again: celebrities who think they’re above the law getting schooled by the IRS in the media. The latest case in point: Kelly Osbourne, reported to owe the IRS over $30,000 in unpaid back taxes dating to 2009.
While the star has not provided any comment regarding her tax bill, this should serve as a general warning for the taxpaying public that the IRS is not
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Think America’s royal family – celebrities – receive special treatment for the IRS? Ask the many celebrities who landed in tax trouble in 2010.
Her name is Jaime Pressly.
She’s best known for her role in the TV show My Name Is Earl.
You’ve seen her. She’s the pretty blond in the show, Earl’s ex-wife with a southern accent so annoyingly shrill no polite southerner would keep her company.
Pressly is funny, to be
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Celebrities have been making a splash in the news lately; we’ve seen celebrities like Reggie Bush, Paul Hogan and Wesley Snipes make headlines for evading their tax obligations. While the media spotlights celebrity tax evasion stories, it’s not just the rich and famous who end up targeted by the IRS.
It’s a huge mistake to believe that the IRS only goes after the big fish. The truth is, the IRS is
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MC Hammer is appealing the $625,000 in back taxes that the tax collection agency is seeking from the rapper.
If you think the IRS has filed a claim against you that is wrong or unfair, you can file an IRS Appeal to let the IRS know that you don’t agree with their claim and are seeking a hearing to change the IRS decision. However, you must file an Appeals request
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