Posts Tagged ‘Joe Francis’

“Girls Gone Wild” Founder Joe Francis Will Pay $250,000 in IRS Tax Penalties For Fraudulent Tax Returns

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Lately, the rich and the famous who have been creatively evading taxes have been transformed by the IRS into the financially desolate and infamous.
The recent guilty plea by Joe Francis, founder of the soft-porn empire “Girls Gone Wild” demonstrates how omitting nearly $563,000 in interest tax can turn into 301 days in jail.
LA Times reports:
“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing false tax returns and will
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Even the Beautiful and Famous Pay Taxes

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Corporate executives and Joe Six-Packs aren’t the only ones who face scrutiny and life-changing audits from the IRS. So does America’s Royal Family — our celebrities.
By Michael Rozbruch
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The life of a celebrity can be hard.
Ignoring the hefty paychecks and the clout to get on the top of a restaurant reservation list, celebrities have it rough.
They’re stalked by crazy fans.
They’re stalked by paparazzi feeding their not-so-flattering images into a celebrity culture
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