The tax stories that peaked our interest this week included the following: new online sales tax law challenged by some states, the differences between Offer in Compromise and Installment Agreement, musician Jack White’s generous tax payment for the Detroit’s Masonic Theater, recordkeeping tips from the IRS and Beyoncé’s father and his massive tax debt. Just in case you missed any posts, here’s a recap:
Internet Tax Law Challenged by Team of
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If there were tax angels, musician Jack White would be one of them. According to the Detroit Free Press, it appears that the anonymous benefactor who recently paid $142,000 of the Detroit’s Masonic Temple’s back taxes was none other than musician Jack White. White played at the Masonic twice as a solo artist and seven times with his former band, the White Stripes.
The article mentions that White was born in
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When Mathew Knowles managed the career of his superstar singer of a daughter, Beyonce, he made millions.
So many millions, in fact, that Knowles owes the IRS $1.2 million in back taxes, according to celebrity news site TMZ.
The IRS filed a tax lien against Beyonce’s pops for $485,575.95 in 2010 and $728,004.89 in 2011.
Beyonce started her singing career with the group Destiny’s Child. Mathew Knowles managed the group, which became one
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IRS audits process are often a random selection. However, there are some triggers that can set the audit wheels in motion and bring on further examination and the possibility of paying more to the tax man. An MSN article titled: “What triggers an IRS audit?“ shines some light on how the IRS selects returns for audit and the criteria that sets these returns apart from the rest.

Audits on the Rise
The
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Hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg owes more than half a million dollars in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
According to a lien the government filed, Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., owes $546,270.29 in unpaid taxes for the years 2009 and 2011.
Snoop Dogg, who was discovered by rapper and record producer Dr. Dre, has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. His first album, Doggystyle, sold
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Donna Guerin, 52, former CPA and tax attorney for Jenkens and Gilchrist, received an 8 year prison sentence and will be required to pay $190 million in restitution for her participation in what the Treasury Department calls “the largest criminal tax fraud in history.” An Accounting Today article titled: “Tax Attorney CPA Sentenced to 8 Years for Massive Tax Fraud Scheme“ provides some details of this landmark case:

Guerin ran a massive
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Roughly 210 million IRS notices will go out this year alone to taxpayers. Many of the recipients already know they have IRS tax debt, and the notice only confirms their worst fears: they are deep in tax debt to Uncle Sam and don’t know where to turn.
Fortunately, we can provide tax relief for taxpayers who find themselves stuck in that situation with the IRS. We recently received a testimonial from
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If you have back tax issues, a New Year’s tax resolution should top the list. As I mentioned in a previous post, the IRS is getting more aggressive with consumers including celebrities who may be hiding income, cheating on taxes or ignoring their back tax debt.
The latest celebrity who should be considering New Year’s tax resolution is rapper Joseph Cartagena, aka Fat Joe. Accounting Today reports in their article: Rapper
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It appears Lindsay Lohan’s legendary IRS tax issues may be a thing of the past thanks to Charlie Sheen. According to a TMZ article, titled Charlie Sheen Paid Lindsay Lohan $100K to Cover Tax Debt the “no stranger to controversy” Sheen, befriended Lohan on the set of “Scary Movie 5” and decided to write her a check for $100K to help her pay down her massive tax debt, apparently out
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Last week, California’s Franchise Tax Board released its “Hall of Shame” list of the top 500 individuals and businesses who owe the most in back taxes. According to an Associated Press (AP) article, Warwick, Seagal among those who owe Calif. Taxes, the most famous celebrity tax evaders topping the list are none other than singer Dionne Warwick and actor Steven Seagal.

Warwick, who has been delinquent since 2003 and now lives
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Hello and Happy Friday! This was a busy week that covered  a range of IRS tax relief topics.  Let’s round them up:

Offshore Tax issues: Swiss Bank UBS filed a lawsuit this week against one if it’s former billionaire clients, Igor Olenicoff for damages the bank incurred defending the 2008 suit Olenicoff filed against them. Janet Novack’s article @Forbes titled UBS Sues Billionaire Olenicoff in Offshore Tax Cheating Case explains this
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Happy Friday everyone! It’s time for another weekly tax relief roundup covering a myriad of IRS tax debt issues currently talked about in the news.
It seems there are always headlines about people trying to scam the tax system. This week was no exception:

Jerold Fisher from Arma, Kansas was charged with filing false claims that he over paid more than $3.9 million in taxes, and that his mother (whose returns Fisher
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If another tax day has passed you by without resolving your IRS tax issues, take note. There is current legislation making its way through the Senate that aims to revoke your passport privileges if you have significant tax debt. I wrote a previous blog post on the bills introduction but a recent article in msn.com entitled “In the hole to Uncle Sam? Bill aims to strip your passport” reports on
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In a blog post last May, I wrote about the tax lien filed against actor Nicolas Cage who owed $624,934.64 in unpaid taxes on large gifts he gave totaling $1.8 million which he is obligated to pay 35% the total value.
Fast forward to this year, a recent article by ABC News reports that Cage appears to be chipping away at his huge tax bill and has had his tax lien
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Singer Sean Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, owes $131,379.51 to the Internal Revenue Service in back taxes.
The amount, which was first disclosed by the celebrity news outlet TMZ, was listed on a tax lien filed against one of Kingston’s properties. And it isn’t the first time the IRS has pursued the singer for the taxes. Federal tax agents warned the singer: “We have made a demand for payment.”
Kingston,
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