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WebCPA reports that the former owner of a national tax resolution outift that was shut down under pressure from the California Attorney General has itself been slapped with a $183,000 tax lien by the IRS: “Tax Lady” Roni Deutch had heavily advertised her services for helping taxpayers resolve their tax problems with the IRS. The firm earned about $25 [...]

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TMZ reports that the IRS has issued a Notice of Tax Lien against actor Al Pacino in the amount of $188,283.50 for tax years 2008 and 2009. Word on the street is that Pacino is arranging a meeting with IRS Commissioner Shulman and his bodyguard at a New York restaurant with the best veal in the city. Bookmark & Share:

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The Associated Press reports that the man who played Iceman to Tom Cruise’s Maverick in the movie 1986 blockbuster Top Gun has a tax problem: Val Kilmer owes nearly $500,000 in federal taxes, and a lien has been placed on the “Batman Forever” actor’s property, including a New Mexico ranch he’s trying to sell. The Internal Revenue Service [...]

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Social Justice Newsflash: A disproportionate number of white people die in Rolls Royce accidents. A fellow named Thomas M. Evans says that a disproportionate number of black and Hispanic people are the subject of IRS enforcement action. Shawn Tully of Fortune Magazine has the story in a misleadingly titled article The IRS’s Problem with Minorities: Is the [...]

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WebCPA reports that singer and would-be Haitian President Wyclef Jean has been hit with IRS tax liens totaling $2.1 million: The IRS filed three tax liens against Jean for his 2006, 2007 and 2008 taxes, according to The Smoking Gun website. The agency filed the first lien in 2007 for $792,269, last July for $599,167 and in [...]

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Well, maybe you can’t. WebCPA reports that Robert Blake, the actor who played the title character in the 70′s T.V. series Baretta, is facing a $1.1 million tax lien from the state of California: The state filed a tax lien for $1,110,878 on April 9 with the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds, according to the Detroit News. [...]

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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report yesterday stating that the IRS failed to make or inappropriately made tax lien determinations in $1.4 billion worth of delinquent tax cases: The IRS protects its claims against taxpayers who owe delinquent taxes by filing Federal Tax Liens (liens), which establishes the IRS’ priority among secured creditors [...]

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