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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An online sale of sex toys could give Kansas a boost of revenue. The sale is being held so the owner of five adult stores can pay off a tax debt to the state. The Kansas Department of Revenue seized items in July from the stores — operated by United Outlets […]

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Not so good financial news for legendary singer Dionne Warwick. Media partner theJasmineBRAND.com has exclusively learned that the she’s been accused of not paying Uncle Sam. The federal government has filed suit against the 73-year-old-singer for the $3 million she owes in back taxes. The lawsuit was filed by the federal government on August 29th […]

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Chris Tucker continues to stay on the IRS’ most wanted list. As it stands now, the comedian owes more than $14 million dollars to the government, according to TMZ, which noted that Tucker was just hit with a $2.5 million federal tax lien to go along with the $12 million he owes for past due […]

Angie Fisher‘s debut powerful, bluesy track, is the song that arrests your attention immediately as she belts her first note. “I.R.S.” is a song about something we can all relate to, but Angie Fisher’s voice is not something we hear every day. Yet, we probably have heard it before. She has been high demand in the […]

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No matter who you are, famous or not, it’s hard to escape the Internal Revenue Services. Especially when you owe them. Apparently, Vanessa Williams didn’t get the memo as she owes nearly $370,000 in unpaid taxes, according to The Smoking Gun. The site reports the former Miss America was issued a lien earlier this month […]

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Media partner theJasmineBRAND.com exclusively reports music producer Rodney Jerkins has been slapped with a 1.2 million tax lien by the IRS and now Uncle Sam is coming after the famous producers property and assets. Jerkins and his wife Joy Enriquez — an actress & singer — were hit with a federal tax lien on April […]

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Ladies and gentlemen. We have a new member of the “I Owe the IRS” club. According to the JasmineBrand.com, Jasmine Guy has been hit with a tax lien totaling $27,523.86. In July, former “A Different World” star was notified that she failed to pay $13,721.26 in 2008 and $13,802.60 in 2012. Guy’s IRS ordeal comes […]

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Busta Rhymes may wanna pass up the Courvoisier for the more budget friendly E & J until he becomes current on his $790,000 federal tax bill. According to TMZ, the rapper was hit with two tax liens stating he owes $611,000 in unpaid contributions from 2008, and a further $178,000 from 2012. The documents, obtained […]

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Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Sheree Whitfield has been slapped with a tax lien for more than $100,000, according to RadarOnline. The federal government filed a tax lien against Whitfield on Dec 12, 2013, in which the IRS accuses her of failing to pay her taxes for the year 2011, the website reports. According […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday. More than 2,800 workers got bonuses despite facing a disciplinary action in the previous year, including 1,150 who owed back […]

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What do one of America’s favorite treats, one of its favorite pastimes, and umm…crack, all have in common? Listen to the audio below as The D.L. Hughley Show’s Jasmine Sanders names some of the top oddest taxes across America. Get “The D.L. Hughley Show” Delivered To You! RELATED: Top 10 Facts About U.S. Presidents That Will Blow Your […]

The IRS just keeps messing with popular 90s rapper MC Hammer. Years after paying off his multimillion dollar debt, the government recently told the rapper…