Following a longstanding argument with her landlord over unpaid rent, Lauryn Hill has finally agreed to leave her New Jersey mansion. The 37-year-old former Fugees star was hit with the lawsuit in March, and appears to have complied with the terms, agreeing to pay $7,000 in rent and vacate by May 31, according to TMZ. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service, already under fire after officials disclosed that the agency targeted conservative groups, faces increased scrutiny because of an inspector general’s report that it spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012. The report by the Treasury Department’s inspector general about […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities say platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule has left federal prison. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says he left a correctional facility in New York’s Adirondacks on Tuesday, though time remains on his sentence. The bureau says the release date for the 36-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, technically […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill was sentenced Monday to three months in prison and an additional three months in home confinement for failing to pay taxes on about $1 million in earnings. Hill, a 37-year-old South Orange resident, pleaded guilty last year in the case. During a forceful statement to the judge […]
Lauryn Hill released a new song named “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)” this past weekend as a part of her new 5-song deal with SONY. Hill’s legal troubles have been no secret, owing over 900k in backed taxes, Hill inked the deal with SONY to pay off her debt and avoid prison time. Well, she released […]
Fans of Lauryn Hill have been waiting for some new music for years and due to her tax troubles, it might be coming sooner than expected. According to reports, Hill signed a new five-song, $1 million deal with Sony Music that will keep her out of jail. Hill owes the IRS over $500k in backed […]
Tom and the crew open the show talking about marijuana pills, online sales tax and the struggles of being a sibling.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. The bill would empower states to require online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet. The sales taxes would be sent to the states where a shopper […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is debating a bill that would allow states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases. Under current law, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state. As a result, many online sales are essentially tax-free, giving Internet retailers a […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge postponed Lauryn Hill‘s tax evasion sentencing on Monday but not before scolding the eight-time Grammy-winning singer for reneging on a promise to make restitution by now. Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. At that time, her […]
Singer Lauryn Hill, who pleaded guilty last year to tax evasion and will be sentenced next week, is now wanted by her landlord after she reportedly stopped paying rent on her South Orange mansion. According to TMZ, she’s been given an eviction notice. As previously reported, the former Fugees member was charged with failing to […]
Lauryn Hill says she didn’t bother to pay taxes for three years and stayed out of the public eye for so long because of threats to herself and her family. According to TMZ, the singer filed legal docs asking for mercy before her sentencing later this month, explaining why she failed to file tax returns […]
