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IRS Warning — 12 Scams to Watch Out For This Tax Season

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:00:07 +0000

The IRS has issued its annual warning about the “Dirty Dozen” schemes out there—ways that certain disreputable folks will try to steal your money or methods people use to hide financial information from the tax agency. Here’s what IRS Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller had to say: This tax season, the IRS has stepped up its efforts to [...]

FREE Tax Help for Those In Need

ReddRoxx — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:40:28 +0000

With tax season among us once again, some may be reeling at the thought of not only the process of filing taxes but the high fees that sometimes accompany them. The IRS says using such free services can save $100 to $300 in preparation fees compared with paid tax preparers. To help ease the worries of those [...]

ADRI.V's Celebrity Mix Up On The Go Getta Mix

ADRI V — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 07:03:12 +0000

So according to TheYBF.com singer Lauren Hill has been notified by the IRS due to failure to pay her taxes for three years.

On This Day In History: 1913 IRS Starts Collecting Income Tax

Jazzy T — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:37:38 +0000

It’s that time of year again, when American’s have to make sense of last years income, expenses and then prepare to pay Uncle Sam! But do we HAVE TO Pay Taxes?? This process of the IRS collecting a piece of your hard earned income started 101 years ago today! But who is the IRS, and [...]

MC Hammer Reportedly Owes $700,000 in Unpaid Taxes

Scott Shetler — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:22:53 +0000

MC Hammer‘s money woes just will not go away. TMZ says the U.S. government is suing the ‘U Can’t Touch This’ rapper and his wife for $779,585 in back taxes. The taxes are reportedly from 1996 and 1997, a time when Hammer was famously struggling with debt. TMZ adds that the government could attempt to [...]

Bow Wow Owes the IRS

DJ Supreme — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:36:03 +0000

People in Hip Hop talk about how “GANGSTA” they are but they are no comparison to one of the most GANGSTA organization to exist, the I.R.S. I’m nervous about posting about the organization. They can take your money that you work for before you get it. Rumor is there is no written law that says [...]

Ja Rule Owes Uncle Sam A 4.3 Million Dollar Tax Bill

DJ Supreme — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:05:00 +0000

I guess the old saying "Mo Money Mo Problems" is definitely true for Ja Rule. He currently in prison serving charges for being found in New York City with a gun on his person. When he is finished with that prison time he has to report to a federal prison to serve time for tax evasion.

The IRS File Tax Lien Against Lil Wayne's Miami Mansion

M. Chaz — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:37:03 +0000

Lil Wayne is the latest rapper dealing with the IRS, Sources say on March 2 the Miami-Dade County Clerk filed a $5.6 million tax lien against rapper. According to documents, Weezy owes the back taxes from 2008 and 2009. The second set of tax penalties, in the amount of $2,258,956, was assessed after the rapper [...]

Where's My Tax Refund? IRS Has An App For That

Staff — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:02:36 +0000

The IRS has launched a new smartphone app the allows you to check the status of your tax refund. Gone are the days of wondering what happened to your tax return after you E-filed it or mailed it to the IRS The app which is named IRS2Go can be downloaded for free at iTunes Read [...]