Although we see them make so much money and get so much fame, one thing that don’t separate celebrities from regular people are taxes.
From Actors to rappers, Uncle Sam does not discriminate when it comes to taxes and makes everyone pay no matter how rich or how poor.
There are only two things that are guaranteed to you in life, death and taxes.
So peep the page #’s below to see which celebrities are working on their guarantee a little bit harder than the rest of us.
10. Evander Holyfield
Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Evander Holyfield may be one of the highest paid fighters to ever box, but that doesn’t mean it’s all his.
Evander Holyfield has been in a variety of tax issues, and at one point owed the IRS $145,000.
9. Flavor Flav
Although Flav may have 3 seasons of beautiful women chasing after him, he probably didn’t count on Uncle Sam chasing after him as well.
Balancing seven children and seven girls must be hard, which is why the Rapper & Reality TV Star, Flavor Flav owes the IRS $183,000.
8. Young Buck
Rapper and former G-Unit member Young Buck, has had one of the most bizarre roller-coaster ride careers in the rap game.
From being on top of the world with his label mates 50 cent and Loyd Banks, Buck now finds himself in a lot of tax trouble that he doesn’t seem he can get out of.
After the IRS didn’t get the $300,000 dollars Buck owed them, they took matters into their own hands and raided his house.
7. Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves made a big splash in the music industry with the group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
With hit singles like “Jimmy Mack”, “Dancing in the Street” and “Nowhere to Run,” Reeves has had a successful career that even recently in the past years led her to become a councilwoman for Detroit.
However, even councilwomen can’t stop the government, as the soul singer owes the IRS $280,000.
6. Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton is no stranger to financial danger, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
With an intense shopping habit and a taste for the expense life, Toni Braxton, and estranged husband, Keirston Lewis (singer in the group, Mint Condition), owe the IRS $396,000.
5. Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx at one time may have been one of the funniest men on the planet, however one thing that wasn’t funny was his tax problems.
The Late great comedian of Sanford and Son fame, had his assets seized and auctioned off by the IRS in 1989. When he sadly passed in 1991 he owed the IRS $755,000.
4. BeBe Winans
Bebe Winans may be a man of God, but it’s pretty obvious he’s also a man of back taxes.
Placing as the first on our list to owe the IRS millions, Gospel recording artist, BeBe Winans owes the IRS $1, 200,000 in back taxes.
3. Dionne Warwick
Dionne has worked with countless amazing artists and has had many number one hits in her discography, as the soul singer has been blessing us with music over the past 40 years.
However, when it was discovered the legendary singer owed the IRS $2,200,000, she released a statement saying that she wasn’t the one to blame.
“Ms. Warwick is aware of the tax situation which resulted from the negligence of previous business advisers. She and her current business management team are now working with the state of California to resolve and settle the matter with the FTB.”
2. Sinbad
Comedian/actor Sinbad at one point owed the IRS $8,120,000.
After losing his home and working with the IRS, Sinbad in 2009 brought the debt down to $2,500,000, which may not be something to be happy about, but it is progress.
1. Wesley Snipes
When it comes to owing money to the IRS, there is no one who is more outstanding and darker than Wesley Snipes.
On April 24, 2008, actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for willful failure to file federal income tax returns.
Snipes, who owes the IRS $13,000,000 was recently ordered to start serving his prison sentence, but will try and plea for bail for the tax evasion sentence.
