IRS

"Hello, is it me you're looking for?" That's probably what Lionel Richie is singing to the IRS these days! Richie may be riding high after his country-crossover album Tuskegee debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart last week, but the IRS is trying to bring the singer down...

MC Hammer is in the spotlight for financial troubles once again. The rapper-turned-search engine creator is being sued by the IRS for money he owes in back taxes. The 'Too Legit to Quit' rhymer, born Stanley Burrell, reportedly owes $779,585 to the IRS, which stems from 1996 and 1997, the years he experienced severe financial hardship...

Rapper Bow Wow may need to hire a new accountant considering he's in bad financial standing with the U.S. government, say reports. The 24-year-old entertainer, born Shad Moss, owes $91,105.61 in unpaid taxes, according to court documents obtained by TMZ...

Lil Wayne is looking for the fastest solution to his tax problem. The Young Money leader has re-listed his Miami mansion that he purchased last year for $14 million, selling it below market value at $12.9 million in an attempt to quick-fix the $5...

It looks like Lil Wayne is in trouble with the government yet again. Though the Young Money boss recently paid off a $1.13 million tax lien in Dade County, Fla., in November 2010, he has reportedly been hit with another IRS bill, this time for a whopping $5,610,034...

While other rappers just can't seem to stay out of trouble with Uncle Sam, Lil Wayne is doing the opposite. The Young Money CEO, reportedly paid off his over $1.13 million tax lien originally filed in June of last year. According to the documents, Weezy cleared up the debt last November, and is listed as a self-employed small business owner in Miami...

It looks like Atlanta-based Crunk Godfather Lil Jon is going to have to finally pay the government back for all those years of hard partying. It's been revealed that the ultra-hyped producer owes the IRS over half a million dollars in unpaid back taxes, and the federal government moved to take away Jon's Isle of Palms home last year...

Earlier this year, it was reported that the IRS has created a special unit dedicated to tracking the earnings of entertainers, and Miami rapper Trick Daddy is apparently the latest artist to come under investigation. This was a tough year for the 'Shut Up' rapper, whose Miami home was foreclosed last May, and according to the Detroit News, owes the IRS over $157,000 from as far back as 2002... Re

Hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh owes the IRS a pretty penny, apparently failing to pay over $2 million in taxes. According the Detroit News, the beat boxer owes $2,276,848 million in taxes. In an attempt to collect on the hefty bill, the IRS filed a lien against Fresh with the New York City register's office in October...

Kelly Rowland is the latest inductee to the club of celebrities in tax trouble, as word has it that she owes Uncle Sam nearly $100,000. According to the Detroit News, the 'Bills, Bills, Bills' singer owes $98,634 in delinquent tax payments prompting the government to file a lien against her on Nov...