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In light of actor and rapper Ja Rule pleading guilty to tax evasion, and becoming the latest in a string of celebrities with tax troubles, many people are no doubt asking: "Why can't celebrities pay their taxes like the rest of us?" But before we all jump on the kick-a-celebrity-while-he's-down...

The Wesley Snipes show was back in federal court in Atlanta, Georgia. The actor, however, was noticeably absent as his attorneys did the talking. Snipes, who was sentenced to a maximum three years in federal prison for his convictions on tax evasion charges in April 2008, had vowed to appeal and...

Last year, actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in federal prison after he was convicted of tax evasion. He's been allowed to remain free while he goes through the appeals process -- but that hasn't helped him avoid other financial problems. The New York Post reports that Snipes may...

Actor Wesley Snipes was cleared of the most serious charges in his criminal tax evasion trial, but he's still going to do spend some time in the pokey.Yesterday, a federal judge William Terrell Hodges of Federal District Court.sentenced him to 3 years in prison for willfully failing to file a tax...

Ever met anyone who thought he didn't have to pay income taxes? Maybe he tried to argue taxes are unconstitutional and there are legitimate ways to avoid paying them. Don't believe it. Wesley Snipes believed it, and found himself in quite a bit of legal trouble. He's been acquitted of the most...

Actor Nicholas Cage is the latest celebrity to run afoul of the IRS.According to Forbes magazine, Uncle Sam is accusing Cage of using a company he owns to wrongly write off $3.3 million in personal expenses including limos, meals, gifts, travel and his Gulfstream jet. "In just-filed U.S. Tax Court...

The Internal Revenue Service says that from 1999 to 2004, actor Wesley Snipes didn't file tax returns... and his income during that time was a whopping $37.9 million. What's more, he was told in 2002 that he was being criminally investigated, but he continued to not file. How did this happen? Apart...