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| Subject: Extortionist IRS attempting to steal $6M from Nicholas Cage Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:49 pm | |
| Actor Nicholas Cage is being chased by the U.S. taxman for over £4million in unpaid income tax.
The 45-year-old star has put a £2.5m mansion he owes in New Orleans up for sale and his £2m Hollywood home is also on the market.
Court records reveal that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - the U.S. taxman - has filed court paper saying the star owes them $6,257,000.
Cage, who earns up to £12million a movie, settled a tax dispute last year when he paid more than £400,000 in back taxes and interest.
The actor, best known for his action roles in Con Air and The Rock, has refused to comment on the tax problem.
The nearly £4million in unpaid taxes stems from 2007 when he made four films, including National Treasure and Ghost Rider.
A year ago Hollywood star Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in jail for cheating the taxman out of more than £10million.
He remains free on bail while his lawyers launch an appeal against the sentence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1204081/Nicholas-Cage-chased-U-S-authorities-4m-unpaid-income-tax.html |
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