One hospital in Harris County is asking its patients to secure personal information with a phone call to the IRS and the Social Security Administration…

Are you in that number?  According to CNNMoney almost half of all U.S. households do not owe federal income tax, after all the tax breaks and deductions.  Read More:

The state of Georgia has gotten in on the act … recently filing a tax lien of their own against Tucker for $592,594.82 for the year 2007. His total tax bill has now reached a total of $12,164,504.08.  EURWeb.com has the story.  Read More:

These young celebrities apparently have no idea what to do with their money when they get it – in this case, three-time tax offender Bow Wow. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/36691

Rap veteran MC Hammer is asking a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit from government officials accusing him of failing to pay his taxes, insisting he has already settled the debt. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/35723

Finance

IRS refunds 2011, totaling more than $1.1 billion may be waiting for nearly 1.1 million people who did not file a federal income tax return for 2007. However, do your tax preparation to collect the money, a properly addressed, mailed and postmarked return for 2007 must be filed with the IRS no later than the […]

Finance

Countdown to tax time!  Plan ahead and get the help you need, for free. The IRS offers free assistance by computer, telephone and in person. The IRS can also help find free tax preparation sites for those who qualify. Here are four great ways you can get the information you need to file your tax […]

TMZ is reporting that actor Chris Tucker owes more that $11 million in federal back taxes. Here’s how it all breaks down: 2001 — $4,007,794.34 2002 — $5,060,074.23 2004 — $55,544.84 2005 — $660,414.94 2006 — $1,788,080.91 Total –$11,571,909.26 TMZ reported earlier that Tucker owed more that $3 million to the state of California for […]

Music

          Faith Evans, the widow of rapper Notorious B.I.G., is the latest artist to run afoul of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to reports, Evans owes more than $360,000 in taxes on income earned in the states of New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles. Earlier this month, the IRS […]

Our good friends at Bossip did a little research and found 10 Tax Tips for Last Minute Filers. In case you didn’t know, the 1st Time Home Buyers $8,000 Tax Credit was extended to April 30th. 1. E-File Your Return: Your tax return will get processed quickly if you use e-file. If there is an […]

Via NEWSONE.com: Prince looks like a pauper in a list of delinquent taxpayers in Minnesota. Carver County tax records show the musician’s PRN Music Corp. owes more than $227,000 for 2009 taxes to the state and other government bodies. The county is southwest of Minneapolis. PRN Music houses Prince’s Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen. County […]