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R Kelly’s tax bill increases
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 11 September 2012
If I was being chased for $837,000 in unpaid taxes, I think I’d probably find it quite stressful. But everything’s relative, isn’t it? I imagine R Kelly looks back on January 2011 when he was only being chased for $837,000 in unpaid taxes quite fondly. Since then, the figure has had a habit of creeping up as the IRS continues to add more and more to the bill.
Already alleged to have not paid any taxes between 2005 and 2010, TMZ now reports that the US tax authority has added 2011’s bill too, increasing the total amount owed by $1,379,695.11 to $6,227,767.82. Don’t forget that all-important 82 cents.
What with the cancellation of his ‘love cruise’, Kelly is presumably now banking on the return to more overtly sexual lyrics on his next album boosting his income.
A rep for Kelly told TMZ: “[Kelly] takes this very seriously and is already communicating with the IRS about the payment process to quickly resolve the issue”.
