The IRS vs. celebrities: 2010's famous tax evaders

The rich and famous have had problems paying their taxes for decades. Here's this year's list of celebrities in trouble with the IRS

Rapper Snoop Dogg owes over half a million in taxes.
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"Nothing is certain," said Benjamin Franklin, "except death and taxes." Had the venerable Founding Father been alive today, he might have added a third certainty to that list: Celebrities who fail to file tax returns. From Wesley Snipes to Annie Leibovitz, plenty of famous folks have had an expensive run-in with the taxman. As Americans around the nation mail off their 1040s, here's a list of celebrities currently in trouble with the IRS:

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