May 3, 2010


Aretha Franklin has new tax problems, less than two years after recovering from a $190,000 delinquent tax bill and narrowly avoiding foreclosure of her mansion overlooking the Detroit Golf Club.

The state of Michigan filed a lien against the "Queen of Soul" last month accusing her of owing more than $11,000 in delinquent income taxes. The address on the lien is Franklin's $1.8 million home in Bloomfield Hills. She also owes delinquent 2009 taxes of $33,729 on her Bloomfield Hills home, according Oakland County records. If unpaid, she would face foreclosure in 2012.

Franklin said she unintentionally neglected to pay the tax bill.



http://www.detnews.com/ar...x-payments

she didn't unintentionally neglect to pay her KFC bill....
[Edited 5/3/10 8:45am]

BklynBabe said:

what's wrong with these people? pay your damn taxes! you've earned the money now pay uncle sam his due.


33K shiiit!
Here's where that money went:

Popeyes' Chicken
Various Soul Food restaurants
KFC
the Luther Burger
Krispey Kreme
Gorton's Fish Sticks
sticks of butter
grape soda
chitterlings
fur coats
cheap spaghetti strap low cut dresses
stretchable fabric
breyers ice cream

DesireeNevermind said:

...and don't forget the gravy! Goes great on ice cream!
[Edited 5/3/10 9:43am]

^ vanilla bean ice cream with chicken gravy.

'Aretha Burdened With Overbig Tatas' too....

BklynBabe said:

that is way too much mammary.

Does she have a history of financial problems like Prince or is this just an oversite on an accountants part?

An oversight on the accountant's part. basically the accountant decided to oversee RiRi not wanting to pay her tax bill. I swear all these celebs want to blame the accountant. You are earning the money and reporting it to your accountant. You are reviewing the tax docs and signing off on them. You are balancing your little check book and reviewing your banks statements. All these celebs can't be so dumb as to not make sure their taxes are in order espcecially when they hear about their colleagues going to jail for tax evasion.

sosgemini said:

She manages herself - so there is your answer. She changes accountants, lawyers and hangerson every other month - as well as cell phone numbers, poor thing
She is filthy rich, but has no guidance or does not listen to anyone.

RnBAmbassador said:

Do you think that has to do with her being southern and black? I've heard a lot of older black folk from the south and particularly the music industry are distrustful of banking institutions, managers and accountants. Basically this fear of "the man" trying to steal one's money.

sosgemini said:

Oversight obviously. Aretha's never had big problems with taxes, she's only been reported twice about them before, once in 1980 and another just a few years ago.

DesireeNevermind said:

Oh my Lord.

Timmy84 said:

That's not a bad track record. And cha know, Oprah is always talking about, no matter how many peeps you have working for you, you should still sign the checks so I give Aretha some credit for being on top of things, even if this means she has made an occassional mistake here and there. We all do.

All shes asking for is a little respect.

R. E. S. P. E. C. T


pass them chili fries to me!

Yall.....wrong.

For the last time....these artists have no clue how to do business, plain and simple, just because she has a great voice, doesnt mean she is as dumb as shit with her business.

But this is the SECOND year in a row that she CANCELLED the New Orleans Jazz Fest. You'd think U wanna get out there & make Ur money at all costs!!!!!

woogiebear said:

Something went awry down in NOLA. She was in town, or she got spooked by the weather predictions.
She did Nashville on Sunday (Apr. 25th), then was to do NOLA, and then Birmingham on Sunday, May 2nd. She did 2 of the 3.

It's too bad that she doesn't really like to tour.She could do a lengthy world tour every few years and make alot of money.

Identity said:

How do you do that? Does that sentence even make sense?

^
It's her convoluted way of saying that she forgot to pay on time.

BklynBabe said:

I wonder if she claimed them on her taxes?

^

I think they fall under the category of deductible personal property.

shorttrini said:

I wonder if she can jump "Double Dutch"?

she poke a dam eye out if she jumped!

shorttrini said:

I wonder if She Can Jump Jump Jump To It.