POP CULTURE & TAX
This "Jersey Shore" star pled guilty to tax evasion in January 2018 and served eight months in prison
Who is Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino?
The scientist that once said "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax"
Who is Albert Einstein?
This ex-pro athlete was recently accused of owing the state of California $1.4M in back taxes, probably the least of his concerns.
Who is O.J. Simpson?
The flat tax rate of 1861, enacted on wages above $800 to help pay for the Civil War
What is 3%?
Prior to this date in July 2020, this state used to tax Internet access
What is Wisconsin?
In 2012, England served 155,000 convictions and fines for failure to pay annual tax on this item, which is central to most modern families' living rooms.
What is the television?
Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia during the late 17th/early 18th century, imposed a tax on this and required the 'owner' to carry a special token to indicate that he had paid the tax.
What is a beard?
California first imposed the "jock tax" in 1991 after Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls beat this team in the finals.
Who are the LA Lakers?
in 1987 the IRS required taxpayers to list this for all dependents resulting in 7 million children "disappearing"
What are SSN?
The state that allows a $50 tax credit for double amputees
What is Oregon?
In 2014, this Netflix show starring the now disgraced Kevin Spacey halted filming in Maryland to await approval of additional "film tax credits" from state lawmakers.
What is House of Cards?
In 2009, Proctor & Gamble faced a hefty VAT bill in the UK after the court ruled that this product contained enough potato to give rise to the level of a "potato crisp."
What are Pringles?
In 1994, this NY Mets Hall of Famer was charged (and later indicted) for federal tax evasion. In 2007, the IRS again sued for collection of nearly $500k in unpaid taxes, which they ultimately collected by auctioning his retirement annuity from the NY Mets.
Who is Darryl Strawberry?
The year the government started requiring taxes to be withheld directly from paychecks in an attempt to drum up cash for a war.
What is 1943?
This group of people in New Mexico do not pay state taxes
What are centenarians?
This legendary country singer was allowed by the IRS to record an album to raise funds for a $15M tax debt.
Who is Willie Nelson?
Though a seldomly used punishment, from 1995-2011, tax fraud was punishable by death in this country.
What is China?
With earned purses valued at over $300M, this athlete filed bankruptcy and fought with the IRS over a debt estimated at $23M. All the proceeds from recent appearances in The Hangover and an HBO special went directly to the IRS. The IRS later forgave him of $2M in debt
Who is Mike Tyson?
The highest tax bracket rate ever was this
What is 94%
New York City places a special tax on prepared foods, so this staple bakery item, is taxed once as "food" and again as "prepared food" after it is sliced.
What is a bagel?
In the 2016 film, The Accountant, this actor portrays a CPA who makes a living uncooking the books of criminal and terrorists organizations around the world that are experiencing internal embezzlement.
Who is Ben Affleck?
The country that doesn't require an income tax return as there is no applicable individual tax within the country
What is United Arab Emirates?
In 2014, it was reported that this famous golfer had gambled away roughly $57 million. This news came four years after the IRS served him with a federal income tax lien of over $1 million.
Who is John Daly?
The number of pages of instructions necessary for the first Form 1040 in 1913, as opposed to 111 pages for the 2020 tax year
What is 1
The northernmost US state that does not impose state income tax
What is Alaska?