IRS Files Tax Lien Against Lil Wayne

Right around tax season the IRS loves to go after celebrities, and this year is no different. Most recent in a long line of celebs with tax problems, it's Young Money rap star Lil Wayne who reportedly owes $5.6 million.

BET reports:

Lil Wayne has racked up a tax bill that isn't very little. The platinum-selling rapper has just been hit with a tax lien by the IRS in the amount of $5.6 Million.

This isn't the first time the IRS has filed a lien against Weezy. Last June, Uncle Sam filed a $1.13 million tax lien for income taxes owed for the years of 2004, 2005 and 2007. The $5.6 million dollar debt now includes taxes owed for the years 2008 and 2009. Wayne has until 2020 to refile the taxes.

Wayne, who is currently selling his mansion in Miami Beach for $12.9 Million, is reportedly bringing in big bucks on the I Am Music Tour. The rapper is also getting ready to release his highly-anticipated Tha Carter IV album.

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IRS Files $1.13M Tax Lien Against Lil Wayne

From WebCPA:

The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien for $1,138,760 against rap singer Lil Wayne, who is currently in jail on weapons charges.

The lien covers taxes owed from 2004, 2005 and 2007. The 27-year-old performer, also known as Weezy but whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., has had problems with the IRS in the past. The IRS filed a lien for $977,840 against him in 2008, but he paid the taxes he owed later that year, according to the Detroit News.

Carter was arrested in July 2007 for possessing a .40 caliber pistol and marijuana following a performance at New York’s Beacon Theatre. He pleaded guilty to the weapons charge and is currently serving a one-year sentence on Rikers Island in New York.