Death or Taxes, Starring Richard Hatch, Showing at the Litchfield Hills Film Festival

I'm thrilled to announce that my documentary is being shown at another film festival!

Death or Taxes is playing on Saturday, April 9 (12:00 pm) at the Litchfield Hills Film Festival in Connecticut. The festival runs from April 7th through the 10th, and you can download a full schedule here.

Check out the trailer below, or click here to purchase tickets to the festival.




Thanks Litchfield Film Fest, and here’s hoping for a great festival!

Death or Taxes Contest!

My film, Death or Taxes, will be featured at the LA Film + Music Weekend, on March 26, and I want you to join me! The screening will take place at 3:35 pm, at Laemmle Theaters in Beverly Hills, CA.

The documentary explores the horrifying realities faced by the millions of taxpayers who owe back taxes. Facing awful situations, the IRS can push some people to the limit. The star of the documentary, Richard Hatch, has been in the media lately because of his ongoing tax problems. So, now I want to hear your tax horror story. Go to DeathorTaxes.com and Share Your Story. You can upload a video to Youtube and submit the clip via the Death Or Taxes website, or you can send your written entries here.

I will select my five favorite stories, and each winner will be given two general admission tickets to the March 26 Death or Taxes showing. Unfortunately, no transportation will be provided, you must be able to arrange your own accommodations.

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Survivor Winner’s Tax Appeal Denied

Former Survivor winner Richard Hatch – who made the list of biggest tax evaders on the RDTC Tax Help Blog – had his appeal denied by a Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday. Hatch claimed that he caught Survivor employees smuggling food to other contestants, but CBS denies these allegations. He said the show’s producers made a deal to pay his income taxes if he kept his mouth shut. However, the court noted that that Hatch was given several opportunities to testify about the deal, but he never took the opportunity.

"The failure of Hatch to present any evidence of such conversations when invited by the court strongly suggested that no actual promises were made, and no such 'deal' actually existed," the court wrote in its 52-page decision. "It was not the court's right, much less duty, to put words in Hatch's mouth." For more details check out Yahoo News.