Celebrity tax troubles

Tax trouble: As part of the criminal case related to her prostitution ring, the erstwhile “Hollywood madam” was also accused of tax evasion -- and in fact, that’s what she was convicted of after pandering charges were dropped.

Paid up? Fleiss served 21 months of a three-year sentence after being convicted on the tax charges.

-- Rick Porter, Zap2It.com  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Tax trouble: The “Dancing With the Stars” celeb currently has eight state and federal tax warrants and liens filed against her in three different states, totaling nearly $1 million.

Paid up? According to her spokesperson, the rapper is working to pay off all her debts.

-- Brill Bundy, Zap2it.com  (Louis Lanzano / Associated Press)

Tax trouble: The Indy 500 and “Dancing With the Stars” champ was charged with conspiracy and six counts of tax evasion by a grand jury for purportedly failing to report to the IRS about $5.5 million in income between 1999 and 2004. Castroneves pleaded not guilty.

Paid up? The trial ended as of April 10 and the jury is currently deliberating the case.

-- Hanh Nguyen, Zap2it.com  (Alan Diaz / Associated Press)

Tax trouble: The singer made $15.5 million betweeen 2000 and 2004. Thing is, he never filed a tax return during that time.

Paid up? Other than being ordered to write a check for $2.5 million in 2007, Anthony was not held responsible for the missing returns. Two of his business associates, however, pleaded guilty to various tax felonies.

-- Brill Bundy, Zap2it.com  (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Tax trouble: Last year the Oscar winner disputed IRS claims that he owed $814,000 in taxes and penalties for 2002-04 and that his production company, Saturn Productions, owed $988,000. According to Forbes, the Feds dinged him for wrongly deducting “$3.3 million in personal expenses, including limos, meals, gifts, travel and his Gulfstream 1159A turbojet.”

Paid up? Cage eventually settled with the government, agreeing to pay $666,000 in back taxes and penalties.

--Rick Porter, Zap2It.com  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Tax trouble: According to the Franchise Tax Board, the “Longest Yard” star is among California‘s 250 biggest tax debtors with $225,000 owed in back taxes.

Paid up? According to a spokesperson for Reynolds, the actor is fully paid up from his debts in the 1990s and should be removed from the list. The tax board maintains that people on the list received several notices that they would be included.

-- Patrick Kevin Day, Latimes.com  (Danny Moloshok / Associated Press)

Tax trouble: In 1990, the country singer was hit with an IRS bill for $16.7 million in back taxes. To raise cash for his debt, Nelson released a double album titled “The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories.”

Paid up? After a few years, Nelson was able to pay his IRS debt off.

-- Patrick Kevin Day, Latimes.com  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Tax trouble: Like Sinbad, Warwick is a repeat tax offender and has made the annual list of California‘s most delinquent taxpayers for the past few years. According to this year’s roster, the Grammy-winning singer, a resident of New Jersey, still owes California $2.1 million.

Paid up? Working on it. A publicist for Warwick told the New York Times that his client was working out “a payment arrangement that is already in motion.”

-- Denise Martin, latimes.com   (Joe Kohen / Getty Images)

Tax trouble: In April 2008, Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. At the time of his sentencing, he owed $17 million in back taxes, penalties and interest.

Paid up? Snipes is free on bond while he appeals the conviction. Last month, he was permitted to travel to Namibia to reshoot scenes for “Gallowwalker,” a horror-western from Andrew Goth.

-- Denise Martin, latimes.com  (Reinhold Matay / Associated Press)