The Nation - News from Aug. 23, 1989
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Oakland) urged the Internal Revenue Service to “inspect with a fine-tooth comb” any attempt by magazine Publisher Malcolm Forbes to claim tax deductions for his 70th birthday bash in Morocco. Stark, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, raised concerns about possible tax write-offs for party expenses in a letter to IRS Commissioner Fred T. Goldberg Jr. dated Monday. The letter was sparked by the birthday gala thrown during the weekend by the flamboyant Forbes magazine publisher that was attended by hundreds of guests, including actress Elizabeth Taylor and Chrysler Chairman Lee A. Iacocca.
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