Singer R. Kelly owes IRS nearly $5 million
R&B star R. Kelly, who last year saw his suburban Chicago mansion fall into foreclosure, now has theInternal Revenue Service at his door.
Documents with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds show the recording artist owes the IRS nearly $5 million in unpaid taxes.
Kelly owes the money for taxes dating back as far as 2005. And while he paid $2.6 million in back taxes in 2008 and another $1 million last year, state records show he still owes the federal government more than $4.8 million.
The singer could not be reached for comment. Kelly’s spokesman, Allan Mayer, said last year the singer didn’t have any serious financial troubles.