Marlee Matlin Owes IRS $50,000 in Back Taxes

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted May 12th 2011 02:50PM

Marlee Matlin may have proven her business savvy on 'Celebrity Apprentice' but she doesn't seem to have her own monetary affairs in order -- the actress owes $50,000 in unpaid 2009 taxes to the IRS, according to People. But she's not skipping out on Uncle Sam, Matlin is devising a plan to pay off her debt to the government.

"I'm paying it back. I'm not shying away from it and I'm certainly not ashamed of it," Matlin told People. "It doesn't mean I'm a bad person. It's reality. It's the reality that a lot of people in America are facing."

Although the stigma of being a Hollywood A-lister conjures the image of a certain standard of living, Matlin promises that her previous inability to make good on her taxes has nothing to do with frivolous spending.

"Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large," Matlin said. "My husband is a Los Angeles area police officer and between the two of us we have always made ends meet in the past -- and we will in this circumstance as well."

Matlin became a household name after nabbing a 1986 Best Actress Oscar for her role in 'Children of a Lesser God.' But with varying and inconsistent gigs, she insists that she isn't rolling in the dough like many of her fellow Hollywoodland peers. A financial situation that is forcing her family to make some major changes -- including putting their home up for sale.

"At the end of the day, it's about the best interests of the children," she said. "Transitioning out of a private school environment will certainly relieve some of the financial pressures but hopefully this will not compromise the kids."

But like any good mother and wife, Matlin just feels lucky that her family is "healthy and happy." And hey, if she can stick around the boardroom long enough, she may find herself hearing the magic words, "you're hired," from Donald Trump himself.

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Thursday 12 May

By leroy

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Maybe she did`nt hear the phone ring or the doorbell when the IRS tried to contact her..LOL

Friday 13 May

By luigiroma

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Shame on you. She has made something of her life, what have you done.

Saturday 14 May

By Loretta

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Shame on you for saying something so cruel, it was not funny !

By TOM

leroy, I bet you bent over in the shower when you you were in the big house.

By BTDT

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"her previous inability to make good on her taxes has nothing to do with frivolous spending."

Anyone who owes Sam fifty grand pissed away a lot of cash somewhere.

By the truth

Duhhhh....I wood fire Meatloaf midsta Trumff.

By Tangerine Dream

What??? I don't think Mr. Trump WOULD value your opinion very much.

By bailoutsos

"support four children through private school is not extravagant"
No, it isn't. Every one sends their kids to private school.

By Mark Gravel

Sending 4 kids to private school is extravagent!

By jomayt

Of course it isn't extraavagent - not unless you are prepared to send your kids to the ghetto public schools.

By eledude

Your rich self got your tax cuts so pay up..

By nburke78

She's succesful because she knows the difference between "your" and "you're" you idiot. It's not a typo, don't blame it on that. You're just stupid.

your is the proper usage for this sentence not you're which means you are nburke78 and is not the proper word for that statement, So who is the idiot and who is stupid. You are pal! She got her tax cuts and needs to pay her share like the rest of us. So what is your problem?

By Gandalf

To nburke78 - how does it feel to be so condesending to someone else, and be so WRONG? "Your" was the proper use in that post.

By Norene Rootare

Hopefully Ms.Matlin knows that she can deduct the services of her personal interpreter, John, and all of his traveling expenses etc. He is a necessary part of her business life.
Check out other allowances for a deaf person on Schedule A Line 28, under Miscellaneous Expenses, not subject to the 2% floor.

By James

Are you for real, Norene? You don't think that she would be aware of such a deduction.

By hey whats up

thats not funny

By area31040m

Not to worry. It's just "hope and change".

By kev

She was smokin hot in her lesbo action scenes in "The L Word".

By Jeff Fleming

Trump seems to attract LOSERS on his show the apprentice - who else would kiss his a**! Apples don't fall far from the tree!

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