March 1st 2024.
Famous actor Terrence Howard has recently been ordered to pay an astonishing amount of nearly $1 million in back taxes by a judge, after making controversial comments about the morality of charging taxes to the descendants of slaves. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Oscar-nominated actor's last known residence was in the Plymouth Meeting community of Philadelphia.
The 54-year-old star has been accused of refusing to pay $578,000 in income taxes between 2010 and 2019, despite repeated efforts from the IRS to collect the owed amount. In fact, it is said that Howard has been avoiding the collection efforts for over a year now. Even after the Justice Department took legal action against him in 2022, Howard only responded through a voicemail to the lead tax attorney in November, denying the debt and arguing that descendants of slaves should not be expected to pay taxes. The voicemail, which was included in the case filings, revealed Howard's strong stance on the matter.
In the recording, Howard can be heard saying, "Four hundred years of forced labor and never receiving any compensation for it. Now you have the audacity to try and prosecute and charge taxes to the descendants of a broken people that you are responsible for causing the breakage." He then proceeded to call the attorney back and continue his rant, stating that the entire United States should belong to the descendants of slaves and that the case should be taken to court.
Despite his fiery words, Howard failed to respond to the lawsuit, leading to a court hearing where U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy granted the government's request for a $903,115 default judgment against the actor. This is not the first time Howard has faced tax issues, as he previously settled $639,000 in tax liens against a property he owned in Plymouth Meeting in 2005 and 2006. However, in 2010, the IRS placed a $1.1 million lien on the property due to Howard's failure to fulfill income tax obligations for 2007 and 2008.
In 2019, the State of California Franchise Tax Board added to his troubles with an additional lien of $144,000 for unpaid taxes dating back to 2010. The same year, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia launched a criminal investigation into Howard and his spouse, Mira Pak, for suspected tax evasion. Despite these financial issues, Howard remains a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, with recent reports placing him in Peacock's limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist alongside other notable actors.
It's clear that Howard's controversial comments have not gone unnoticed and have resulted in serious consequences for the talented actor. It remains to be seen how he will handle the hefty tax bill and ongoing investigations, but it's safe to say that this is not the last we will hear of this story.
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