Beyoncé faces off with IRS over nearly $3 million penallties

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Beyoncé petitions IRS over $2.7 million in tax penalties, claiming government denied her millions in deductions and charitable donations

, Beyoncé argues that the agency refused millions of dollars in deductions, including $868,766 attributable to a charitable contribution carryover from 2018. According to the documents, she also alleges that penalties shouldn't apply to any owed taxes as she"has acted reasonably and in good faith."

After the January notice was filed, the star had 90 days to file a petition contesting the IRS. Although the agency has assessed that 20% of the underlying amount of tax is due, petitioners usually don't have to pay until the case has been settled, per Forbes. No court date has been scheduled as of Saturday afternoon. The lawyer representing Beyoncé — Michael C. Cohen of De Castro, West, Chodorow, Mendler & Glickfeld, Inc. — did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Beyoncé is currently gearing up to kick off her Renaissance tour on May 10. According to Billboard, the tourThe megastar isn't the first celebrity to fight back against claims they owe multimillion tax fines to the government.

 

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