The IRS is after former NFL running-back O.J. Simpson once again after repeatedly failing to pay his taxes. According to a federal lien filed in December, O.J. failed to pay an excess of $17,015.99 in taxes in the year of 2011.
Despite being incarcerated and serving a thirty-three year sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada, this is Simpson's third lien in the past 12 months.
Public records show that Simpson's previous liens for tax years 2007 through 2010 totaled $179,435. The State of California has their own lien as well, stating Simpson owes approximately $319,000 for delinquent state taxes.
This leaves Simpson's total tax obligations to top the half-million mark, not to mention the millions owed to the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
The IRS will file a Notice of Federal Tax lien when an individual's debt reaches an excess amount. The lien protects the debt against the disposition of assets, ensuring the IRS will receive compensation in the event the assets being sold or auctioned off.
Though Simpson may have valid cause for not filling or paying his taxes, he still is receiving a hefty NFL pension worth roughly around $19,000 a month that is fully taxable.
Now a trial is scheduled in a Miami-Dade court Jan.30 for the foreclosure of Simpson's $575,000 home. Creditor JP Morgan Chase initiated the foreclosure for non-payment. The IRS lien filing is likely in conjunction with the upcoming foreclosure and sale.
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