The Department of Justice’s Tax Division sued Tenpenny in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, accusing her of failing to pay her taxes in 2001, 2012 and in 2013.
With the addition of late fees and penalties, the DOJ argues Tenpenny owes a total of $646,929.82.
Tenpenny spoke to Cleveland.com and told reporters she has been unfairly targeted by the feds and claims she has tried for years to clear up her tax issues.
“This shows what the IRS can do to a person that they target,” she told Cleveland.com’s Adam Ferrise. “This is a total harassment case. They’ve been doing this to me for 23 years.”
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that attempting to clear up the issues didn’t involve paying them.
The DOJ noted in the court filing that Tenpenny had previously established “compromise offers” and was involved in “installation agreements” to pay off her taxes, but noted the taxes from three years remained outstanding.
Close. She paid for some other years that she didn’t pay taxes, but not these.
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that attempting to clear up the issues didn’t involve paying them.
Close. She paid for some other years that she didn’t pay taxes, but not these.