Tag Archives: StripClubs

It Was Only $12 Million and You Seized it Five Years Ago, So Now You’re Filing Charges?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Russ

One of my first ever blog posts (back in 2005) was short and succinct: “Cops Moonlighting as Strip Club Bouncers Charged with Tax Fraud.” Back in April, 2005, Michael Wellek, the owner of an Elk Grove Village (Illinois) strip club … Continue reading →

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Sugar, Sugar

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Russ

When I think of sugar, I think of the sweetener you put into a cup of coffee. Or perhaps this song: But this is a tax blog, so we’re going to deal with something different…something very different. The Sugar House … Continue reading →

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Companions to ClubFed

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Russ

After a hectic Sunday, there’s nothing like that old standby, the Escort Service, to lighten an evening. I reported on Companions earlier this year. The owners of this Salt Lake City club did quite well but somehow forgot to report … Continue reading →

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Of Strip Clubs, Doormen, Taxi Drivers, and Ca$h

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Russ

I’ve made plenty of posts on strip clubs and how some owners of these clubs manage to “forget” to report all of their cash income. Well, I’m heading to Las Vegas next week for the annual California Society of Enrolled … Continue reading →

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A Companion to Tax Trouble

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Russ

After ranting on health care, it’s time for the lighter side of taxes. That means a visit to that old standby, the escort service, where tax trouble is apparently second nature. Let’s head to Salt Lake City where companionship appeared … Continue reading →

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Links from the Blogosphere

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Russ

Over the past few days there’s been plenty of good stuff in the tax blogosphere. Here are some highlights: Joe Kristan wrote about William Benson. Mr. Benson wrote The Law That Never Was alleging that the 16th Amendment wasn’t ratified. … Continue reading →

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Taxing Strip Clubs: OK; Taxing Escort Services: No

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Russ

Somehow, strip clubs and taxes seem to follow each other. Usually I report on strip club owners who somehow forget that cash income is just as taxable as any other income. Today, however, it’s time to head to Utah and … Continue reading →

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A Strip of Evasion

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Russ

I’m heading to Florida tomorrow, so posting will be light to non-existent until the weekend. Until then, here’s yet another story of someone who got into tax trouble from a strip club. And, yes, the name of the individual did … Continue reading →

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An X-Rated Tax

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Russ

Democrats in Sacramento lack nothing in chutzpah. Democratic Assemblyman Charles Calderon is proposing an 8% tax on sexually explicit nightclub acts, sexually explicit pay-per-view movies, X-rated acts in public locations, and sales of sex toys. Forgetting the dubious constitutionality of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Lose My Number

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Russ

“Billy, Billy don’t you lose my number Cos you’re not anywhere That I can find you Oh now Billy, Billy don’t you lose my number Cos you’re not anywhere that I can find you, oh no” (Don’t Lose My Number, … Continue reading →

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