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Walter Anderson agrees on a big number

March 31, 2011

An alert reader points us to a Tax Court document where Walter Anderson agreed that his IRS deficiency for 1998 and 1999 is $141,497,773, not counting penalties of $105,984,341. The agreement says there is no deficiency for the prior three years.

Mr. Anderson was pleaded guilty in what was billed as perhaps the largest individual tax evasion case ever. After the plea, there was a dispute over whether Mr. Anderson would have to pay the taxes. That seems to be settled. Since he has claimed he is indigent, the actual amount may be academic.

Mr. Anderson was a telecom entrepreneur with an interest in space travel. Owing the IRS $247 million, not counting interest, may keep his feet on the ground for awhile, even after he finishes his prison term.

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