Beyoncé’s Back Tax Bill Would Be Cut by Millions in IRS Deal

December 11, 2024, 5:17 PM UTC

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and the IRS submitted a proposed decision that she owed $709 in income taxes and penalties for 2018, and none for 2019, following her lawsuit last year over a multimillion-dollar deficiency notice.

The popular music superstar petitioned the US Tax Court in April 2023 to redetermine more than $2.25 million in combined deficiencies and $449,700 in penalties for the at-issue years. She claimed the IRS had improperly disallowed her deductions for legal and professional services, a charitable contribution carryover, and other itemized amounts, which the agency denied.

Knowles-Carter made Grammy history last month as the most nominated artist ...

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