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- BUSINESS, Page 67Business NotesTAXESThe Ballad of Willie's Woes
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- If Willie Nelson is on the road again, it may be because he
- has no place else to go. Last week the Internal Revenue Service
- auctioned off two of the country singer's homes, taken as
- partial payment of back taxes and penalties. The agency sold
- Nelson's Evergreen, Colo., retreat for $650,000, and his ranch
- in Dripping Springs, Texas, went to Nelson supporter John Arens
- for $203,000. The IRS claims that Nelson owes the government
- a total of $16.7 million for failing to file tax returns from
- 1975 to 1977 and for taking invalid deductions. The singer is
- suing the firm Price Waterhouse for $6.5 million, accusing the
- accountants of providing him with bad investment advice on tax
- breaks. (The firm denies the charge.) But Nelson's style has
- not been cramped by financial problems. Last week he said he
- will embark on a new satellite-TV venture called the Outlaw
- Music Channel. He also plans to put out a new album. His
- suggested title: The IRS Tapes.
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