{"id":3782,"date":"2022-03-17T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2022-04-15T22:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T02:32:52","slug":"steve-harvey-talks-about-owing-more-than-20m-to-the-irs-they-were-cashing-the-checks-keeping-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/2022\/03\/17\/steve-harvey-talks-about-owing-more-than-20m-to-the-irs-they-were-cashing-the-checks-keeping-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Harvey Talks About Owing More Than $20M To The IRS: \u2018They Were Cashing The Checks, Keeping The Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
During an interview, on Earn Your Leisure<\/em> podcast, Radio\/Television Host\/Comedian Steve Harvey recalled how he got into some trouble with the IRS for more than $20 million back in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The game show host and Miss Universe Pageant host stated\u2026 \u201cMy accountant died, and an accountant that worked for him called my lawyer and said, \u2018We have a problem,\u2019\u201d he said in the interview. \u201cShe had found on the floor all my tax forms for 7 years, signed with the checks stapled to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harvey added, \u201cThey were cashing the checks, keeping the money, and not turning in the tax forms\u2026.They didn\u2019t cash it, they took the money out [of] the account that matched the exact number.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harvey also told Yahoo News, who reported on his tax troubles in 2016, that the situation happened not long after he married his wife, Majorie. He had major concerns, and worried he\u2019d lost his wife and his possessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI sat my wife down and she cried and I held her and I told her it was going to be alright; I was going to get us out,\u201d Harvey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To pay off the debt, Harvey said he took every gig and contract made to him, grinding until a \u201cbig deal\u201d came through in 2012 that allowed him to pay off the debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n