Marc Anthony’s Tax Troubles

It sure has been a tough week for Marc Anthony. The Latin singer has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this week, including tax penalties and rumors of a troubled marriage.

Anthony recently has agreed to pay $2.5 million in back taxes and penalties after failing to file returns for five years, New York prosecutors announced Wednesday.

"The 38-year-old husband of Jennifer Lopez wasn’t prosecuted because an accountant handled his returns and Anthony thought the taxes had been paid,” People quoted Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, as saying. Morgenthau went on to note that Anthony didn’t file returns for 2000 through 2004 on $15.5 million in income.

J-Lo, meanwhile, wasn’t implicated in the investigation because the couple didn’t file jointly, the AP reports.

However, two of Anthony’s associates, including his brother, have pleaded guilty to tax felonies and will pay back taxes and fines. 

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