Wednesday, 13 February 2008 00:52

Crackdown on Tax Cheats

Tax season is upon us, and Amador citizens beware - California officials are warning they plan to crack down on tax cheats and delinquent payers. Officials estimate more than 750,000 people owe billions of tax dollars from 2006 alone.And despite the budget crisis, Governor Schwarzenegger is proposing more funding to hire 500 new tax collectors and investigators. The Franchise Tax Board has posted the names of the state's biggest tax delinquents online. Among the celebrities on the list is singer Dionne Warwick who owes more than two and a half million dollars in taxes. The Franchise Tax Board estimates the state is owed 6.5 billion dollars in unpaid taxes.