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Willie Nelson owed the IRS $16.7 million taxes. He creatively released The IRS Tapes: Who ll Buy My Memories album to help pay his debt. Half of profits went to the IRS $1 helped pay for a lawsuit Nelson filed against his ex-accountants who were the people who allegedly got him in this mess.

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Fun Fact: Willie Nelson owed the IRS $16.7 million taxes. He creatively released The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories album to help pay his debt. Half of profits went to the IRS & $1 helped pay for a lawsuit Nelson filed against his ex-accountants who were the people who allegedly got him in this mess.

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