If Sammy Sosa’s season with the Baltimore Orioles hasn’t been bad enough, today it got worse. A story in The Canadian Press reports that Sosa spent a vast sum of money to deal with IRS regulations. MIAMI (AP) – Sammy Sosa settled a lawsuit Tuesday that alleged the Baltimore Orioles slugger owed more tha $22,000 US for a law firm’s work in resolving tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, a lawyer said. Read the full piece here. This story once again highlights the consequences of tax complexity. Successful individuals like Mr. Sosa are blessed with the resources to afford a high-powered tax law firm to represent them. Unfortunately, most Americans are not in the financial position to afford a $ 22,000 bill to help them deal with the IRS.
