{"id":21849,"date":"2010-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/doug-e-fresh-owes-irs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:00:45","slug":"doug-e-fresh-owes-irs-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/doug-e-fresh-owes-irs-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug E. Fresh Owes IRS"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 32 years of IRS work \u2014 and more than $100 million in resolved tax debt \u2014 I've seen just about every version of the problem you're dealing with. I'm Darrin Mish, a tax attorney in Tampa. Here's what you should know.<\/p>\n

Doug E. Fresh Owes IRS<\/div>\n
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Hip Hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh owes more than $2 million in unpaid taxes to the IRS, $2,276,848 to be exact. This has prompted the IRS to file a lien against Fresh at the New York City register\u2019s office in October<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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This is the second time Doug E. Fresh, 44, whose real name is Douglas E. Davis is in trouble with the IRS. \u00a0In 2008, he owed $367,000 in taxes to the IRS.<\/div>\n
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Fresh opened a restaurant named Doug E\u2019s in Harlem last month, in a venture into business outside the music industry despite his problems with the IRS. \u00a0Doug E\u2019s provides a variety of fast foods including fried chicken and waffles. \u00a0However, the opening of Doug E\u2019s was delayed by 2 years, resulting in criticisms from various quarters.<\/div>\n
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According to Fresh, he opened his restaurant to give opportunities for teens to earn some money by working there after school.<\/div>\n
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Fresh started his music career as the founding member of the Get Fresh Crew in New York in the early 1980s. \u00a0After linking with rapper Slick Rick, to release the hit La Di Da Di in 1985, Fresh rose to popularity for his beat boxing skills, that went on to make him famous in the hip hop music scene.<\/div>\n
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437 in The Triad Wanted by IRS<\/div>\n
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A total of 437 people in the 12-county Triad area are wanted by the IRS but not for any crime. \u00a0The IRS wants to give them their tax refund checks that went undelivered in the Triad.<\/div>\n
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According to the IRS, 111,893 refund checks were returned across the country. \u00a0The average amount of the checks was $1,471. \u00a0Each time a check is returned to the IRS, the agency updates the information of the recipient of the check in its database. \u00a0Taxpayers can check if they are due to receive a refund check and its status in the IRS tool found in the \u2018Where\u2019s my Refund?\u2019 section of the IRS website. \u00a0The checking process requires the taxpayer to submit his or her Social Security number, the amount of refund according to the 2009 return and filing status.<\/div>\n
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The IRS tool will give details of the status of the refund and in some cases provide instructions on delivery. \u00a0If you check your refund status over the phone, you will be given instructions on how to update your address information. \u00a0Call 1-800-829-1954 for the phone version of \u2018Where\u2019s my Refund?\u2019<\/div>\n
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When filing your returns, it\u2019s best to choose the option of receiving your refund by direct deposit.<\/div>\n

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